Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Artificial Intelligence
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Artificial Intelligence
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Position: Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Effective Date: August 18 2025 (Fall Semester)
Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $74652 to $158688/per year. The anticipated hiring range is $101760 to $104940/per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin on January 15 2025. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled).
California State University Long Beach CSULB is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific IslanderServing Institution (AANAPISI). It also earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023 joining a distinctive group of colleges and universities that have been recognized for its commitment to Latine/x student success. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established and actively supports the Black Excellence Collegium dedicated to promoting Black excellence and advancing Black Student Success and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach whose mission is to build capacity and promote inclusive servings across initiatives and efforts towards Latine/x student faculty and staff success across campus. The Presidents Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and to interrogating disrupting and transforming systemic inequities throughout the university. CSULBs Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students expanding access to higher education promoting intellectual achievement building community and cultivating resilience.
College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Required Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1 2025.
Specialization in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics with applications to mechanical and aerospace systems.
Demonstrated potential or effectiveness in teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels
Demonstrated potential for successful research scholarly and creative activities
Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population including Black/African American Latine/x Native American/Indigenous lowincome firstgeneration and minoritized students
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduate and graduatelevel courses
Experience in teaching courses in the areas of Dynamics Control Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Demonstrated ability to supervise student projects and theses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
Demonstrated ability to develop and lead handson learning activities that foster student innovation and creativity
Demonstrated ability to develop and update curriculum and academic programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels
Demonstrated ability and clear plans for development of research programs in emerging and rapidly developing areas of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
A record of academic publications and research in one or more of the emerging areas in AI and Robotics
Demonstrated success or history of securing external funding for research
Active participation in academic governance
Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body (Demographics)
Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom
Duties:
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical and aerospace engineering related to artificial intelligence and robotics Mode of instruction may include inperson hybrid online and/or any combination thereof.
Develop new courses and update existing courses including laboratories
Supervise student projects and theses
Actively pursue external support for research through grants and contracts
Conduct independent and collaborative research leading to publications and external funding
Participate in service to the department college university and community
CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the Universitys strong commitment to the academic success of all our students including students of color students with disabilities students who are first generation to college veterans students with diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California to maintain the excellence of the University and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at California State University Long Beach teaches advises/mentors and develops a curriculum that supports engages and empowers the educational goals of individuals from ethnically and culturally diverse and historically marginalized backgrounds with a commitment to pedagogical practices that promote diversity equity and inclusion. The department is committed to recruiting and retaining a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty.
Information on the excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits
How to Apply Required Documentation:
An Equity and Diversity Statement about your teaching or other experiences successes and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages singlespaced). For further information and guidelines please visit: Equity and Diversity Statement
Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
CV
Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation finalist stage)
Teaching Statement: Teaching Experience and Philosophy (maximum two pages single spaced)
Research Statement: Current and Future Research (maximum two pages single spaced)
Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (etranscript preferred if available)
How to Apply: Click the Apply Now icon to complete the CSULB online application
Requests for information about the position and process should be addressed to:
Jalal Torabzadeh Professor and Chair California State University Long Beach
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach CA
or EMail:
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
A background check (including a criminal record check and telephone reference check with most recent employer) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21 2017 as a condition of employment.
Pursuant to the California State University (CSU) OutofState Employment Policy hiring employees to perform CSUrelated work outside of California is prohibited effective January 1 2022. By prohibiting employment outside of California the CSU also prohibits hiring and retaining employees working permanently from a business location outside of the United States. Exceptions to the Policy are limited to approved and documented purposes for conducting CSU business outside of California.
CSU Vaccination Policy
The CSU strongly recommends that all individuals who access any inperson program or activity (on or offcampus) operated or controlled by the University follow the COVID19 vaccine recommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) applicable to their age medical condition and other relevant indications and comply with other safety measures established by each campus.
Additionally per the CSU COVID19 Vaccination Policy all faculty staff administrators and students who are accessing campus facilities are recommended to receive immunization against COVID 19 but are not required to be vaccinated at this time. The systemwide COVID19 questions may be sent to
CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn live and work in an atmosphere of tolerance civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual without regard to race or ethnicity (including color or ancestry) nationality religion or religious creed gender (or sex) gender identity (including transgender) gender expression sexual orientation marital status disability (physical or mental) medical condition genetic information age veteran or military status. CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Employment Type
Full Time
