Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Job Description

The Mechanical, Aerospace, and Acoustical Engineering Department at the University of Hartford invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Aerospace Engineering at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 2025. Applicants from all areas of Aerospace Engineering are welcome. The qualified applicants are expected to have a doctoral degree in Aerospace Engineering or closely related discipline, excellent potential for and dedication to teaching, research, service, and professional activities.

Applications are sought from candidates who can help the department conduct innovative research and provide world-class engineering education. The Department is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute through their research, teaching, and/or service to inclusive excellence in the academic community. Review of applications will begin by November 18, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

Responsibilities

This position will primarily teach in the ABET accredited undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Program. This is a new program with significant potential for the applicant to help manage and implement changes to the curriculum and continue the growth of the program. Successful candidates will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as related laboratories, collaborate with students on independent research, supervise student projects, and actively participate in service activities.

An active scholarly agenda with peer-reviewed publications, presentations, or other accomplishments is expected for successful tenure and promotion. Service to the department, college, and university will include advising students as a primary academic advisor, overseeing undergraduate research projects, and perhaps serving as the faculty advisor for a student organization. Candidates are encouraged to describe any particular expertise in curriculum development related to inclusive excellence in Aerospace Engineering.

For questions about the position, please email search committee chair and Aerospace Engineering Program Director, Dr. Paul Slaboch at slaboch@hartford.edu.

Qualifications

Required:

An earned doctorate in Aerospace Engineering or related discipline is required; ABDs will be considered providing they document a degree completion date.

Preferred:

A bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from an ABET-accredited program. Aerospace engineering teaching experience at an ABET-accredited program with demonstrated ability to provide effective hands-on education. Strong interest in curriculum development, including both lecture based and laboratory based courses. Ability to develop a sustainable research program that includes undergraduate students, including pursuing grants, and supervising student research. Industrial experience in aerospace engineering. Experience or interest in student recruitment, retention, and career preparation. Excellent communication skills The ability to mentor and work with diverse student populations in teaching, research and service activities.  

Diversity Statement

The University of Hartford is an open and welcoming community, which values diversity in all its forms. In addition, the University aspires to have its faculty and staff reflect the rich diversity of its student body and the Hartford region. Candidates committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural issues are encouraged to apply. The University of Hartford is committed to anti-racist values and actions.

University Information

Students at the University of Hartford find success in a learning environment that both challenges and mentors them. Our academic mission is to engage students in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to thrive in, and contribute to, a pluralistic, complex world. At the University of Hartford we are committed to community. We are an academic community that values integrity, curiosity, creativity, excellence, responsibility, and accomplishment. Enriched by our diversity and our engagement with one another, we take pride in our shared traditions and experiences. We are dedicated to building a culture that respects all of its members and celebrates their contributions as we work together to strengthen our community. The full text of our academic mission, vision, and values can be seen at www.hartford.edu. Opportunities for faculty development and support can be found at https://www.hartford.edu/about/campus-leadership/office-provost/faculty-development/and a listing of Affinity Networks can be found at https://www.hartford.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/affinity-groups.aspx. We are especially proud of our partnership with NorthStar Collective, a group of colleges and universities in the New England region who are committed to transforming their institutions and uplifting BIPOC faculty on their campuses.

College Information

The College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture offers undergraduate Engineering programs in Electrical, Computer, Acoustical and Music, Biomedical, Civil, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Robotics. It also offers undergraduate Engineering Technology programs in Audio, Computer and Electronic, Electromechanical, as well as Architectural Design + Technology. Additionally, the college offers an undergraduate programs in Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering and Construction Management + Technology. The college also offers master’s programs in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, as well as Architecture. The majority of our undergraduate programs are accredited by ABET, including the Architectural Design + Technology program. The Master of Architecture degree is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). The University of Hartford is ideally situated in the heart of Connecticut’s “Aerospace Alley,” a registered trademark of the Aerospace Components Manufacturers group, one of the largest and most experienced concentrations of aerospace companies in the world. A sampling of OEM’s near the University include Pratt & Whitney, Collins Aerospace, Kaman Aircraft, and Sikorsky – A Lockheed Martin Company. Many other aerospace companies are within a 30-minute drive from campus. The proximity of such a large group of aerospace companies to campus provides many opportunities for research and other industry collaborations.

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