Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

Position: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (0088554)
Description

Title:

Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

Position Numbers: 0088554

Hiring Unit:
Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering (ORE) and Hawai'i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI), School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)

Location:

Manoa Campus

Date Posted:
June 1, 2026

Closing Date:
Continuous recruitment - application review begins August 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled.

Salary Information: F3 or F4 salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Monthly Type: 11 month

Tenure Track:
Tenure

Full Time/Part Time:
Full Time

Temporary/Permanent:
Permanent

Other

Conditions:

Eleven-month funds provided.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Develop and sustain an extramurally funded research program

2. Teach graduate courses (equivalent of 6 credit hours per year, 3 of which must be in a traditional classroom setting).

3. Mentor and support students and postdoctoral researchers

4. Publish in peer-reviewed journals and in other fora as appropriate

5. Serve the department, school, university, and scientific and professional communities

6. Coordinate use, maintenance, and oversight of field installations, such as the Navy's Wave Energy Test Site (WETS)

7. Assume a leadership role in the Hawai'i Marine Energy Center (HMEC)

Assistant Professor

Minimum Qualifications

* PhD degree from a college or university of recognized standing in a discipline closely related to Ocean/Marine Engineering

* Demonstrated ability as a teacher and/or student mentor

* Demonstrated capability for high quality research

* Excellent communication skills

* Practical and/or professional research experience in fields of relevance to the advancement of marine energy technologies

* Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others

Associate Professor

Minimum Qualifications

Same as Assistant Professor minimum qualifications with the addition of the following qualifications:

* A minimum of four years of service as Assistant Professor or equivalent

Desirable Qualifications for Assistant and Associate Professor

* Demonstrated ability to attract extramural funding

* Licensure as a Professional Engineer

* Practical and/or professional experience that compliments one or more of the HNEI/ORE unit disciplines and existing expertise

* Experience working with or in a research institute at an institution of higher learning

* Expertise managing multi-disciplinary teams

* Demonstrated ability to foster a respectful and collegial work environment

* Knowledge in core Wave Energy Converter (WEC) topics such as theory behind wave energy conversion, wave resource assessment, numerical and experimental modeling of WECs, Power Take-Off design, as demonstrated through journal publications, workshops, or similar contributions.

* Experience in forms of marine energy other than wave energy, including but not limited to, ocean thermal energy conversion and tidal/current energy.

* Proven ability to expand the boundaries (state of the art) of WEC research

* Experience collaborating nationally or internationally with peers, including formulating competitive proposals and successfully navigating the proposal process.

* Experience managing key aspects of operations at full-scale or nursery WEC test sites

* Experience with attracting WEC developers and stakeholders to test sites through outreach, partnership development, or strategic initiatives.

To Apply

Applications must be filed online at:  Search for position number 0088554, click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen, and attach the required documents, described below.

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Submit a single PDF file that includes: (1) Cover letter ; (2) Detailed resume/CV; (3) External citation report (preferably via Web of Science); (4) Statements about your past work and future plans in (4a) research, (4b) teaching and mentorship, and (4c) service and management; (5) Copies of three relevant publications; (6) Transcripts (copies acceptable with application, official document upon hire); (7) Names, addresses, and contact information including email addresses of at least…