Tenure-Track: Assistant or Associate Professor - Space Engineering (Space Robotics)
About the role
The Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering at Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty candidate with a 9-month academic appointment, with the possibility of an additional summer appointment contingent upon need and availability of funds, beginning Fall 2027. Applicants will be considered at the level of Assistant or Associate professor. Candidates will be considered with areas of interest in all aspects of space engineering.
Responsibilities
- Develop and teach courses in the newly established Space Engineering program at Texas A&M
- Advise and mentor graduate students
- Develop an independent externally funded research program at the forefront of aerospace and space engineering and sciences
- Participate in all aspects of the department’s activities
- Serve the profession
Requirements
Applicants must have an earned doctorate in aerospace engineering or a closely related science and engineering discipline.
Skills
- Space robotics
- Space operations
- Orbital servicing
- Manufacturing and assembly
- Spacecraft proximity operations
- Space mission design
Schedule
9‑month academic appointment with the possibility of an additional summer appointment contingent upon need and availability of funds. Appointment anticipated to begin August 2027; successful candidates will be interviewed during Spring 2027.
Questions regarding this position should be directed to Lance Isenhour at lisenhour@tamu.edu.