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The Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) at Johns Hopkins University invites nominations and applications for the position of Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME). This is an outstanding opportunity for an accomplished scholar with leadership experience, in collaboration with a growing faculty and an enterprising Dean, to further strengthen an exceptional department at the nation’s first research university. The successful candidate will embody the intellectual distinction, entrepreneurial capacity, collaborative spirit, transparency, inclusiveness, and creativity that characterize the School’s culture, along with a scholarly record deserving appointment as tenured full professor at Johns Hopkins University. Serving a renewable five-year term, the Head will be appointed in an endowed position and will be a full-time tenured faculty member in ME. The Head will be encouraged to remain active in research, with strategic leadership of the department as their top priority. The Department The ME department has strengths in four established areas – thermo-fluids, mechanics and materials, robotics and controls, and mechanical engineering in biology and biomedicine – and has just nucleated a group in the emerging area of space engineering. The department is known for its collegial culture and shared governance practices. ME faculty advance their research programs through several institutes that draw faculty from other WSE departments as well as the Applied Physics Laboratory, the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Medicine. The Laboratory for Computational Sensing & Robotics (LCSR), the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI), the Institute for Nanobiotechnology (INBT), and the Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) are among the institutes with significant ME participation and leadership. HEMI and LCSR were founded by ME faculty, who have played leadership roles in several major efforts in the University including the new Data Science & AI Institute. In FY 2024-2025, the department’s sponsored-research expenditures topped $36M. Over the last decade, the department has grown to include over 30 tenured and tenure-track faculty, four teaching faculty, and 13 staff. Department Head The Department Head will continue to advance the excellence of research and teaching in the department; recruit and retain outstanding faculty and students; establish world-leading centers and institutes, broaden the department’s engagement with industry as well as with other departments, centers, and institutes in the University; support translational and entrepreneurial activities of the faculty; enhance a sense of community among members of the department; increase gift and grant support; elevate the reputation of faculty via award programs and other forms of recognition; accelerate the translation of discoveries and new knowledge to benefit society; and ensure that degree programs are in the forefront of their fields. Click HERE to find out more. Thru 1 Dec 2026
About the Position: The College of Business at The University of Alabama in Huntsville seeks a distinguished scholar and collaborative intellectual leader for the position of Eminent Scholar in Management of Technology. We are looking for an established research authority who is passionate about institutional impact and someone who is committed to mentoring early-career faculty, fostering collaborative research networks, and serving as a catalyst for departmental growth within a dynamic high-tech ecosystem. Responsibilities:
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More information is available HERE. Thru 1 Dec 2026
The Department of Industrial, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering (IMSE) in the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering (WCOE) at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, Associate Professor of Practice/Professor of Practice to begin September 1, 2027. While appointed to this position, you will accrue vacation and will be required to report leave monthly following TTU’s Operating Policy 70.01 and TTU System Regulation 07.12. Since you will accrue vacation, you will follow a staff holiday schedule, which is available here: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/empbenefits/holidayschedule.php. As a faculty member in the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering (IMSE), you will be expected to:
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