Assistant Professor - Fluids or Dynamics - Mechanical Engineering
Position overview
Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $103,700 - $151,600 (9-month academic year salary); however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.
Anticipated start: July 1, 2025, or a later, mutually agreed-upon date.
Application Window
Open date: September 24, 2024
Next review date: Friday, Nov 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Nov 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position description
The University of California, Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level starting July 1, 2025, or a later, mutually agreed-upon date.
The department seeks candidates whose research is in the core areas of Dynamics or Fluid Mechanics . All qualified applicants working on contemporary topics in either of these core areas, or cross-cutting research related to these core areas, will be considered. We seek candidates that can develop and lead a vibrant research program, as well as provide instructional excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.
The University of California, Berkeley is consistently ranked as the No. 1 public university in the United States. The Mechanical Engineering undergraduate and graduate programs are both consistently ranked within the top 3 programs nationally, attracting some of the most qualified and diverse students and researchers. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the foremost technology hub in the United States, the ME department has strong connections with many of the world's leading companies. Department faculty benefit from affiliations and collaborations with a variety of premier research centers located in proximity to campus, including the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, UC San Francisco Medical Center, NASA Ames Research Center, and many others.
UC Berkeley is dedicated to broadening access to higher education, promoting upward mobility, and fostering intellectual, personal, and professional development. The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty
For more information about the Department: https://www.me.berkeley.edu/
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Department: https://www.me.berkeley.edu/
