Faculty Opening

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS

The Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or untenured Associate Professor level. Research advances in the fundamental areas of aerospace engineering are critical to meeting increases in demand for air transportation, improving technologies for increased autonomy, and achieving breakthroughs in space flight and satellite design, while ensuring safety and security, and protecting the environment.

We are seeking exceptional applicants who will develop a program of research and innovative new courses at the frontier of areas such as space systems engineering, cyber-physical systems, autonomous systems, control and navigation, aviation and the environment, system simulation and design, and aerospace structures and materials. This is a broad-area search. We will place higher priority on the impact, originality, and promise of the candidate's work than on the particular sub-area of specialization within Aeronautics and Astronautics. Evidence of the ability to pursue a program of innovative research and a strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching are required. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and to build and lead a team of graduate students in Ph.D. research.

Applicants whose research programs in Aeronautics and Astronautics will involve the development of sophisticated computational and/or mathematical methods may be considered for a joint appointment in the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering.

Applicants should include a cover letter, their curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a one-page statement of research vision, a one-page statement of teaching interests, and the names of five potential references. Please submit these materials as a single PDF file labeled "AA_Search_LastName_FirstName.pdf" to aasearch@lists.stanford.edu. For additional information, please contact Professor Juan J. Alonso (jjalonso@stanford.edu). Although the review of candidates has begun, applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty.  It welcomes nominations of and applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research and teaching missions.