Georgia Southern University · 3 weeks ago
Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering
Statesboro, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelGeorgia Southern University is the state's largest and most comprehensive center of higher education south of Atlanta. The Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering will develop and teach courses, establish a funded research program, and engage in professional service activities.
EducationHigher EducationUniversities
Responsibilities
Develop and teach undergraduate and graduate lectures and labs
Develop a successful research program (including writing proposals and managing grants, obtaining external funding, and preparing peer reviewed scholarly publications) that engages both graduate and undergraduate students
Supervise PhD dissertation, MSME theses and undergraduate projects
Assist in academic and professional mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students
Participate in program assessment and execution of a continuous improvement plan
Participate in academic and professional service activities
Qualification
Required
Earned terminal degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, or a closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or Metallurgical Engineering, by August 1, 2026
B.S. (or equivalent) degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, or a closely related discipline
Effective communications skills (verbal and written)
Ability to develop and teach discipline-specific lectures and laboratories at the undergraduate and graduate levels
Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives
Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development
Demonstrated commitment to advancing a strong and growing research and scholarship agenda and the production of research/creative activities as appropriate to the discipline
Preferred
The potential to develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses such as: Molten Metal Casting, Metals Machining, Joining & Processing, Materials Processing, Metallurgy, Statics, Strength of Materials, and/or Materials Science
The potential to develop funded research programs in appropriate applied and fundamental sub-discipline areas (such as molten metal casting, metallic materials and casting processes, metal machining processes, and heat treatment of metals)
An ability to proficiently use and provide instruction using software such as MAGMASOFT, ANSYS, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, MATLAB, and/or LabVIEW
Relevant professional experience
A record of scholarship and participation in professional activities
Experience with ABET accreditation and/or continuous improvement activities
Company
Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University is the state’s largest and most comprehensive center of higher education south of Atlanta.
Founded in 1906
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.55MKey Investors
Foundation for Opioid Response EffortsU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2025-07-30Grant· $0.53M
2022-06-28Grant· $0.03M
Leadership Team
Katrina McNair
Chief Audit Officer
Recent News
2025-09-28
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