Open Positions
Tenured Professor & Head of the Division of Systems Engineering
The College of Engineering invites applications from senior candidates for a faculty position in the area of Systems Engineering. The successful candidate will serve as Head of the Division of Systems Engineering and will be appointed in either the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or the Department of Mechanical Engineering, based on their background and expertise. The successful candidate will be a proven research leader who can build on and unify existing strengths that span both departments. Working in close partnership with the Center for Information and Systems Engineering (CISE) and the Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering, the Division has established world-class research excellence in foundational areas—including control systems and decision sciences—as well as in applied domains such as robotics and autonomous systems, power and energy systems, physical AI, cyber-physical systems including smart cities, intelligent transportation and healthcare systems. Joint appointments with other BU departments and units are available for candidates with relevant interests and expertise.
Faculty Position in Physical AI
The Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. We are primarily seeking candidates working at the frontiers of intelligent systems and physical AI but welcome all candidates whose work complements and extends our core strengths in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, biomechanics and mechanobiology, dynamics and control, energy and sustainability, materials, robotics, solid mechanics, and thermofluids.
We encourage candidates to apply early. Applications received by November 15, 2026 will be given full consideration. Please submit to AcademicJobsOnline.org 1) a cover letter that describes how your research and teaching interests fit within the interdisciplinary mission of the College of Engineering, 2) a research statement, 3) CV, 4) a teaching statement, and 5) three letters of recommendation.
Faculty Position in Frontiers of Robotics
The Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. We are primarily seeking candidates working at the frontiers of robotics in mechanical engineering but welcome all candidates whose work complements and extends our core strengths in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, biomechanics and mechanobiology, dynamics and control, energy and sustainability, materials, robotics, solid mechanics, and thermofluids.
We encourage candidates to apply early. Applications received by November 20, 2026 will be given full consideration. Please submit to AcademicJobsOnline.org 1) a cover letter that describes how your research and teaching interests fit within the interdisciplinary mission of the College of Engineering, 2) a research statement, 3) CV, 4) a teaching statement, and 5) three letters of recommendation.