Tenure-Track Faculty Position – Robotics: The Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in robotics. This search is part of sustained growth in robotics at Notre Dame. Recent investments include a cross-departmental effort in Physical AI and Robotics that connects Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering with Computer Science and Engineering and with Electrical Engineering. Robotics at Notre Dame is organized around a distinctive identity in human-centered robotics, built on established strengths in mechanics, modeling, control, and experimentally grounded robotic systems.
Tenure-Track Faculty Position – All Areas: The Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position. Applications are welcome from all areas of aerospace and mechanical engineering. The Department is particularly interested in candidates whose work complements and bridges existing strengths in its five research pillars: bioengineering; computational engineering; fluid mechanics; materials, energy, and manufacturing; and robotics and controls. Strategic priorities include human health and well-being; sustainable energy, propulsion, and aerospace systems; advanced materials and manufacturing; dynamics, control, and automation; physical artificial intelligence and autonomy; and research that couples AI with physics-based modeling, simulation, and experimentation.
Roth-Gibson Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Director, Hessert Aerospace Laboratories: The Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame invites applications and nominations for a distinguished scholar and visionary leader to serve as the Roth-Gibson Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Hessert Aerospace Laboratories. This senior, faculty leadership role is intended for an internationally recognized aerospace researcher who will provide strategic direction and intellectual leadership to advance the laboratories as a world-class hub for aerospace research, education, and collaboration.