Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty

Overview

The Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) invites applications for full-time, tenure-track faculty positions in mechanical engineering with a focus on sensing, controls, and/or robotics. Appointments are available at any rank commensurate with experience and qualifications. To be competitive for tenure at the Associate Professor or Professor level, candidates should have a strong track record of research funding and national recognition for scholarship.

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering or related fields, demonstrate potential or established success in leading-edge research and high-quality publications, and be qualified to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in the department.

• Conduct high-quality research in sensing, controls, and/or robotics, with areas including simulation and machine learning, human-machine interaction, and soft robotics.
• Collaborate with existing UAB strengths across biomedical engineering, materials engineering, neuroscience and neuroengineering, rehabilitation, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and other biomedical areas.
• Seek and secure external research funding; contribute to graduate and undergraduate education; participate in department, college, and university service.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses within the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.

• Sensing, controls, and robotics; simulation and machine learning; human-machine and human-robot interaction; soft robotics.
• Leveraging UAB resources such as the Center for Neuroengineering and Brain-Computer Interfaces, the Center for Engagement in Disability Health and Rehabilitation Science, the UAB Driving Simulator, and the Materials Processing & Applications Development Center.

• Doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Strong potential or proven record in leading-edge research and high-quality scholarly publications.
• Ability to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department.

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Research and teaching statements
• Contact information for three to five professional references
• References will not be contacted without applicant permission; formal letters requested for finalists

Online applications are to be submitted at . Application review will begin January 1, 2026 and continue until the positions are filled. For questions, contact Dr. Kathy Lu, Department Chair of MME, at klu
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UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution, providing equal opportunities and access regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, genetic information, age, disability, or veteran’s status. Title IX notices and contact information are available /titleix.

A pre-employment background check will be performed on selected candidates.

Open Date: 11/15/2025

Open Until Filled:
Yes

Anticipated starting date:
August 15, 2026