Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Bookmark this Posting Print Preview | Apply for this Job Posting Details Posting Details Job Title Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Requisition Number FE05018 Working Title Department Name 8H700:Mechanical Engineering Work Location Lexington, KY Type of Position Faculty Position Time Status Full-Time Tenure Track Status Tenure
Track Required Education Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or computer engineering, or a closely related field. Required Related Experience The successful candidate will have expertise in high-speed computational fluid dynamics with interest in turbulence and transitional flows. We welcome a broad range of related expertise, including but not limited to fluid-structure
interaction, uncertainty quantification, and inference methods. Exceptional candidates at the associate- or full-professor level may also be considered. Required License/Registration/Certification N/A Job Summary The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (https://www.engr.uky.edu/mae) at the University of Kentucky seeks to expand its strengths in hypersonics. The Department invites qualified candidates
to apply for a tenure-eligible, 9-month appointment (Regular Title Series) faculty position at the assistant-professor level with an anticipated start date of fall 2027. The successful candidate will have expertise in high-speed computational fluid dynamics with interest in turbulence and transitional flows. We welcome a broad range of related expertise, including but not limited to fluid-structure interaction,
uncertainty quantification, and inference methods. Exceptional candidates at the associate- or full-professor level may also be considered. The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is the largest in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering with 41 faculty members, over 1,250 undergraduate students, and over 140 graduate students. The Department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in
mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering, and a master’s degree program in manufacturing systems engineering. The Department is engaged in federally funded research projects from agencies such as NSF, NIH, NASA, DOE, DOW, DARPA, FAA, NIST, and USDA. The Department’s externally funded research currently averages over $22 million/year in new awards. The Department also houses the NASA Kentucky Space Grant and
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