The Department of Mechanical Engineering (http://me.stanford.edu/) at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the Assistant or untenured Associate Professor level. We welcome applications from any mechanical engineering discipline, broadly defined, including those that strengthen or create connections within the School of Engineering and across Stanford.
We will place higher priority on the impact, originality, and promise of the candidate’s work rather than on the topic of specialization. Areas of particular interest include developing tools and technologies to better understand and predict the behavior of mechanical systems, and building and deploying computational, experimental and/or machine learning strategies for scientific and industrial innovation.
An earned PhD, evidence of the ability to pursue a program of research, and a strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching are required. A successful candidate will be expected to teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and to mentor a team of graduate students in Ph.D. research.
Applications should include a resume, brief statements of research and teaching interests (3-5 pages total for both combined), and the names and e-mail addresses of 3-5 references. We will request letters of recommendation after candidates are short-listed.
The Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.
Applications will be accepted until January 7, 2026. Application review will start in late fall, so applicants are encouraged to apply early.
The expected base pay range for this position is:
Assistant Professor: $141,247- $159,910
Associate Professor (untenured): $152,547 - $191,506
This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment and does not include summer salary. For more information about compensation and our wide range of benefits, including housing assistance, please contact the hiring department.
Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.
