Tenure-Track Nuclear Engineering Professor

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Nuclear Engineering at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, with an anticipated start date in August 2027.

Duties include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in nuclear engineering-related subjects, developing and sustaining an externally funded research program, advising graduate students, publishing scholarly work, and providing service to the department, college, university, and

Qualifications

• Focus on reliability/maintainability of nuclear systems and components.
• Develop data analytics, AI, and digital twin methods for nuclear applications.
• Contribute to nuclear instrumentation and control and radiation instrumentation.
• Engage in robust decision-making and empirical modeling for reactor systems.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in nuclear engineering.
• Develop and sustain an externally funded research program.
• Advise graduate students and publish scholarly work.
• Provide service to the department, college, and university.

Skills

reliability maintenance

data analytics

digital twin

nuclear instrumentation and control

radiation instrumentation

Job description

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Nuclear Engineering at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, with an anticipated start date in August 2027.

Duties include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in nuclear engineering-related subjects, developing and sustaining an externally funded research program, advising graduate students, publishing scholarly work, and providing service to the department, college, university, and