Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ( Artificial Intelligence)

Position: Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
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 on 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 that 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 servings across initiatives and efforts towards Latine/x student, faculty, and staff success across campus. The President’s Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and to interrogating, disrupting, and transforming 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 Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace 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.
• Specialization in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, with applications to mechanical and aerospace systems.
• Demonstrated potential or effectiveness in teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels
• Demonstrated potential for successful research, scholarly, and creative activities
• 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:
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses
• Experience in teaching courses in the areas of Dynamics, Control, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Demonstrated ability to supervise student projects and theses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead hands-on learning activities that foster student innovation and creativity
• Demonstrated ability to develop and update curriculum and academic programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels
• Demonstrated ability and clear plans for development of research programs in emerging and rapidly developing areas of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
• A record of academic publications and research in one or more of the emerging areas in AI and Robotics
• Demonstrated success or history of securing external funding for research
• Active participation in academic governance
• 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 and aerospace engineering related to artificial intelligence and robotics [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
• Actively pursue external support for research through grants and contracts
• Conduct independent and collaborative research leading to publications and external funding
• Participate in service to the department, college, university, and community

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