Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ( Advanced and Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing)

Position: Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Advanced and Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Effective Date: August 18, 2025 (Fall Semester) Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $74,652 to $158,688/per year. The anticipated hiring range is $101,760 to $104,940/per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin January 15, 2025. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled)   California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). It also earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023, joining a distinctive group of colleges and universities who have been recognized for its commitment to Latine/x student success. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established and actively supports the Black Excellence Collegium, dedicated to promoting Black excellence and advancing Black Student Success, and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach, whose mission is to build capacity and promote inclusive servingness across initiatives and efforts towards Latine/x student, faculty, and staff success across campus. The President’s Equity & Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and to interrogate, disrupt, and transform systemic inequities throughout the university. CSULB’s Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement; building community; and cultivating resilience.    College of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   Required Qualifications:  • Ph.D. in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2025. • Demonstrated potential or effectiveness in teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels • Demonstrated potential for successful research, scholarly and creative activities • Specialization in broad areas of material science, advanced manufacturing, and clean energy • Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including Black/African American, Latine/x, Native American/Indigenous, low-income, first-generation, and minoritized students   Preferred Qualifications: • Experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses in any area of Materials Science and Engineering including, but not limited to emerging and rapidly developing areas such as material design and synthesis, advanced manufacturing, clean energy, AI application materials and manufacturing related, electronic materials, and smart manufacturing • Ability to develop and lead learning activities that foster student innovation and creativity  • Experience in areas of advanced materials and manufacturing with applications to mechanical and aerospace engineering disciplines   • Expertise in theoretical, experimental, and/or computational  • Demonstrated ability to develop courses, laboratories, and academic programs  • Ability to supervise student theses and projects • Active participation in academic governance • A record of academic publication and research activity commensurate in one of more of the emerging areas of mechanical or aerospace engineering • Demonstrated success or history of external funding for research • Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body (Demographics)  • Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom   Duties: • Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical engineering’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing areas as well as undergraduate fundamental courses in Mechanical Engineering curriculum [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.] • Develop new courses and update existing courses, including laboratories • Supervise student projects and theses • Write grant proposals and seek research funding • Conduct independent and collaborative research leading to publications and external funding • Participate in service to the department, college, university, and community   CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitm