Multiple Tenure-Track Faculty Positions (2025-2026 Hiring Cycle)
About The Position
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions. We are strongly committed to all members of our community: students, faculty, and staff. Our mission is to inspire and educate the next generation of engineers and to conduct engineering science and technology research that addresses important societal challenges. We strive to accomplish this mission with the highest dedication to quality, integrity, and respect for others. We are particularly interested in applicants who are committed to enriching our environment in research and teaching and demonstrate an eagerness to strengthen the values of collaboration and interdisciplinarity at CMU. CMU seeks to meet the needs of dual-career couples and is a member of the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) that assists with dual-career searches. We have multiple tenure-track positions open to candidates from a broad range of engineering and scientific backgrounds who perform computational, AI, and/or theoretical research. Consistent with the current breadth of departmental research, we welcome applicants with expertise across a wide variety of research areas broadly related to mechanical engineering. We expect that applicants will also contribute synergistically to the existing, highly collaborative research activities in the department, college, and university-at-large, which all have a rich history of interdisciplinary research. The Mechanical Engineering department consists of approximately 40 faculty, 450 undergraduate students, and 450 graduate students. We have a dynamic and passionate faculty who create a cultivating and energetic environment. They perform innovative research in traditional and non-traditional domains that addresses societal challenges and that is defining the future of engineering. A new world-class building with state-of-the-art research and educational facilities recently opened as the home for Mechanical Engineering. The department provides a welcoming environment for researchers from cutting-edge technical backgrounds to develop an academic career.
Requirements
- Hold a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline
- Demonstrated dedication to our core values: scientific truth, creativity, quality, innovation, and engineering problem solving.
Responsibilities
- Establish and grow a strong, externally-supported, and internationally-recognized research program.
- Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.
- Be a passionate mentor and advisor
- Serve with colleagues to promote the general success of the department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
