Assistant Professor #0084765 Print Assistant Professor #0084765 Location UH Manoa - College of Enginrg, Honolulu, HI Job Type Full-Time Permanent Job Number 2025-01347 Department University of Hawai'i at Manoa - College of Engineering Opening Date 06/13/2025 Position Number: 0084765 Description Title: Assistant Professor Position Number: 0084765Hiring Unit: College of Engineering Location: UH Hilo CampusDate Posted:
06/13/2025Closing Date: Continuous - application review begins July 28, 2025Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience Monthly Type: 11 Month Tenure Track: Tenure Full Time/Part Time: Full Time Temporary/Permanent: Permanent Funding: General Funds The University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UH Manoa) College of Engineering invites applications for a new tenure-track engineering faculty position as
part of a Ground-Based Astronomy Instrumentation Engineering Support Center launched this year in collaboration with the Institute for Astronomy (IfA). The Center is part of a broader Space Science and Engineering initiative at UH Manoa that recognizes Hawai'i’s unique geography, cultural positioning, and leadership in the growing fields of ground-based astronomy, space flight, and exploration, and seeks to broaden
the university’s capabilities in these fields.Center faculty members provide operational and research expertise to directly support ground-based observatory needs. The general fund, full-time, tenure track position is based in Hilo at the IfA facilities on the UH Hilo (UHH) campus and is expected to begin January 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. It is part of an initial faculty cohort forming the core of a
multidisciplinary, multi-island engineering team. Given the role within a highly collaborative team environment and the expectation of a minimum 50% research assignment, it is an 11-month position at the UH Manoa faculty rank of Assistant Professor(F3). The position will contribute to engineering research, teaching, and service relevant to the Center. This initial cohort provides direct support of ground-based
activities for observatory operations, including—but not limited to—detectors, high-speed electronics, cryogenic and thermal management systems, optics, adaptive optics and photonics, prototyping, materials and manufacturing, instrumentation and control systems, and systems engineering. This position will have teaching responsibilities relevant to their area of expertise and the courses that comprise the
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