Location: Buffalo,NY, USA
Position Title Associate or Full Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Posting Number F230216 Posting Link Employer State Faculty Appointment Term Term Position Type UUP Faculty
Posting Detail Information
Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Position Summary
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at University at Buffalo (UB) invites candidates to apply for the positions of Associate Professor or Full Professor with a start date in Spring or Fall 2024. We seek candidates who can operate effectively in a team environment and in a diverse community of students and faculty and share the department's vision to help all constituents reach their full potential.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, mentor graduate students, advise students at all levels, and maintain an active research program. Successful candidates for an Associate Professor or Full Professor position should have a strong record of scholarly accomplishments, teaching experience and a sustained externally funded research program. Candidates with research expertise in dynamics and control, fluid-thermal sciences, or materials are preferred, but all areas of mechanical and aerospace engineering will be considered.
Outstanding Benefits Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit - all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. Visit our benefits website to learn about our benefit packages.
About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo, a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, is the largest and most comprehensive university in The State University of New York system, with about 20,000 undergraduates and 10,000 graduate students and 1600 full-time faculty. The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has 6,000 students enrolled across 9 academic departments. It is home to multiple centers of excellence, including CEAR, CHREST, IAD, RENEW and SMART. The University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE).
About Buffalo
Buffalo is a city with a rapidly growing economy, eclectic neighborhoods, world-class art galleries and museums, a vibrant theater and music community, the Lake Erie waterfront, a city-wide system of parks designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and major and minor league sports teams. The awe-inspiring Niagara Falls is just 20 minutes away. The department is located on the UB North Campus in suburban Amherst, an area that combines outstanding public schools and services with a surprisingly low cost-of-living.
University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Minimum Qualifications
Doctorate in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or a closely related field. All academic requirements for the degree must be completed prior to the appointment date.
Preferred Qualifications Physical Demands Salary Range Competitive Additional Salary Information Type Full-Time Campus North Campus Posting Alerts Special Instructions Summary
The application should consist of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, research statement, diversity statement (discussing contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion), and contact information for three references. All statements should address the candidate's accomplishments and past work or initiatives as examples, but also their goals for future work and research. Note that when selected for an on-campus interview, references will be requested to upload their letter.
The purpose of the diversity statement is to help the committee understand how you'll contribute to our efforts to build a more equitable and inclusive learning and working environment.
* Describe the ways you integrate equity, inclusion or accessibility into your teaching, research and service spaces. Consider including:
* experiences you have had working across different student and colleague groups;
* strategies you use to account for diversity and difference in your professional work;
* teaching activities that highlight inclusive pedagogy; and/or
* key definitions or philosophical frameworks that inform your approach.
* Explain ways you imagine integrating these approaches into your work at UB.
Additional Information
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) ###-#### or via email at ...@goer.ny.gov.
Is a background check required for this posting? No Background Check Notification
Contact Information
Contact's Name Matthew Ringuette Contact's Pronouns he/him/his Contact's Title Associate Professor Contact's Email ...@buffalo.edu Contact's Phone 716-###-####
Posting Dates
Posted 09/14/2023 Deadline for Applicants Open Until Filled Date to be filled 01/11/2024
References
Number of References Required 3 Reference Cutoff Date Instructions to Applicant