Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor Salary range: A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $111,400 - $139,200. The posted UC Academic salary scales set the minimum pay as determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the salary scale(s) for this position: (Published Salary Scale) The base salary range, from the salary table(s), for this position is
$111,400 - $139,200. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions, qualifications, and experience. Additional UCSD salary information can be found here: Salary Programs and Scales Application Window Open date: September 21, 2026 Next review date:
Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Monday, Sep 20, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. Position description The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
(MAE), at the University of California, San Diego, invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Fusion Energy Engineering. We seek exceptional candidates with research interests in fusion engineering including, but not limited to: 1) Engineering of fusion energy components and systems, with particular emphasis on thermal management and thermo-fluid phenomena, and with consideration of related MAE
disciplines. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: management of high heat and neutron fluxes on first-wall and divertor systems; tritium-breeding blankets, including neutron transport, shielding, activation, and radiation damage; and thermo-fluid engineering of liquid-metal and molten-salt systems. 2) Fusion power plant systems engineering and integration. Areas of interest include, but are not limited
to: multiphysics and techno-economic analysis of coupled thermal-fluid and mass-transport processes relevant to energy conversion and fuel-cycle processing; data and physics driven engineering approaches to plant control, safety, and risk analysis under limited instrumentation; electricity generation and thermal energy end-uses; and integration of fusion energy with other low-carbon/zero-carbon energy systems. The
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