School of Engineering

Employment Opportunities

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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Faculty Positions

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering seeks candidates for tenure-track faculty positions, starting September 2008.  We anticipate up to two faculty appointments at the assistant professor level, one jointly with the Department of Chemical Engineering.  In special cases, a senior faculty appointment might be possible.

We will consider exceptional candidates with interests in Geomechanics and Geomaterials, and in Environmental Chemistry, broadly defined. We will also consider outstanding candidates in other areas of Civil and Environmental Engineering. For more information please visit our web site at http://cee.mit.edu/search.

In all cases, we are interested in hiring individuals with novel ideas relevant to the Department's long-term objectives. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in engineering or science. The Department has a strong commitment to diversity and we strongly encourage women and minorities to apply.

Interested candidates should send application materials to cee-search@mit.edu. Each application should include a curriculum vita, a one-page statement on research, a one-page statement on teaching, and the names and addresses of three or more references. We request that each candidate arrange for three letters to be sent directly to cee-search@mit.edu, with a copy mailed to the following address:

Faculty Search Committee
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
1-290
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

Responses by February 1, 2008 will be given priority. MIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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ENGINEERING SYSTEMS DIVISION

Assistant Professor

The MIT Engineering Systems Division invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in the broad area of principles and properties of complex large scale engineering systems.  Relevant topic areas include but are not limited to technology and policy, energy and environment systems, interface of economics and engineering systems, logistics and supply chains, and applications to critical network infrastructures. Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in Engineering Systems or a related field of engineering, management, or social science, must have strong teaching skills, and must have demonstrated excellence in research. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a significant research program and use his/her expertise to develop and teach subjects in related areas.

Applications received by January 15, 2008 will receive full consideration. Applicants should send a current curriculum vita, names and addresses of three references, no more than three publications, and a three-page statement of teaching and research interests via email to ESD-Search@mit.edu or by mail to MIT, Engineering Systems Division, Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Room E40-261, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139-4307.  Electronic submission is preferred.

MIT is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer. Women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Division of Health Sciences and Technology

Junior Faculty Position

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) seeks candidates for a tenure-track faculty position (Assistant or Associate Professor level) offered in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST). This position carries with it an appointment to the Athinoula A. Martinos chair.

We seek candidates who have earned a doctorate in a field related to biomedical imaging. Candidates could come from such fields as chemistry, physics, biology and/or biological, electrical or biomedical engineering. We are especially interested in applicants working in areas related to PET radio-chemistry, molecular imaging or other associated areas of biomedical imaging. Faculty duties will include teaching undergraduate and graduate students, research, and supervision of theses. We seek candidates who will interact productively with students and faculty in HST and its affiliated departments at both MIT and Harvard, thereby fostering interdisciplinary research and teaching. Candidates are encouraged to consider a dual appointment in a collaborating MIT department.

In particular, we seek candidates who will contribute to the research and educational efforts of HST’s Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at MIT and at the Massachusetts General Hospital. The Athinoula Martinos Center has state-of-the-art medical imaging facilities including numerous high-field human and animal MRIs, MEG, and optical imaging laboratories across its campuses. Of special note, a new PET and molecular imaging facility, including advanced hybrid PET/MRI cameras and full radiopharmaceutical synthesis and production facilities, is now being planned, and candidates with expertise in these domains are encouraged to apply to provide leadership for this new effort.

Candidates must register with the HST search website at http://hst-faculty-search.mit.edu. All application materials should be submitted electronically to the website. (If this is not possible, the application may be sent to the address below.) Candidate applications should include a description of professional interests and goals in both teaching and research. Each application should include a curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three or more individuals who will provide letters of recommendation. Candidates should ask recommenders to submit their letters directly to MIT on the website, or, if this is not possible, by mailing to the address below. Although applications will be accepted until the position is filled, completed applications will be reviewed starting September 15, 2007.

Send all materials not submitted on the website to:

Martha L. Gray, PhD,
Director, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology (HST)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue E25-519
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

M.I.T. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

For more information about HST, please visit http://hst.mit.edu/. For more information about the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, please visit: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/flashHome.php/

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty Positions

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at M.I.T. invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant/associate professor level, to begin July 2008.  Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering or a related science or engineering discipline.  The successful candidate will be expected to develop a vibrant research program at the forefront of the field, and to harness his/her expertise in curriculum development and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to: materials for energy applications, including novel solar energy systems, electrocatalysis and electrochemistry; structured materials, materials processing, including green materials processing; crystal chemistry; materials chemistry; combinatorial materials science; soft materials, electronic materials and computational materials science.

