Aerospace​/Mechanical Engineering Faculty

Florida Polytechnic University invites applications for a tenure-equivalent faculty position in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor, beginning August 2027. Florida Poly launched its B.S. in Aerospace Engineering in Fall 2026, building on a long-running Aerospace concentration in Mechanical Engineering. This hire will help build the program’s propulsion and aerodynamics coursework and laboratories from the ground up, while also teaching in the thermal-fluids courses shared by both degrees.

• Teach aerospace courses such as Principles of Flight Vehicle Propulsion, Rocket Propulsion, and Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, along with Mechanical Engineering courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer
• Help develop aerodynamics and propulsion laboratory instruction and equipment
• Mentor aerospace design and senior capstone teams
• Build a research program that involves undergraduate and M.S. students
• Contribute to department and University service

We welcome applicants from all areas of aerospace engineering. Preference will be given to expertise in one or more of the following:
Aircraft or rocket propulsion and combustion;
Compressible and high-speed flow, including hypersoni;
Aerodynamics and experimental fluid mechanics.

• Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field, completed before the start date
• Associate Professor: six years at the rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent
• Professor: six years at the rank of Associate Professor or equivalent

• Evidence of effective undergraduate teaching
• Experimental or laboratory experience, including developing teaching or research labs
• Industry, government laboratory, or student design-team experience (e.g., rocketry or design-build-fly)
• Record or clear potential of externally funded research
• Experience advising and mentoring undergraduates

• Start date:
  
  August 2027
• Full consideration: applications received by January 11, 2027. Review continues until the positions are filled.

The Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Industrial Engineering offers B.S. degrees in Mechanical, Aerospace, and Industrial Engineering and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and its entering class has grown nearly 80 percent in two years. Students take a hands-on design sequence beginning in their first year, and senior capstone teams work on industry-sponsored projects, including long-running projects with NASA Kennedy Space Center and the Florida Space Institute.

Mechanical Engineering's most recent ABET evaluation cited the design sequence as a strength.

Compensation:
Commensurate with experience and rank.

Per Florida State University System directives, all H1B visa sponsorship is on hold until further notice. The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of hire and maintain status throughout their employment.

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