Quo Endowed Professorship, Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Job Overview

The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Industrial Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati invites applications for the full-time tenure-track Dr. Phillip C. and Mrs. Consuelo Y. Quo Endowed Professor position. The position benefits from a generous chair endowment and offers a competitive salary commensurate with candidate experience. Candidates in the broad area of Mechanical Engineering will be considered. The College of Engineering and Applied Science at UC has pioneered the mandatory cooperative experience for engineers since 1906 and has excellent connections with the industrial sector, both locally and nationally. Cincinnati has been identified as one of the most livable cities in America, situated in a tri-state metropolitan area with a population of 2.2 million and with excellent cultural and entertainment opportunities.

Essential Functions

• Develop a world-class research program in their specialty area by attracting extramural funding, advising graduate and undergraduate students on research, and publishing research results in professional journals.
• Build externally funded joint ventures (such as multi-investigator research teams and centers) as well as strengthen partnerships with industries through research collaborations and workforce development initiatives.
• Teach graduate and undergraduate engineering courses specific to their specialty area within Mechanical Engineering.
• Participate in internal and external service activities such as editorial/peer review, career mentoring for students and junior faculty, and serving on departmental, college and university committees.

Minimum Requirements

Prior to the effective date of appointment, a Doctoral Degree in the field of Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field.

Application Process

Interested candidates should create an Applicant Profile at (Requisition# 103149) and upload a current CV/Resume and cover letter summarizing their research and teaching interests. Under the ‘Additional Documents’ section, interested candidates should also upload a Statement of Research (5 page maximum), a Statement of Teaching Philosophy (3 page maximum), a Team Culture Statement (a 1 page statement describing your perspective on building a positive team culture), as well as names and contact information for at least five references. References will only be contacted for those candidates who are selected as finalists. Further documentation may be separately requested by the search committee at a later date.

Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Additional Information

The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Industrial Engineering currently has 44 faculty members and an enrollment of about 1900 undergraduate and 260 graduate students. The Department offers ABET accredited B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering; M.S., Master of Engineering, and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and in Materials Science and Engineering. The Department has research focus areas in Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Mechanics, Vibrations & Acoustics, Robotics & Controls, Thermal-Fluids & Energy. For more information regarding the Department and the Mechanical Engineering Program, please see the following link:

The University of Cincinnati is a major research university () within an urban community. The University’s research portfolio includes a broad range of activities spanning physical, social and life sciences, engineering, and medicine. The UC College of Medicine and three affiliated hospitals provide unique opportunities in multidisciplinary research.

The university boasts a student body of over 50,000 enrolled in over 400 programs of study and is the region’s largest employer with over 15,000 faculty, staff and student workers. UC is ranked as one of America’s top 26 public research universities by the National Science Foundation. U.S. News has ranked UC in the Top Tier of America’s Best Colleges. In addition, Cooperative Education (co-op) had its founding at UC in 1906.