Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering Florida Institute of Technology United States

Department: Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences (APSS)
Program: Aerospace Engineering
Position Type: Full-Time, Non-Tenure Track
Start Date: August 2026

Florida Tech invites applications for a full-time non-tenure track Assistant Professor position in Aerospace Engineering. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence at both undergraduate and graduate levels and contribute through service to the institution and profession.

Teaching Load: Minimum of three courses per semester and advising students.

Required: Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering or a closely related field

Preferred:

• Aerodynamics
• Structures
• Propulsion
• Aircraft flight mechanics
• Experience or interest in laboratory instruction, such as experimental fluid mechanics, is highly valued

APSS Department has 34 faculty members across aerospace engineering, physics, astrophysics, astronomy, astrobiology, and planetary sciences

Aerospace Engineering program serves ~500 undergraduates and 70 graduate students

Research strengths include:

• Intelligent machines and autonomous aerospace systems
• Mechanics of advanced composites and cellular structures
• Composite structural health monitoring
• High-fidelity numerical flow simulations
• Modeling of advanced energetic materials for solid propellants

Recent investment of over $14 million in labs and research infrastructure, including:

• Composites manufacturing and testing facilities
• Spacecraft manufacturing labs (ISO6 clean rooms, thermal vacuum, vibration shaker, satellite ADCS test stand)

Florida Tech is a private, research-intensive university with ~9,200 students and 424 faculty members

Offers over 200 degrees and certificate programs

Ranked Top 100 Best Value University (U.S. News & World Report)

Campus located on 130 acres in Melbourne, FL, near Melbourne Airport, beaches, NASA Kennedy Space Center, and Orlando

Florida Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer (race, color, national origin, religion, disability, sex, veteran status, etc.)

Title IX compliance:
No discrimination based on sex

Reasonable accommodations for disabilities available through the Office of Human Resources , notify 5 days in advance)

Official transcripts required prior to first day of employment

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