Job Type: Tenure-Track – Assistant Professor
Compensation: $75,936.; 9-month contract paid over 12 months, benefits eligible
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Location: Saint Martin’s University, Lacey, WA
The Mechanical Engineering department at the Saint Martin’s University School of Engineering seeks highly qualified candidates to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor full-time faculty position. Exceptional applicants in all areas relevant to Mechanical Engineering will be considered. Particular areas of interest include: aerospace, biomechanics, robotics, and machine learning / AI.
The Mechanical Engineering department is committed to building a culturally inclusive educational environment. We are seeking faculty who can teach in these and other areas while contributing to the excellence in our programs and courses through their research, teaching, and service. The successful candidate will be capable of engaging with a variety of industry and government sponsors and partners.
Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring of students at all levels, initiate and sustain a vigorous funded research program, and provide service to the department, the university, and the profession.
Ranked by Niche as the second (#2) most diverse private college in Washington State in 2020, Saint Martin’s is extremely proud of our student diversity. Our university treasures persons of all abilities, ages, ethnicities, genders, nationalities, orientations, races, and religions. In particular, we know that students educated in an ethnically diverse setting perform better academically and reap greater professional success than their peers from more homogeneous learning environments. We proudly celebrate that our student population is 51% undergraduate and 32% graduate students of color. Therefore, we intentionally encourage and request that members of historically underrepresented groups apply to join this community.
The Mechanical Engineering Department in the Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering at Saint Martin’s has a long tradition of excellence in teaching. The Department is responsible for the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, the Master of Engineering Management, and the undergraduate minor in Electrical Engineering, as well as new programs that are in development.
A doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering is required at the start date, and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Prior teaching experience is strongly preferred. Prior industrial experience is strongly preferred. Full consideration will be given to applications received by June 6, 2025. Applications received after that date may be considered until the position is filled.
The application package should include: 1) a curriculum vitae, 2) a statement of teaching philosophy, and 3) a statement of previous research accomplishments and future research plans

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