Assistant Professor - Solid Mechanics

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Job # 075807 Job Title Assistant Professor - Solid Mechanics Location Syracuse, NY Pay Range Commensurate with Experience FLSA Status Exempt Hours
As determined by Dean and Department Chair Job Type Full-time Rank Assistant Campus Syracuse, NY Unionized Position Code Not Applicable Job Description
The Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ( MAE ) Department at Syracuse University is seeking applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the field of Solid Mechanics. This position is part of an ambitious Invest Syracuse Cluster Hire Initiative in the broad area of bioinspired science and technology. As an integral part of this investment, Syracuse University is actively recruiting multiple candidates for tenured/tenure-track faculty positions for a cohesive research cluster in the focus area of form and function which seeks to understand and optimize movement in organisms, robots, and human-machine interface. The individuals hired into these positions will build on existing strengths in the focused research areas. The successful candidate will have laboratory facilities within the MAE department, with access to the world-class facilities of the multidisciplinary BioInspired Syracuse Institute for Material and Living Systems. This institute spans multiple departments in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Arts and Sciences. Further information on the facilities can be found at tinyurl.com/BioInspiredFacilities and on the BioInspired Institute and the hiring initiative can be found at BioInspired.syr.edu .

The initial screening of applications will begin on October 1, 2021; applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Qualifications

• Candidates should have a Ph.D. degree in a relevant area of Mechanical Engineering (or a closely related field) as well as research experience.

Job Specific Qualifications

• Preference will be given to candidates who possess expertise in expanding the boundaries of experimental and/or computational mechanics to solve a broad range of fundamental problems in mechanics of solids and structures, including, but not limited to mechanics of granular materials, mechanics of advanced materials and structures, mechanics of biological and soft materials, mechanics of robotics.

Responsibilities

• Teaching, service and research.
• Teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels in solid mechanics and related subjects.
• Active in sponsored research.
• Students advising and mentoring.
• Service as needed by MAE department and the college.

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