Job Overview
The Department of Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering at the University of Washington invites applications for two faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, with an anticipated start date of September 2027 (an earlier or later start can be arranged).
The appointments are full-time, nine-month, tenure-track positions with an initial 3-year term, renewable while on the tenure-track (traditionally 6 years).
The department seeks candidates in any area of Mechanical Engineering, with strengths in additive and advanced manufacturing, composite materials manufacturing, robotics, biomechanics and biomedical engineering sciences, physics-based machine learning and AI modeling and controls, energy storage and electrification, and renewable energy and thermal and fluid sciences.
Successful candidates will develop an internationally recognized, extramurally funded research program and provide innovative, high-quality teaching in the bachelor's, master's, and PhD programs, along with mentoring and curriculum initiatives.
Minimum qualifications: a PhD (or foreign equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline by the date of appointment, demonstrated potential for excellence in scholarly research and teaching, and ability to develop an internationally recognized research program.
The base salary range is $12,000-$17,900 per month.
Applications are accepted only via Interfolio; to ensure full consideration, materials should be submitted no later than December 15, 2026, and the position will remain open until filled.
Additional questions may be addressed to the department chair's office.