Tenure-track faculty position at all levels and in all areas of Space Engineering Position

Requisition #: A-159470-3

Status: Full Time

Type: Faculty

School: Whiting School of Engineering

Department/Program: Department of Mechanical Engineering

Salary: $170,000 - $200,000 Assistant Professor; $180,000 - $245,000 Associate Professor; and $200,000 - $450,000 Full Professor. All 12 month equivalent

Location City: Baltimore

Location State: MD

Location Zip Code: 21218

Closing Date: 01/15/2025 at 11:59 PM US Eastern Time

To apply: apply.interfolio.com/159470

General Description

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured faculty position at all levels in the areas of Space Engineering. We seek candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas, including but not limited to: (1) spacecraft propulsion, including advanced propulsion concepts; (2) space structures and materials, including multiscale modeling, experimental characterization, or design of spacecraft structures and materials; (3) atmospheric entry and aerothermodynamics; (4) advanced manufacturing for space applications; (5) artificial intelligence for space applications, including physics-informed machine learning, autonomy, design optimization, and digital twins for space structures and propulsion; and (6) space technologies for planetary health, including atmospheric monitoring, climate applications, debris mitigation, and sustainable space systems. The department is continuing its investment in growing the area of space engineering, which is intended to continue over the next five years.  The successful candidate is expected to play a leadership role in this activity.  This growth will complement major space-related activities at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. The Johns Hopkins Homewood campus is also home to the Space Telescope Science Institute.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has 28 full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty members, 23 research and teaching faculty members, 240 undergraduates, 250 graduate students, and 25 postdocs. The Whiting School of Engineering and the Johns Hopkins University actively encourages and supports interdisciplinary research through school-level research centers and cross-divisional research institutes. In addition to the Applied Physics Laboratory, the Department of Mechanical Engineering has strong affiliations with the Center of Environmental and Applied Fluid Mechanics (CEAFM), the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI), the Johns Hopkins Center for Additive Manufacturing and Architected Materials (JAM2), the Institute for Data Intensive Engineering and Science (IDIES), and the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health (JHIPH). More information about the Department can be found at http://me.jhu.edu and the Whiting School of Engineering at http://engineering.jhu.edu.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in an engineering or closely related field and will be expected to establish an independent, multidisciplinary, and internationally recognized research program. We seek a colleague who has a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels and who will contribute to our community by embracing excellence, diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from women and members of groups traditionally underrepresented in engineering.

Application Instructions

All applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, and three representative publications.  Applicants for Assistant Professor appointments should also provide complete contact information for at least three references.  Applications must be submitted online at http://apply.interfolio.com/xxx.  Review of applications will begin around January 15, 2025, but the Department will consider exceptional applicants at any time.

The Whiting School of Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering are committed to building a diverse educational environment. The University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected group members. Consistent with the University's goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will assess the comprehensive qualifications of each applicant.

Questions can be addressed to [email protected] - please use the subject line "Space Engineering Faculty Search at JHU Mechanical Engineering".

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards

Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

Pre-Employment Information

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Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.

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Diversity and Inclusion

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.