Career Services

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Temple University invites applications and nominations for the position of Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering.  The College of Engineering is in the midst of a major faculty recruiting effort designed to increase the number of faculty by 25%.  The new Chair of Mechanical Engineering will participate in this recruitment drive. The department is poised for growth, and offers B.S.E., M.S. Bioengineering, M.S.E., and Ph.D. degrees and has more than 200 students (part- and full-time).  The department seeks candidates with effective interpersonal and managerial skills and a strong vision of the future of engineering education and research.   We are particularly interested in leaders with interests in interdisciplinary research and industry/university relationships. 

The successful candidate for the position must have a proven record of professional and academic leadership, a portfolio of externally funded research, and significant experience in undergraduate and graduate education.  A Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering is preferred; other related engineering doctorates will be considered.  Desirable areas of research expertise include Biomechanics, Design, and Solid Mechanics.  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  Individuals should send a letter of application or nomination, curriculum vitae, representative publications, a statement of research interests and plans, a description of teaching philosophy, and the names and addresses of four references to:

Mechanical Engineering Chair Search Committee, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, or electronically to keya@temple.edu.  July 1, 2004 will be the likely start date for this position. 

 Temple University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and specifically invites and encourages applications from women and minorities.  Information about Temple University is available at http://www.temple.edu, and for the department at http://www.eng.temple.edu/departments/mechdisc.phtml

FACULTY POSITIONS, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is searching for several outstanding individuals to join the department as tenured or tenure-track faculty.  This is part of a major faculty recruitment effort in the College of Engineering to boost the number of tenure-track faculty by 25%. Individuals are being sought with expertise in the areas of: Biomechanics, Bio-Mems, Nanotechnology, and Machine Design. 

Successful candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical, Materials, or Bio-Engineering, to have or to be able to develop significant research programs, and to provide effective instruction at undergraduate and graduate levels in mechanical engineering. Appointments are possible at all academic levels appropriate to experience; senior faculty candidates are invited to consider bringing a group.  Applications from candidates whose research is interdisciplinary are particularly encouraged. Opportunities exist for collaboration with outstanding faculty in the School of Medicine and the College of Science and Technology.  Joint courtesy appointments are available.  Salaries for new faculty are highly competitive and resources have been allocated for start-up.

The College of Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate (MS, MSE, PhD) degrees in Mechanical, Electrical and Computer, and Civil and Environmental Engineering. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a representative publication(s), a statement of research interests and plans, a description of teaching philosophy, and the names and addresses of four individuals who may be contacted for references.  Materials should be sent to:

Mechanical Engineering Search Committee Chair, Office of the Dean, College of Engineering Temple University, 1947 N 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122.

For additional information, please contact Professor George Baran at GRBaran@astro.temple.edu

Temple University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and specifically invites and encourages applications from women and minorities.  Information about Temple University is available at http://www.temple.edu.