Tenure-Track Fellow to Faculty Position, LEGACY Program

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Job Title:

Tenure-Track Fellow to Faculty Position, LEGACY Program

Department:

Engineering | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Tenure faculty (regardless of rank) - persons with the titles of professor, associate professor, assistant professor and instructor who serve on appointments totaling 50% or more service to the university and who are eligible for tenure or who have obtained tenure. Duties and responsibilities are assigned in accordance with the workload guidelines laid out in the pattern of administration of each faculty member’s tenure initiation unit (TIU) and, as appropriate, regional campus; obligations will include research, service and/or teaching or clinical practice.  These faculty will have earned doctorate or other terminal degree in the relevant field of study or possession of equivalent experience.

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering / Aerospace Research Center

College of Engineering

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at The Ohio State University invites applications for the College of Engineering’s Fellow to Faculty program in the area of Aerodynamic Measurement Technology (AMT). The Fellow will hold a disciplinary appointment in MAE at The Ohio State University. The Fellow will start as early as Autumn 2026 and work closely with primary research mentors housed in the Aerospace Research Center (ARC) within MAE. 

Position Overview

The College of Engineering’s Tenure-Track Fellow to Faculty (F2F) Program is a two-year initiative designed to support early-career (i.e., postdoctoral) scholars in transitioning to a tenure-track position. This program provides Fellows with a structured, evidence-based mentoring model, allowing them to focus full-time on the development and expansion of their independent research portfolio for two years. During this period, Fellows have limited teaching and service requirements. Additionally, Fellows will have PI status, access to startup funding and participate in career development programs to facilitate their transition to a tenure-track assistant professor role and long-term success.

This opportunity has the option for a 9/12 or 12/12 position.

 

The Fellow will actively engage in scholarly activities within MAE and will develop a team of primary (i.e., research), secondary (i.e., teaching and service), and interdisciplinary mentors in areas of the Fellow’s choosing to guide their progress. Upon successful completion of the fellowship, the Fellow will immediately transition to a faculty position at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor within their home unit, and the tenu