Title: Assistant Professor (Aerospace, Biomedical and/or Thermofluids)
Position Number: 83283
Hiring Unit: College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Location: University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Date Posted: November 10, 2021
Closing Date: Continuous - Application review will begins January 15, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled
Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Funding: General funds
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time Equivalency: 100%
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
Other Conditions
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (UHM), College of Engineering (COE), Department of Mechanical Engineering, invites applications for a full-time, general funded, Assistant Professor position (focus areas of Aerospace, Biomedical, and/or Thermofluids) pending position clearance and availability of funds, to begin on August 1, 2022, or as soon thereafter as possible.
The University of Hawai‘i is a Carnegie R1 (i.e., highest research activity) doctoral university, which is recognized as a Land Grant, Sea Grant, Space Grant, and Sun Grant university. Other units within the university, with which the COE closely collaborates, include John A. Burns School of Medicine, Cancer Research Center, Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research & Education (C-MORE), Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI), College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), Ocean Resource Engineering (ORE), College of Natural Sciences, Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL), Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology (HIGP), School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Information and Computer Sciences (ICS), Information Technology Center, College of Social Sciences, Institute for Astronomy (IfA), and Laboratory for Advanced Visualization and Applications (LAVA). The department offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering, and its undergraduate program is ABET accredited.
The department has active research programs in biomedical engineering, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), high-performance computing, microscale and nanoscale heat transfer, microfluidics, acoustics, boiling and two-phase flow, multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization, space and ocean science & exploration, aerospace engineering, robotics, uncrewed autonomous systems (UAS), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), dynamical and control systems, composites and nanocomposites, nanomaterials, micro/nano devices, nanomanufacturing, renewable energy, smart structures, corrosion, and tribology. For more information on the department, please visit https://me.hawaii.edu.
Duties and Responsibilities
Develop externally funded research programs and research collaborations that result in publications in leading scholarly journals;
Teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Mechanical Engineering;
Present research work in leading scholarly conferences;
Supervise undergraduate and graduate students and independent study activities;
Teach via various distance delivery modes as required;
Serve on departmental, college, and university committees as appropriate, including committees in charge of candidates for advanced degrees;
Render service to the professional or lay community that is relevant to the individual’s academic specialty;
Participate in curriculum development activities including the development of curricular materials, laboratory materials, and special instructional methods; and
Perform related tasks as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants must have a doctoral degree or foreign equivalent in an appropriate engineering or related discipline by the date of appointment.
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with others.
Desirable Qualifications
Demonstrated record of research in Aerospace, Biomedical, and/or Thermofluids;
Documented scholarly achievement, such as a record of publications in scholarly journals;
Scholarly experience in emerging and cross-disciplinary research areas;
Potential to develop externally funded research programs and research collaborations;
Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels;
Demonstrated ability in establishing interdepartmental and interdisciplinary collaborations in teaching and research; and
Potential to promote or commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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To Apply:
Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents to the online application.
The applicant should submit (1) a cover letter specifying the position and the research area(s); (2) a statement on research interests, activities, and plans; (3) a statement on teaching philosophy, interests, and plans; (4) a statement about past, present, and future contributions to promoting equity, inclusion, and diversity in their professional careers; (5) a curriculum vitae detailing research and teaching accomplishments; (6) copies/web versions of transcripts are acceptable, (however official transcripts must be sent directly from the degree granting institution to the University before your start date). PLEASE REDACT REFERENCES TO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS AND BIRTH DATE ON TRANSCRIPT COPIES."; and (7) the names, addresses, e-mail, and telephone numbers of at least four professional references (for short listed applicants, the committee will solicit letters of recommendation from these professional references).
All items become the property of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and will not be returned. The application will be considered incomplete if materials are unreadable.
Inquiries
Dr. Weilin Qu ([email protected]), Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
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