Inside Higher Ed
Assistant or Untenured Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Inside Higher Ed, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306
Assistant or Untenured Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering
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.
Work type:
University Tenure Line Location:
Stanford University Categories:
School of Engineering
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.
Qualifications
An earned PhD.
Evidence of the ability to pursue a program of research.
A strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching.
Accepted to teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and to mentor a team of graduate students in Ph.D. research.
Application Requirements 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.
Applications will be accepted until January 7, 2026. Application review will start in late fall, so applicants are encouraged to apply early.
Pay Range 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 a wide range of benefits, please contact the hiring department.
Equal Opportunity Stanford University is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu.
Advertised:
20 Oct 2025 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close:
January 7, 2026
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Work type:
University Tenure Line Location:
Stanford University Categories:
School of Engineering
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.
Qualifications
An earned PhD.
Evidence of the ability to pursue a program of research.
A strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching.
Accepted to teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and to mentor a team of graduate students in Ph.D. research.
Application Requirements 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.
Applications will be accepted until January 7, 2026. Application review will start in late fall, so applicants are encouraged to apply early.
Pay Range 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 a wide range of benefits, please contact the hiring department.
Equal Opportunity Stanford University is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu.
Advertised:
20 Oct 2025 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close:
January 7, 2026
#J-18808-Ljbffr