Employment

Thank you for your interest in Boston University. With a dynamic and diverse workforce, a great benefits package, social and cultural events, and the stability of a successful institution that has grown steadily since 1839, Boston University offers excellent opportunities for personal and career growth to all of its employees. Below is a listing of current faculty and staff openings in the Mechanical Engineering Department. For more information on Boston University, you can also visit the Human Resources webpage.

Faculty Positions

N E W  O P E N I N G S

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University anticipates filling up to two
openings for tenure track or tenured faculty positions in the following areas: fluid and solid
(bio)mechanics at all scales (macro to nano), energy conversion and/or energy systems, materials
for energy applications, and the application of optics and/or acoustics to cutting-edge problems in
material science and engineering, mechanical systems, or biomedical instrumentation.
Although candidates at all academic ranks will be considered, preference will be given to
applicants at the junior level. Candidates with interdisciplinary research interests that transcend
the traditional boundaries of ME are also encouraged to apply and take advantage of opportunities
for joint appointments within the Division of Material Science and Engineering, the Division of
Systems Engineering, as well as other college departments.

In addition to a relevant, earned Ph.D., qualified candidates will have a demonstrable ability to
teach effectively, develop successful and sustainable research programs in their area of expertise,
and contribute to the tradition of excellent scholarship that characterizes the Boston University
ME department. BU is committed to expanding its culturally diverse faculty and strongly
encourages applications from female and minority candidates.

The ME Department offers Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. programs in Mechanical Engineering, (with
undergraduate concentrations in Manufacturing and Aerospace Engineering) and Masters
programs in Manufacturing Engineering. The Department is also strongly integrated within
college wide undergraduate concentrations in Energy Technologies and Environmental
Engineering and in Nanotechnology. The Department has 40 full time faculty who attract an
annual research portfolio approaching $12 million.

Applicants should prepare a submission dossier consisting of a curriculum vita, the names and addresses of three references, and a letter of interest in which they discuss how they envision their future as teachers, mentors, and researchers. Click here for a PDF of the employment advertisement. Please send the dossier to:

Professor J. Gregory McDaniel
Chair, Search Committee
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Boston University
110 Cummington St.
Boston, MA 02215

Electronic Submissions to MEsearch@bu.edu are preferred.

Staff Positions

Coming soon.

Boston University and the Department of Mechanical Engineering are equal opportunity/affirmative action organizations.