Job Overview
The MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions starting July 1, 2027, or a mutually agreeable date.
The search is open to any discipline related to aerospace engineering, centered on four 2026 strategic plan innovation areas.
The first area is AI-enabled aerospace design and operations, emphasizing speed, safety, certifiability, and human-AI teaming.
The second covers novel aircraft design, advanced propulsion, and next-generation air transportation control systems.
The third addresses small satellite systems and constellations, including edge computing in space and embedded autonomy.
The fourth covers long-duration human space exploration and settlement, including bioastronautics, space medicine, reusable launch vehicles, hypersonics, and in-situ resource utilization.
Faculty duties include teaching graduate and undergraduate classes, advising students, conducting original scholarly research, developing course materials, and service to the Institute and the profession.
Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in an aerospace-related or other relevant science or engineering field by the start of employment.
The 9-month base pay range is $140,000 to $150,000.
Applications with a cover letter, CV, research and teaching statements, and three or more recommenders must be received by December 1, 2026; questions to search chair Prof. Paulo Lozano at plozano@mit.edu.
Original company posting: https://faculty-searches.mit.edu/aeroastro/