Professor & Chair - College of Engineering - Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

About the Opportunity

The College of Engineering at Northeastern University invites applications and nominations for the position of Professor and Chair of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department.  The Chair will provide vision to direct the hiring of faculty, the nurturing of research foci, and the development of educational curricula.

Responsibilities

The department head is expected to work effectively in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment both within the department and college, and across the broader campus to:

• Provide leadership to enhance the mission and activities of the Department by fostering a vision and strategy to strengthen its teaching and research, and to enhance collaboration with other programs across the network;
• Promote and support continued professional growth of faculty and staff, particularly in the areas of educational innovation and research program development;
• Facilitate a world-class environment for research in the Department with active collaborations with academia, industry, and government agencies;
• Advance efforts supporting diversity, inclusion, and access;
• Represent the Department to the university administration, other university units, industry, and to public and private agencies at the local, regional, national, and international levels;
• Oversee recruitment of world-class faculty, facilitate professional development, and retention of faculty, staff, and students;
• Work closely with associated inter- and multi-disciplinary programs within the Department to ensure seamless curriculum management and recruitment of students and faculty;
• Lead fund-raising for Departmental activities, budget preparation, and management; and
• Maintain a leading international research program.

About the department

The Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department (https://mie.northeastern.edu/ ) at Northeastern University is committed to nurturing our students for professional and technical excellence, advancing the frontiers of engineering through groundbreaking research, engaging in service activities that benefit our department, university, and the profession, and instilling in ourselves and our students the values of ethical behavior, professional responsibility, and careers that contribute to the betterment of society. Our department boasts 65 tenured/tenure-track faculty, among whom a remarkable 44% have received prestigious Young Faculty Awards, and an impressive 30% have been honored with CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation. In addition, we are proud to have 16 dedicated and equally accomplished teaching faculty in MIE who contribute significantly to our educational excellence and mission. In line with our commitment to cutting-edge research, we have established 12 dynamic research themes as a means of facilitating collaborative discussions to drive innovation and shape our future research.  Our distinguished faculty members are at the heart of these endeavors, engaging in broad, trans- and inter-disciplinary work. 

Our department has grown to accommodate an impressive student body of 3,633 individuals, making us the largest disciplinary academic department in the College of Engineering at Northeastern. To cater to our students’ diverse career aspirations, our offerings include 24 graduate MS, PhD, and certificate programs, as well as undergraduate majors in mechanical engineering (ME) and industrial engineering (IE). Additionally, we offer combined majors such as ME and physics, IE and business, ME and design, and ME and history. Furthermore, we have expanded our reach across Northeastern’s global university network, now offering programs in both Seattle and Vancouver.  Our department thrives with a vibrant community of student groups, including AerospaceNU, BajaSAE, Electric Racing at NU, INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences), IISE (Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, NU Student Chapter), ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, NU Student Chapter), NUToys, the ESS (Energy Systems Society), and DAESO (Data Analytics Engineering Student Organization) among others.

Requirements

We are seeking candidates at the rank of Full Professor with demonstrated record of outstanding leadership, management, and mentorship, with a clear vision for the future of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. The new chair will be expected to build upon the department’s recognized strengths, recruit outstanding faculty, promote scholarly initiatives, facilitate internal and external research collaborations, maintain and further develop already strong relationshi