Assistant Professor, Tenure Track – Advanced Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

13h•$12,000 - $17,000

About The Position

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, within the College of Engineering, at the University of Washington, Seattle, invites outstanding faculty candidates to apply for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position. This position is on a 9-month service period with an anticipated start date of September 16, 2026. This position is aimed at recruiting exceptional candidates in any of the subdisciplines of Mechanical Engineering, with a particular focus on Advanced Manufacturing. The UW Mechanical Engineering Department has achieved international prominence in Robotics, including its application to advanced manufacturing, repair and non-destructive testing of composite materials, biomechanics and biomedical devices, physics-based machine learning and artificial intelligence modeling and controls, energy storage and electrification, renewable energy and thermal and fluid sciences. The successful candidates will be expected to develop a strong research program on the fundamentals of Mechanics of Materials and Manufacturing, with applications to one or many of the areas of impact for which Mechanical Engineering is well-known. The successful candidate will also be expected to strengthen some of these key areas and to open new subfields with high promise at the national level and in collaboration with industry. The successful applicants will be expected to develop an internationally recognized extramurally funded research program and to provide innovative, high-quality teaching. The candidates will also be expected to contribute to a learning environment that welcomes and values all lived experiences and points of view, collaborate with members of the department, as well as other researchers within the University and affiliated institutions, participate in the department’s teaching in the Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD programs, and contribute to the mentoring, and training of graduate students in the department’s Masters and/or Ph.D. programs. Candidates are expected to propose and implement new initiatives in the undergraduate curriculum, and graduate courses in their areas of expertise, as well as activities to involve students from all backgrounds in research. The ME Department at the University of Washington is in a significant and sustained growth period and seeks to build on existing strengths while expanding its impact. Candidates with a strong background in any area of Mechanical Engineering are encouraged to apply. We want to emphasize that the individual’s excellence in research, as clearly identified by a record of publication in archival journals and presentations at top international conferences, is more important than the specific area of sub-specialization. The University of Washington, located in Seattle, Washington, the heart of the high-tech Pacific Northwest, is one of the world’s leading universities, ranking No. 8 in Best Global Universities in 2025 by U.S. News & World Report ( https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings ). The College of Engineering and the ME Department foster a highly collegial and collaborative culture.The Mechanical Engineering department’s research and teaching portfolio covers all aspects in the broad field of mechanical engineering. The department currently has 45 tenured, tenure track, research and teaching faculty, over700 undergraduates, 250 Master’s students, 160 PhD students and 30 postdoctoral researchers, and continues to grow. More information about the ME department is available at http://www.me.washington.edu . The base salary range for this position will be $12,000-$17,000 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.The successful applicant will be expected to provide innovative, high-quality teaching; to develop a vigorous, externally-funded research program; and to contribute to the goals and missions of the department, college, and university.

Requirements

Applicants must have a PhD or foreign equivalent doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
Excellence in research, as clearly identified by a record of publication in archival journals and presentations at top international conferences

Responsibilities

Develop a strong research program on the fundamentals of Mechanics of Materials and Manufacturing
Strengthen key areas and open new subfields with high promise at the national level and in collaboration with industry
Develop an internationally recognized extramurally funded research program
Provide innovative, high-quality teaching
Contribute to a learning environment that welcomes and values all lived experiences and points of view
Collaborate with members of the department, as well as other researchers within the University and affiliated institutions
Participate in the department’s teaching in the Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD programs
Contribute to the mentoring, and training of graduate students in the department’s Masters and/or Ph.D. programs
Propose and implement new initiatives in the undergraduate curriculum, and graduate courses in their areas of expertise, as well as activities to involve students from all backgrounds in research
Contribute to the goals and missions of the department, college, and university