Assistant/Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors 

 

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to 53,235 students, nearly 12,000 faculty and staff and 350,000+ living alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times has called “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

 

With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, the oldest and one of the largest cooperative education programs, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget stands at $1.85 billion, and its endowment totals $2 billion.

 

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About the University of Cincinnati

The University of Cincinnati is a major research university (https://www.uc.edu/) situated in the heart of Cincinnati, a vibrant city with great economic and cultural strengths. The University’s research portfolio encompasses science, medicine, business, education, engineering, technology, the humanities and the arts. Specific and cross-disciplinary areas of focus include analytics, digital media, precision cancer medicine, water, and urban futures. The UC College of Medicine and three (3) affiliated hospitals also provide unique opportunities for multidisciplinary research.

About The Department

The Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics is the second-oldest aerospace engineering program in the country. Flight pioneer Orville Wright played a key role in its formation, and Neil Armstrong, the first person on the Moon, was a faculty member. The department maintains strong ties with government research centers and the aerospace industry, both locally and nationally. The Department offers a fully ABET-accredited five-year B.S. degree in aerospace engineering with a mandatory coop program and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in both Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. In addition, the Department has an Accelerated Engineering Degree (ACCEND) program where highly motivated students can get both B.S. and M.S. or B.S. and M.B.A. degrees in five (5) years and a semester. The Department has research focus areas in Controls & Dynamics, Fluids, Combustion & Propulsion, and Solids & Structural Dynamics, supported by nationally recognized laboratory facilities. For more information regarding the Department, please see the link: https://ceas.uc.edu/academics/departments/aerospace-engineering-mechanics.html.

Job Overview

The Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics (AEEM) in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at the University of Cincinnati (UC) invites applications for up to two (2) open-rank tenure-track/tenured faculty positions with a 9-month academic appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. All areas of aerospace engineering will be considered. The department is currently looking to expand its offerings in the following two broad areas:

 

1. Space robotics and autonomy, astrodynamics, and spacecraft guidance, navigation and control (GNC).
2. Computational fluid dynamics and physics-informed/-enhanced machine-learning modeling relevant to aerospace engineering applications, and especially in the area of computations related to high-speed propulsion.

 

Rank, tenure, salary and startup funding will be commensurate with the candidate’s credentials and research plan.

Essential Functions

• Teach graduate and undergraduate engineering courses offered in the department specific to their specialty area(s), as noted above, online and/or in a traditional classroom setting including but not limited to Computational Fluid Dynamics, senior capstone design courses, Compressible Flows, high temperature gas dynamics, Astrodynamics, Aerodynamics, Spacecraft Dynamics and Control.
• Advise graduate and undergraduate students
• Develop externally funded research progra