Assistant Professor

Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

• One-page letter of interest
• Research statement (up to three pages) detailing areas of expertise and research vision
• Teaching statement (up to two pages)
• Contact information for at least three references

General Information

Position Number

Position Number 001837

Working Title

Classification Title

Classification Title 9-Mo Tenure-Track/ Tenured Faculty

College

College College of Engineering (Col)

Department

Department Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

Position Designation

Position Designation Faculty

Employment Type

Employment Type

Permanent - Full-time

Months per year

Months per year 9

Primary Purpose of Department

The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science (MEES) is the largest department within the William States Lee College of Engineering, staffed by 54 full-time faculty members and 16 staff members who serve about 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students. There are six active NSF CAREER awardees, and several faculty are recognized as Fellows of leading professional societies. The MEES department is internationally recognized for research programs in advanced manufacturing, precision metrology, battery research, motorsports/automotive engineering, control systems, computational mechanics, as well as emerging areas of research focus such as hypersonics and autonomous vehicles.

The Department is home to the Center for Precision Metrology, the Center for Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics and the Battery Complexity, Autonomous Vehicle and Electrification Research Center. The Department has also recently launched a popular undergraduate concentration in Aerospace Engineering. The College of Engineering is home to the newly established NSF Grid Modernization Engine in the Carolinas and is leading initiatives in several areas of strategic research focus for the university, including Advanced Manufacturing and Metrology, Transformational Energy, and Transportation and Advanced Mobility.

Vacancy Open to

Vacancy Open to All Candidates

Description of Work

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte recognizes the differentiation of mission, goals, and objectives inherent in the diversity of disciplines represented by its colleges and departments. Thus, the

Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions for Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty should be interpreted in the context of the related departmental and collegiate goals. Teaching, Advising, Curriculum and Instructional Development – Faculty responsibilities and essential functions with respect to teaching may include but are not limited to: subject matter competence, course design, course presentation, advising and consultation, directing student research, curriculum and instructional development, and grading student work.

Scholarly Research, Creative, and Other Professional Activities – All tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to participate in expanding the knowledge base of their academic field by conducting research or engaging in other creative activities as appropriate to the faculty member’s discipline. Faculty responsibilities and essential functions with respect to research may include but are not limited to: research/creative activity that generates new knowledge and/or synthesizes and/or integrates existing knowledge, publication, an on-going agenda for research, scholarly, and creative activity, and are expected to seek extramural support for their work.

Service to University, the Public, and the Profession – All tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to engage in a program of service appropriate to their discipline. Faculty responsibilities and…