Tenure-Track: Assistant or Associate Professor - Thermo-Fluids

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position beginning Fall 2027, with a nine-month appointment and the possibility of an additional summer appointment contingent upon need and available funds.

Applicants will be considered for Assistant Professor or Associate Professor depending on qualifications.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in mechanical engineering or a closely related engineering or science discipline.

Responsibilities

• Teach, advise and mentor graduate students; develop an independent, externally funded research program; participate in all aspects of the department’s activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Review and contribute to academic and research programs as applicable per department website.

Skills

Thermo-fluids science

Fluid mechanics

Heat transfer

Energy systems

Computational fluid dynamics

Experimental methods

Education

PhD in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline

Job description

The J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position with a nine-month academic appointment, and the possibility of an additional summer appointment contingent upon need and availability of funds, beginning fall 2027. Applicants will be considered for the faculty titles of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor depending on qualifications and credentials.The department will consider candidates with demonstrated expertise and experience in thermo-fluids science and engineering, encompassing both fundamental and applied research in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and energy-related systems. Particular interest is directed toward researchers advancing the understanding, modeling, experimentation, prediction, and control of complex fluid-thermal phenomena. Fundamental areas of interest include turbulence, flow instabilities, multiphase flows, environmental flows, combustion, reacting flows, thermal management, and hypersonic propulsion. The department welcomes expertise in both computational and experimental approaches, including computational fluid dynamics, data-driven and machine learning methods, reduced-order modeling, uncertainty quantification, and advanced measurement and diagnostic techniques. Applications may span aerospace and propulsion systems, energy conversion and storage, advanced manufacturing, defense technologies, and emerging engineering systems where fluid, thermal, and reacting-flow processes play a critical role. Successful candidates will join a collaborative and interdisciplinary community of faculty addressing pressing challenges in energy, transportation, and advanced engineering systems, with the goal of developing transformative scientific insights and impactful engineering solutions.

The successful applicant will be required to teach, advise and mentor graduate students, develop an independent, externally funded research program, participate in all aspects of the department’s activities, and serve the profession. Strong written and verbal communication skills are required. Applicants must have an earned doctorate in mechanical engineering or a closely related engineering or science discipline. Applicants should consult the department’s website to review our academic and research programs (http://engineering.tamu.edu/mechanical).

The J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas has a strong local, national, and international reputation as a premier undergraduate and graduate education and research program. The department's undergraduate program is ranked No. 7 and its graduate program is ranked No. 6 among public institutions by U.S. News & World Report. The department ranks No. 1 nationally among public mechanical engineering programs, according to the ShanghaiRanking global ranking of academic subjects. The department has 76 tenured or tenure track faculty and 25 research and teaching professionals that support our teaching, research, and service missions. The department has approximately 1,500 undergraduate students (sophomore-senior) and over 325 Ph.D. students critical to our mission. Our doctoral program produces highly trained mechanical engineers for placement as professors and researchers at competitive universities, in industries in Texas, the nation, and internationally, and as researchers in national laboratories. There is also a large M.S. program with approximately 175 students who are an integral part of the research enterprise of the department. Mechanical engineering graduate students are supported by a broad spectrum of funding sources, including federal and international research grants, industrial contracts, and through major research centers, such as the Turbomachinery Laboratory, Center for Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Systems, Center of Innovation in Mechanics for Design, INVENT Lab, StarLab and the Energy Systems Laboratory. We also have about 75 Master of Engineering students enrolled.

Texas A&M University is located in the twin cities of Bryan and College Station, Texas, with a population of more than 280,000, and is conveniently centrally located in a triangle formed by Dallas, Houston and Austin. Texas A&M has more than 74,000 graduate and undergraduate students enrolled at the College Station campus. Research expenditures total more than $922 million annually, ranking Texas A&M in the top tier of universities nationwide. The Texas A&M University System has an endowment valued at more than $13.6 billion and Texas A&M University ranks 3rd among U.S. public universities and 8th overall. With more than 820 faculty members and over 24,700 students, the College of Engineering is one of the largest engineering schools in the country. The college is ranked 9th in graduate studies and 9th in undergraduate programs among public institutions by U.S. News & World Report. The college is also ranked 1st in research expenditures by the American Society for Engineering Education. Texas A&M is aware that attracting and retaining exceptional faculty often depends on meeting the needs of two careers and having policies that contribute to work-life balance.

Qualifications

Applicants must have an earned doctorate in mechanical engineering or a closely related engineering or science discipline.

Application Instructions

Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and personal statement to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching, and service as applicable,and a list of four references (including postal addresses, phone numbers and email addresses) by applying for this specific position atapply.interfolio.com/189116. Full consideration will be given to applications received by December 1, 2026. Applications received after that date may be considered until positions are filled. It is anticipated the appointment will begin in fall 2027.

For more information, contact Rebecca Simon [e-mail].