Aerospace Engineering: Associate or Full Professor, Tenure-Track & Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor, Non-Tenure Track
The Department of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Baylor University seeks to fill two positions in Aerospace Engineering: 1) a tenure-eligible position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor to start on or before August 1, 2026; and 2) a clinical faculty position at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor to start on August 1, 2026. The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a concentration in aerospace engineering within the ABET accredited B.S. in Mechanical Engineering program. As of the fall semester of 2025, the department is launching a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering program. Responsibilities of the tenure-eligible position include providing leadership for the growth and development of the new program through maintaining a funded research program, undergraduate and graduate teaching, course and curriculum development, and professional service. Responsibilities of the practice-focused clinical faculty position, which is open to candidates with teaching and/or industrial expertise, include undergraduate teaching, course and curriculum development - including helping launch a design course in astronautics, student competition team mentoring, and professional service. These positions require expertise in some area of aeronautics and/or astronautics. On the astronautics side, this includes but is not limited to space propulsion systems, human space flight and space exploration, space environments, orbital mechanics, space autonomy, and spacecraft design. On the aeronautics side, this includes but is not limited to CFD, aerodynamics, aircraft propulsion, sustainable aviation, advanced air mobility, and hypersonics.
Details for the tenure-eligible position can be found at https://apply.interfolio.com/167862 and for the clinical faculty position at https://apply.interfolio.com/171289.
About Baylor University: Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and is the oldest continually operating university in the state. It has a diverse student population of 21,000 and is recognized as one of the top universities in the nation, achieving R1 institution status by the Carnegie Classification in January 2022. Baylor also made it to the honor roll of "Great Colleges to Work For" from The Chronicle of Higher Education. It offers competitive salaries and benefits, allowing faculty and staff to live in one of the fastest-growing parts of the state. Baylor's new strategic plan, Baylor in Deeds, guides the University as it continues to fulfill its mission of educating men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community.
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