Auburn University's Materials Research and Education Center is seeking a tenure-track faculty member. The successful candidate will be qualified to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Materials Engineering and will be expected to develop an independently funded research program. Preferred research areas include, but are not limited to, application of nano and bio-materials in engineering systems, materials for energy harvesting and conservation, as well as materials for electronics and sensors. Outstanding candidates with research specializations in other materials areas will also be considered. Candidates are being sought to fill a vacancy by Fall 2008. Candidates will be considered at all levels (up to full professor for an outstanding candidate). The salary level for the position will be highly competitive.
Applicants must have a background, including Ph.D., in materials science/engineering or a related discipline with documented expertise in the specializations listed above and be currently authorized to work in the United States.
Auburn University was chartered in 1856 and is the largest university in the state of Alabama with a student enrollment of more than 22,000 and over 1,130 faculty members. U.S. News and World Report ranks Auburn 38th overall and 34th in Engineering among public universities. Auburn offers nearly 150 baccalaureate degree programs in 64 academic departments. The graduate school provides masters level programs in 130 areas and doctoral programs in 96 fields.
The Materials Research and Education Center falls administratively under the Mechanical Engineering Department in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and offers degree programs in Materials Engineering. The College of Engineering has an enrollment of 3,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate students in eight departments.
The picturesque main campus covers 1,875 acres and includes the entire southwest quadrant of the city of Auburn. The Auburn/Opelika community has an additional population of approximately 70,000, an excellent public school system and has been nationally recognized as one of the "best small towns in America."
For additional information, please use the following links for information about:
* Auburn University (www.auburn.edu)
* Materials Research and Education Center (www.eng.auburn.edu/matl)
* Surrounding community (Auburn/Opelika Convention and Visitors Bureau &
Auburn Chamber of Commerce)
Application Guidelines
Applicants should send a detailed curriculum vita: names, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of at least three references; and a summary of teaching/research plans to Dr. A. Simonian, Search Committee Chair, and addressed as follows:
Postal mail: Faculty Search; c/o Elizabeth Hartwick, 270 Ross Hall, Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, AL 36849
E-mail: hartwee@auburn.edu; Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF files are preferred.
Auburn University is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities and Female Applicants ale Encouraged to Apply
