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About the position
The Department of Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University (NIU) anticipates hiring a tenure-track faculty position with specialization in thermal-fluid sciences, starting August 2025. The department offers degrees from B.S. to Ph.D. and currently has 16 faculty members, about 470 undergraduate students, and 35 graduate students. The Ph.D. program is new, and its first students will graduate in the upcoming year. NIU is a public research university in DeKalb, IL, an affordable and growing community commutable from the Chicago and Rockford metropolitan areas. The region has a strong industrial base with two national laboratories. Our 16,000+ student body is diverse, with many first-generation and racially and culturally diverse students. NIU prides itself on student-centered approaches to teaching and research and has social mobility, equity, and inclusion at the heart of its mission. Recently, NIU was nationally recognized as a top college for diversity and LGBTQ+ students and has been named one of the Great Colleges to Work For, two years in a row. With a 25% Latinx undergraduate population, NIU is an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution. Candidates are sought primarily at the Assistant Professor level, but mid-career and senior candidates with a strong record of sustained success in research and funding will also be considered for the rank of Associate Professor level.
Responsibilities
- Teach undergraduate and graduate courses as needed
- Provide academic advising and guidance to students enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering programs
- Participate in student learning outcomes assessment, program assessment, and accreditation
- Develop an active research program that leads to scholarly publication and external funding.
Requirements
- A Ph.D. or equivalent degree in mechanical engineering or related fields is required by the appointment time.
- Evidence of strong potential to become effective educators in a diverse and inclusive environment and to be productive researchers.
Nice-to-haves
- Research focused in the areas of clean combustion and propulsion systems
- Sustainability
- Renewable energy conversion technologies
- Energy storage solutions
- Emerging fields such as the application of artificial intelligence to the thermal-fluid sciences.
