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Assistant Professor - Robotics - Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Stony Brook University: Provost Office: College of Engineering and Applied Sciences: Mechanical Engineering Location Stony Brook, NY Open Date Nov 29, 2021 Deadline Feb 28, 2022 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time Description
We seek a highly qualified individual for a full-time tenure-track faculty position with expertise in Robotics. Applicants in all areas of robotics will be considered and are encouraged to apply. We are especially interested in individuals with research interests in "Soft Robotics,” which includes development, modeling, and control of innovative robotics concepts based on soft materials. The successful candidate must have a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching, and potential for establishing an externally funded research program.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is organized academically into three groups: design and manufacturing, solid mechanics, and thermal/fluid mechanics. The robotics position is expected to be part of the design and manufacturing group. The department currently has 20 tenure-track/tenured faculty members. The candidate will have opportunities to collaborate with researchers in the areas of Robotics and Embodied Intelligence as well as Engineering Driven Medicine-a joint initiative between College of Engineering of Applied Sciences and School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.
The position is anticipated to start on or about August 18, 2022.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
A PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field.
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong record of teaching both undergraduate and graduate level courses. Proven success with grant proposals. Strong publication record.
Application Instructions
Applications received prior to January 17, 2022 will receive full consideration, although the position will remain open until filled.
1) Cover Letter
2) Curriculum Vitae
3) Research Statement
4) Teaching Statement
5) Four References
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For questions regarding this position, please contact search chair, Nilanjan Chakraborty at [email protected].
Department description: The Mechanical Engineering department is part of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS), which consists of nine academic departments, as well as the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) and the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC). Located 20 miles from Stony Brook, BNL is a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting world-class scientific programs utilizing state-of-the-art facilities such as the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, the National Synchrotron Light Source, and the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, and the NewYorkBlue IBM BG/L+P supercomputer. As such, many opportunities exist for collaborative research, and, in some cases, joint appointments can be arranged.
SBU campus description: Stony Brook University, one of four research intensive campuses within the State University of New York (SUNY) system, is widely regarded as its flagship. The University embraces its mission to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality, and its rankings bear that out. It’s included among the top 1% of universities in the world by the 2018 QS World University Rankings and among the top 40 public universities by U.S.News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges rankings. It is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, composed of the top 62 research institutions in North America. As Long Island’s largest single site employer, Stony Brook has nearly 15,000 full- and part time employees, including more than 2,700 faculty. It enrolled roughly 26,800 students in fall 2019 — 17,900 undergraduate students and 8,900 graduate students — and offers more than 200 majors, minors and combined-degree programs. The Department of Athletics supports 18 Division I varsity intercollegiate athletic programs that compete at the highest level within the NCAA. Located approximately 60 miles east of Manhattan on Long Island’s beautiful North Shore, Stony Brook is situated on 1,454 wooded acres, encompassing 13 schools and colleges; a Research and Development Park; world-class athletics facilities, including an 8,300-seat stadium and a 4,000-seat arena; and Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island’s premier academic medical center. Also part of the University is a teaching and research campus in Southampton, New York, which offers graduate arts programs and is the site of the Marine Sciences Center. In addition, Stony Brook has a role in running, and performs joint research with, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the only Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast. Home to the Emerson String Quartet, the Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton, NY, and the Humanities Institute, with endeavors that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, Stony Brook sustains an international reputation that cuts across the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
Special Notes:
This is a tenure track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime. Internal and external search to occur simultaneously.
Anticipated Start Date: Fall 2022
In accordance with the New York State Department of Health (DOH) order that all hospitals and nursing homes “continuously require all personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19,” Candidates who are not already vaccinated must obtain the first dose of the vaccine within three (3) calendar days of acceptance of conditional job offer and must obtain any subsequent doses in accordance with the vaccine protocol. The order also includes those who may be affiliated with or interact with employees of a hospital or nursing home. The order allows for limited medical exemptions with reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable law.
The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.
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