Applications received by November 15, 2007 will receive full consideration. M.I.T. has a strong and continued commitment to diversity in engineering education, research and practice, and especially encourages applications from women and minorities. Applications submitted should include 2 copies of the following: a complete CV., a 3 page statement of research and teaching interests, no more than three publications, and complete contact information for three references.  Electronic submissions are preferred and may be e-mailed in to dmsejob@mit.edu. Applications sent by mail should be addressed to: Department of Materials Science and Engineering Att: Esther Greaves Estwick, Rm 8-328, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave; Cambridge, MA 02139-4307.

MIT is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Assistant Professor in Computational Mechanics

The Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks an outstanding individual at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor without tenure, in the area of Computational Mechanics.

Applicants must hold an earned doctorate by the time of appointment in an appropriate field and must have a demonstrated ability to carry out outstanding research; they must also have a strong record of, or promise for, exceptional teaching. Specifically, applicants must be strong in solid mechanics, and must have demonstrated strength to advance the frontiers of research in modeling, computation, and simulation as practiced in engineering and the sciences underpinning engineering. The computational mechanics research should address the development of novel, robust methods of analysis, and probe deeply into multi-scale and multi-physics phenomena in a new or emerging field. Topical areas of interest are broad, and may include the design of new materials for extreme loading conditions, nano-engineering, renewable energy sources, bio-engineering, and the medical sciences.

Applicants should send a CV, a Research Statement, a Teaching Statement, and copies of no more than three publications; and must also arrange for three individuals to submit recommendation letters on their behalf. This information must be submitted electronically to compmechanics-search-07@mit.edu.

MIT is an equal-opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Applications received by December 15, 2007, will receive full consideration.

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Assistant Professor in Design and Manufacturing

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT is looking for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Design and Manufacturing with an interest in environmental issues.

Three convergent trends will likely change the way in which we design and manufacture products in the future: a vast increase in demand for manufactured goods from a rapidly industrializing global economy, the increasing price of hydrocarbon fuels, and increasing concerns for the environment. New treaties and rules are now falling into place which limit the carbon footprint of a product in its lifetime, mandate recycling by producing companies, and regulate the use of different types of materials. We are seeking an individual who conducts research in design and manufacturing with an interest in the environment – be it designing products in such a way that their carbon footprint is minimized, designing and manufacturing equipment for renewable energy sources, or analyzing and improving manufacturing processes in order to reduce impact on the environment. Our scope is broad, and we invite candidates to describe the implications of their research and approach on the environment.

The candidate must hold an earned doctorate and should have a firm intellectual foundation in one of several possible related fields. These could include a traditional area like mechanics, materials, or design, a particular technology thrust area (we would be particularly interested in equipment and product designs or renewable energy systems) and various analysis tools. In particular, this individual should be able to teach a graduate level course in design or manufacturing.

Applicants should send a curriculum vita, a research statement, a teaching statement, copies of not more than two publications, and four letters of recommendation. This information must be entered electronically at the following site:

http://search-meche.mit.edu

MIT is an equal-opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Applications received by December 15, 2007 will receive full consideration.

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Assistant Professor in Energy, Energy Technology and Energy Systems

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is seeking outstanding candidates for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the field of energy, energy technology and energy systems. The Department is looking for individuals who will contribute to the engineering and engineering science of modern energy conversion systems and processes. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, carbon capture in power generation, alternative engines, alternative fuel utilization, hybrid power trains, large-scale energy storage and integrated power systems. Energy-related engineering-science topics include, but are not limited to, multi-physics simulation of transport-chemistry interactions, fundamentals of complex multiphase and reactive flows, interfacial processes, energy conversion under extreme conditions and large-scale energy storage. Candidates must have an earned Ph.D. in their field at the time of appointment. The successful candidate is expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels in Mechanical Engineering courses including energy conversion subjects. The candidate will also be expected to develop an outstanding research program. Interested candidates should submit electronically their CV, a brief statement describing their scholarly interests in research and teaching and contact information for four references to: Energy-Search-07@mit.edu . Applications received before November 30 will be given full consideration. MIT is an equal-opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty Position in Dynamics of Nonlinear Systems

The Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks an outstanding individual for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor without tenure level, in the area of Dynamics of Nonlinear Phenomena in engineered and natural systems. Appointment at higher rank may be considered for candidates of exceptional qualifications.

