Aerospace Engineering (UAS Autonomy and Geographical Information Systems), Assistant Professor Deadline Extended
About The Position
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona invites applications for one tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, beginning in Fall 2027. The department seeks a candidate with expertise in Autonomous Geographical Information Systems, particularly autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and remote sensing. The successful candidate will teach lower-division, upper-division, and graduate aerospace engineering courses, contribute to instruction in UAS autonomy, aerospace feedback control, aircraft stability and control, UAS applications including remote sensing for agricultural applications, sensing and data acquisition, and related areas, and support senior projects and other project-based learning activities. The faculty member will develop curriculum and learning experiences in UAS autonomy, GIS, artificial intelligence and geospatial data analysis, automated data acquisition and processing, GeoAI, photogrammetry, and mapping. They will establish an active scholarly program, mentor undergraduate and graduate students, pursue external funding, participate in department, college, and university service, and support the department’s hands-on polytechnic educational mission. The successful candidate will also collaborate with the Colleges of Science and Agriculture to develop courses and UAS and GIS minors and establish an externally funded program in autonomous UAS systems and remote sensing. The department serves more than 750 undergraduate and graduate students and emphasizes hands-on teaching, student-centered mentoring, applied scholarship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and practical learning through laboratories, design projects, student groups, and research. Faculty have access to instructional and research laboratories, including subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel laboratories, a UAV laboratory, an aerospace structures laboratory, an astronautics laboratory, and the Liquid Rocket Lab.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Remote Sensing, Geospatial Analysis, or a closely aligned field from an accredited university; the degree must be conferred by the position’s start date.
Nice To Haves
- Academic experience or strength in UAS autonomy, aircraft stability and control, avionics systems, mission planning, and sensing and data acquisition.
- Demonstrated ability or potential to teach undergraduate and graduate aerospace engineering courses and develop autonomy-, control-, and sensing-oriented curriculum.
- Demonstrated ability or potential to author peer-reviewed publications, secure external funding, and mentor undergraduate and graduate research students.
- Industrial, government, or professional experience in aerospace engineering, aircraft design, systems engineering, or related areas.
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field from an ABET-accredited program.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
Responsibilities
- Teach lower-division, upper-division, and graduate courses in aerospace engineering.
- Contribute to courses and curriculum in UAS autonomy, aerospace feedback control, aircraft stability and control, UAS applications, remote sensing for agricultural applications, sensing, and data acquisition.
- Support the department’s senior project sequence and other project-based learning activities.
- Develop curriculum and learning experiences in UAS autonomy, GIS, artificial intelligence and geospatial data analysis, automated data acquisition and processing, GeoAI, photogrammetry, and mapping.
- Establish an active scholarly program in the candidate’s area of expertise.
- Mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
- Pursue external funding.
- Participate in department, college, and university service.
- Support the department’s polytechnic, hands-on educational mission.
- Collaborate with the Colleges of Science and Agriculture to develop courses and UAS and GIS minors.
- Establish an externally funded program in autonomous UAS systems and remote sensing.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
