Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering - Fluids (id:82529)
Orono
Mechanical Engineering - OME
AFUM
N/A
Orono ME
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2024, but no later than August 1, 2024.
This is a 50% teaching, 50% research position in mechanical engineering and requires active engagement in service to the University, the State, and the profession. The successful candidate will be expected to lead an externally-funded research program, develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses, advise and mentor students, publish and present scholarly works, participate in service activities, and demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. We highly encourage and welcome applications from women and members of historically underrepresented groups.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering has an ABET accredited BS program as well as MS and PhD degree programs. In addition to the undergraduate concentration in Aerospace, the Department offers graduate concentrations in Aerospace, Offshore Wind Energy, Robotics & Mechatronics, and Smart Manufacturing, and supports interdisciplinary minors in several areas including Robotics and Renewable Energy Engineering, as well as a certificate in Composite Materials and Structures. The ME faculty are very active in research and scholarly pursuits with over $7M in new research awards in FY23. The Mechanical Engineering Department is housed in the brand-new Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center, a 115,000 sf, $78-million state-of-the-art teaching and laboratory facility on the UMaine campus in Orono.
The faculty in mechanical engineering have active collaborations with a number of research centers, including Advanced Structures and Composites Center, Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies, Climate Change Institute, and Advanced Manufacturing Center.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is part of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC), which is a statewide, integrated solution to bring together the natural synergies of all engineering disciplines with computing and provide the technical workforce and innovations that are critical to moving our economy forward. MCEC includes the College of Engineering and School of Computing and Information Science at UMaine, the Department of Engineering at the University of Southern Maine (USM), with other collaborators to include the Department of Computer Science at USM and computing programs at University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and other campuses within the University of Maine System.
The University of Maine’s Alfond Wind-Wave Ocean Engineering Laboratory is a unique wind-wave simulation basin featuring a high-performance wind machine over a multidirectional wave basin. This facility is part of the 100,000 sf, $100-millon Advanced Structures and Composites Center. UMaine is a world leader in floating offshore wind turbine technology development. In 2013, the University designed, constructed and deployed the first grid-connected floating offshore wind turbine in the US, and is now leading US efforts to deploy a 10-12 MW floating turbine, 14 miles off the coast of Maine, funded in part by a $40-million grant from the US Department of Energy as well as $100-million in private investment. With the US offshore wind mega-projects recently awarded in the Northeast, the growing US offshore wind industry will require world-class mechanical engineering graduates.
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu .
The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options. As a former NSF ADVANCE institution, the University of Maine is committed to diversity in our workforce and to dual-career couples.
UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer here .
Required:
- A Ph.D. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, or a closely related field by date of hire.
- A well-documented record of high-quality research in fluid mechanics, specifically in the computer modeling and simulation of internal and/or external flow fields.
- Evidence of a clear potential for obtaining extramural funding and establishing a successful research program.
- Evidence of a clear potential for teaching effectiveness, and capability to develop and teach fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and related courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Excellent communication skills and teamwork ability.
Preferred:
- Experience in experimental fluid mechanics is desirable as a compliment to computational modeling expertise.
- Industrial experience in fluid mechanics is desirable.
- Potential for collaboration in one or more areas including aerospace, mechanical, ocean, energy and biomedical engineering.
Materials must be submitted via "Apply For Position" below. You will need to create a profile and application; upload:
1.) a cover letter which describes your experience, interests, and suitability for the position
2.) a resume/curriculum vitae
3.) teaching philosophy
4.) research statement
5.) contact information for three professional references
You will also need to submit the affirmative action survey, the self-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status forms. Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.
Search Timeline is as follows:
Review of applications to begin: September 1, 2023
Screening interviews to begin no earlier than: September 15, 2023
On-site interviews to begin no earlier than: October 1, 2023
Tentative start date: January 1, 2024
The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening.
In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 127 Alumni Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5754, 207-581-1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).
Academic Year (Sept-May)
Cover Letter, References, Research Statement, Resume/CV, Teaching Statement