Applicants must hold an earned doctorate by the time of appointment in an appropriate field and must have demonstrated ability to carry out outstanding research; they must also have a strong record of, or promise for, exceptional teaching. Specifically, applicants must have demonstrated strength in mechanics and related fields as applied to the understanding, quantification and/or control of nonlinear dynamics phenomena in engineered and natural systems. Potential research areas are broad, encompassing classical as well as emerging fields in mechanical engineering; they may include, but are not limited to, theory and applications of nonlinear dynamics to ocean and atmospheric phenomena, nonlinear optics, and micromechanical and biological systems.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vita, a research statement, a teaching statement and copies of not more than three publications. They should also arrange for three individuals to submit letters of recommendation on their behalf. Two copies of these documents should be sent to:

Chair, Dynamics Search
Department of Mechanical Engineering
MIT 3-173
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

Applications received by September 15, 2009 will receive full consideration.

MIT is an equal-opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

http://web.mit.edu/, http://meche.mit.edu/

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty Position in Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, M.I.T., invites applications for a faculty position in the field of Robotics, Mechatronics, and Dynamic Systems and Control. The successful candidate should have demonstrated abilities to conduct an independent, strong research program as well as to teach graduate and undergraduate subjects in these areas. The field of robotics, mechatronics, and dynamic systems and control has entered a new era with advanced sensors, actuators, materials, and communication technology. Growing needs include autonomous mobile robots for energy exploration, security, defense, and environment monitoring; advanced medical devices and systems for surgery, rehabilitation, and elderly care; and humanoids and home robots for home automation, education, and entertainment. The successful candidate is expected to have his/her core disciplinary competence in dynamic systems and control, and possess a broad cross-disciplinary knowledge in electronics, materials, or biology as well as a practical knowledge and experience in mechanical design and manufacturing.

Applicants must hold a doctorate in a discipline related to one or more of the above research topics. The new faculty hire is expected to have research focus in mechanical engineering, and have demonstrated (1) outstanding research strength in robotics, mechatronics, or dynamic systems and control, (2) strong disciplinary background, (3) the ability to synthesize new devices and systems by working across broad disciplinary fields, (4) strong experimental skills and the ability to realize his/her research results in physical form. An appointment as assistant professor or associate professor without tenure is desired, although a senior appointment may be considered for exceptional candidates having world-class reputation.

Applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received. Applications received by April 1, 2008 will receive full consideration. MIT is especially encouraging minorities and women to apply, because of its strong commitment to diversity in engineering education, research, and practice. Applicants should send a C.V., a statement of research and teaching interests, no more than five publications, and complete contact information for at least three individuals who are willing to give a reference. E-mail applications are preferred; send to robotics-mesearch07@mit.edu in MS Word, pdf, or plain text. Alternatively, send two copies of these documents to: Chair, Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Search Committee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 5-214, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307.

MIT is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

http://web.mit.edu/, http://meche.mit.edu/

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Faculty Opening

The MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering Department invites applications for faculty positions. Appointments would most likely be at the assistant or untenured associate professor level. In special cases, a senior faculty appointment may be possible.

The Department is a world leader in the application of nuclear and radiation phenomena to engineering systems. Its faculty teach and conduct research in a broad range of areas from fundamental nuclear science to practical applications of nuclear technology in energy, health care, and other industries. The Department’s current activities encompass fission reactor technology, plasma physics and fusion technology, security technology, radiation physics, and biological, medical and information sciences. Applicants should have a doctorate in an engineering or physical sciences field and must have demonstrated excellence in research. A commitment to excel in teaching the foundations and applications of nuclear science and engineering is essential. The Department is searching broadly, and outstanding candidates working in any branch of nuclear science and engineering will be given serious consideration. MIT is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

To apply, submit a curriculum vita, description of research interests, and the names of three references via email to nsefacultysearch@mit.edu or by mail to MIT, Nuclear Science and Engineering Dept, Faculty Search, Room E38-104, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139-4307.

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