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Tenure-track Positions in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) 2025-2026
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Open Date: Oct 27, 2025
Deadline:
The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) within the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) at the University of Pennsylvania seeks outstanding applicants for tenure-track or tenured positions at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level.
The Department seeks applicants with innovative and impactful research agendas, a dedication to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, and a commitment to fostering and building our scholarly community. An applicant's future research should be rooted in mechanical engineering and coupled with at least one of the Department's core disciplinary strengths in mechanics of materials and structures, fluid mechanics and thermal sciences, and robotics and mechanical systems.
The Department has grown substantially in recent years and is positioned for continued impact within the Penn Engineering 2030 Strategic Plan. Our faculty collaborate with researchers across the University and engage with leading centers and initiatives at Penn, including the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing, and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory, the Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS), the Innovation in Data Engineering and Science (IDEAS) initiative, the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), the NSF Engineering Research Center for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag), and the Center for Precision Engineering for Health (CPE4H). The Department encourages candidates who can leverage and add to these relationships.
Penn Engineering strongly supports dual-career couples, and we welcome and encourage inquiries about dual career assistance (for academic and non-academic opportunities) at an early stage of the recruitment process.
Qualifications
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
Application Instructions
Applications must be submitted online through Interfolio, and include a cover letter (limit of 1 page), curriculum vitae, teaching statement (limit of 2 pages), research statement with abstract (limit of 3 pages), names and contact information of 3 references. For full consideration, please apply by January 6, 2026. Application review will begin in December, so early applications are encouraged.
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/176546
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Tenure-track Positions in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) 2025-2026
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Open Date: Oct 27, 2025
Deadline:
The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) within the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) at the University of Pennsylvania seeks outstanding applicants for tenure-track or tenured positions at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level.
The Department seeks applicants with innovative and impactful research agendas, a dedication to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, and a commitment to fostering and building our scholarly community. An applicant's future research should be rooted in mechanical engineering and coupled with at least one of the Department's core disciplinary strengths in mechanics of materials and structures, fluid mechanics and thermal sciences, and robotics and mechanical systems.
The Department has grown substantially in recent years and is positioned for continued impact within the Penn Engineering 2030 Strategic Plan. Our faculty collaborate with researchers across the University and engage with leading centers and initiatives at Penn, including the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing, and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory, the Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS), the Innovation in Data Engineering and Science (IDEAS) initiative, the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), the NSF Engineering Research Center for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag), and the Center for Precision Engineering for Health (CPE4H). The Department encourages candidates who can leverage and add to these relationships.
Penn Engineering strongly supports dual-career couples, and we welcome and encourage inquiries about dual career assistance (for academic and non-academic opportunities) at an early stage of the recruitment process.
Qualifications
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
Application Instructions
Applications must be submitted online through Interfolio, and include a cover letter (limit of 1 page), curriculum vitae, teaching statement (limit of 2 pages), research statement with abstract (limit of 3 pages), names and contact information of 3 references. For full consideration, please apply by January 6, 2026. Application review will begin in December, so early applications are encouraged.
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/176546
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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