Sign InCreate ProfileEnglish (US)The Grainger College of Engineering: Faculty (Open Rank) - Aerospace EngineeringUrbana, IL, United States|1038441Apply NowPosted on: 9/24/2026 Back to Search Department of Aerospace Engineering - Open Rank Faculty Search The Grainger College of EngineeringUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The Department of Aerospace Engineering in The Grainger College of Engineering at the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for one open-rank (assistant, associate, or full professor level) tenure-track, full-time faculty position. Applications broadly in computational mechanics and materials will be considered. Areas of interest include, but not limited to, advanced manufacturing and process modeling, materials and structures in extreme environments, multiphysics and multiscale
modeling, digital twins, fluid-thermal-structure interaction, data-driven and AI-accelerated modeling, multifunctional materials and intelligent structures.Successful candidates must be able to teach in these and other areas while also contributing to the excellence of our programs through research and service efforts. Candidates are expected to establish and maintain an active and independent research program, teach
effectively at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and provide service to the department, the university, and the profession.The Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has top-ranked graduate and undergraduate programs, 34 faculty (tenure-track, tenured, and specialized), over 900 undergraduates and 300 graduate students. The department and The Grainger College of
Engineering are at the forefront of aerospace mechanics, materials, and manufacturing research. The AE Department recently completed the construction of several state-of-the-art facilities to support the Laboratory for Advanced Space Systems at Illinois, and the Composites and Additive Manufacturing Laboratory with large-scale, structural composites additive printing capabilities. Other recent additions, include a
hypervelocity impact testing facility, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) environment testing facility, and a new student collaborative workspace. Additional information about the department and its facilities can be found at https://aerospace.illinois.edu/.Our faculty and students are affiliated with and have access to world-class computational and experimental facilities located in on-campus multidisciplinary research
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