Assistant Professor - Fluid Mechanics - Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor - Fluid Mechanics - Mechanical Engineering Position Overview

Position title: Assistant Professor

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $107,100 - $157,800 (9-month academic year salary); however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026, or a later, mutually agreed-upon date.

Open date: September 23, 2025

Most recent review date: Friday, Oct 31, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Friday, Nov 7, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The University of California, Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Fluid Mechanics/Fluid Dynamics. We welcome candidates working in any area of the field, broadly defined across theory, computation, and experiment, including cross-disciplinary research. The successful candidate will develop a vibrant research program and provide instructional excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is part of the College of Engineering in the University of California, Berkeley, a premier public university. The Mechanical Engineering undergraduate and PhD programs are both consistently ranked among the top programs nationwide, attracting talented and diverse students and researchers.

Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the foremost technology hub in the United States, the ME department has strong connections with many of the world’s leading companies in a variety of industries. Department faculty benefit from affiliations and strong collaborations with a variety of pre-eminent research centers located in proximity to campus, including the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, UC San Francisco Medical Center, NASA Ames Research Center, and many others.

The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, visit .

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Basic qualifications (required at time of application):
Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent international degree), or be enrolled in a PhD-granting program (or equivalent international degree) at the time of application.

Document requirements

• Cover Letter - Please introduce yourself as a candidate, summarizing your accomplishments in research, teaching, and service, and highlighting synergies between your research interests and ongoing work in the department or campus.
• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Research Statement - Please discuss research accomplishments including significant publications or other research products. Highlight the originality, creativity, and significance of your work in the field, as well as broader impacts, or potential impacts, of this work. Describe a compelling vision of your research to be conducted in the next 5-10 years with an emphasis on how you will establish a successful, extramurally-funded program aligned with critical needs areas of the department.
  
  Describe any applicable synergies with collaborators or resources at UC Berkeley or the surrounding ecosystem.
• Teaching, Mentoring, and Service Statement - Please discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests, including specific efforts and plans to support the success of all students through curriculum, classroom…