Assistant Professor - Fluid Mechanics - Mechanical Engineering

Application Window

Open date: September 23, 2025

Most recent review date: Friday, Oct 31, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Final date: Friday, Nov 7, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position title: Assistant Professor

Salary range: $107,100 - $157,800 (9‑month academic year salary). Off‑scale salary and other components may be offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026, or a later mutually agreed‑upon date.

The University of California, Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks candidates for a tenure‑track Assistant Professor position in Fluid Mechanics/Fluid Dynamics. Eligible applicants may work in any area of the field, broadly defined across theory, computation, and experiment, including cross‑disciplinary research. The successful candidate will develop a vibrant research program and provide instructional excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is part of the College of Engineering in the University of California, Berkeley, a premier public university. The undergraduate and PhD programs are consistently ranked among the top programs nationwide, attracting talented and diverse students and researchers.

Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the department has strong connections with many of the world’s leading companies and research centers, including the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, UC San Francisco Medical Center, NASA Ames Research Center, and others.

The department is committed to addressing family needs of faculty, including dual‑career couples and single parents, and to hiring candidates who have non‑traditional career paths or have taken time off for family reasons or have achieved excellence outside academia. For information about relocation to Berkeley or the career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Basic qualifications (required at time of application):

Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent international degree), or be enrolled in a PhD‑granting program at the time of application.

• Cover Letter: Introduce yourself as a candidate, summarizing your accomplishments in research, teaching, and service, and highlighting synergies between your research interests and ongoing work in the department or campus.
• Curriculum Vitae: Your most recently updated C.V.
• Research Statement: Discuss research accomplishments, significant publications or other research products, and the originality, creativity, and significance of your work. Describe a compelling vision of your research over the next 5‑10 years with an emphasis on establishing a successful extramurally‑funded program aligned with critical needs areas of the department, and describe any applicable synergies with collaborators or resources at UC Berkeley or the surrounding ecosystem.
• Teaching, Mentoring, and Service Statement: Discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests, including specific efforts and plans to support the success of all students through curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Discuss your prior experiences and approach for mentoring students in research and in the classroom, including large class sizes (e.g., ~100 students). Discuss specific prior and proposed academic, professional, and/or public service activities, such as participating in professional or scientific associations, serving on committees that advance department, campus, or discipline goals, and conducting outreach activities that can remove barriers and increase participation of academics in your field.
• Publication (1 of
  3): One publication is required, up to three may be submitted.
• Publication (2 of
  3): Optional
• Publication (3 of
  3): Optional
• Authorization to Release Information Form: Download, complete, sign, and upload this form.

Reference Requirements: Provide names and contact information for three professional references. Letters will be requested only if you are advanced to the second round of review.

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