Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington

Job Description:

Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:

February 1, 2025

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):270-NN_FACULTY - Assistant Professor, 280-NN_FACULTY - Associate Professor, 290-NN_FACULTY - Professor
Business Title:Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Employee Type:Faculty
Position Term:
Position Details:

The Opportinity:

The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) in the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture (VCEA) at Washington State University invites applications for two (2) full-time, nine-month, tenure-track positions. Both positions are open to Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor ranks in Pullman, WA. The department seeks to build upon our core strengths and serve the needs of our state and region in energy, advanced manufacturing and materials, hydrogen, nuclear, biomedical, and aerospace research areas. It is anticipated that the successful candidates will begin their appointment on August 16, 2025.

The successful candidate is expected to, in collaboration with the current faculty, play a leading role in building interdisciplinary teams with substantial external research funding in the respective area and be an effective instructor for undergraduate and graduate classes in mechanical engineering or materials science and engineering. Applicants must show a record of accomplishments that demonstrates their potential to become outstanding scholars and educators, build a robust research program, and embody excellent communication skills. The anticipated workload percentages are 40% research, 40% teaching, and 20% service

Required Qualifications for all candidates at all ranks:

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  Completed Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or a related field by August 15, 2025.

  
  


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  Demonstrated record of publishing peer-reviewed research work in leading journals and research conferences.

  
  


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  Potential to establish and maintain a world-class research program at WSU.

  
  


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  Proven or potential for successful teaching and instruction

  
  


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  Demonstrated record of or potential for commitment to equitable and inclusive educational experiences in alignment with WSU's land grant mission

  
  

Additional Required Qualifications for Associate Professor Rank:

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  Must have served at least 6 years in academia, industry, or a national lab after Ph.D.

  
  


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  Must have experience in mentoring and leading funded research programs.

  
  

Additional Required Qualifications for Full Professor Rank:

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  Must have served at least 10 years in academia, industry, or a national lab after Ph.D.

  
  


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  Must have experience in mentoring and leading funded research programs.

  
  


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  Must be a recognized leader through national/international awards and honors.

  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

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  Demonstrated record of accomplishments to become outstanding scholars and educators

  
  


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  Excellent communication skills to be an effective instructor for undergraduate and graduate classes in mechanical engineering and/or materials science and engineering.

  
  


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  Demonstrated record/potential to become a national leader in the field of research.

  
  


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  Strong commitment to building a robust research program through extramural funding.

  
  

Additional Information:

Area/College: Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture

Department Name: School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164

Department Link: VCEA Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Annual Salary:

Assistant Professor: $95,000 to $115,000
Associate Professor: $115,000 to $130,000
Full Professor: $130,000 to $180,000

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation

Overtime Eligibility: This position is overtime ineligible.

FTE: 100%

This is a permanent tenure track position.

Application Instructions: Screening of applicants will begin November 1, 2024. All applicants must upload a cover letter and resume/cv to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications. Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible. Applicants will be requested to provide contact information for professional references within the online application.

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  External candidates, please upload all documents in the "Resume/CV" section of your application.

  
  


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  Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the "Resume/Cover Letter" section of your application.

  
  

Required Documents:

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  A cover letter addressing qualifications for this position as well as a response to the following prompt: As a land-grant university, our university has a continuing commitment to ensuring equitable and meaningful inclusion in our classrooms, collaborations, and academic work. The successful candidate for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their research/scholarship/creative practice, pedagogy, curriculum, and service in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Using the job announcement for this position, please list at least three areas of responsibility you see as directly related to fulfilling this promise, and explain, in each case, how your past education and teaching experiences, and resulting knowledge and skills, have prepared you to do this work.

  
  


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  Curriculum vitae

  
  


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  A statement of research interests

  
  


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  Teaching statement that describes your teaching experience and philosophy, which may incorporate experience from formal or informal teaching and mentoring opportunities

  
  


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  Research/Scholarship/Creative Activity statement that outlines your scholarly work and includes your future plans

  
  


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  Names, addresses, and contact information of at least four references who can address your history of and potential for excellence in research, teaching, and service (letters will be requested at a later time). References will not be contacted without consent from applicants.

  
  

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

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