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Assistant Professor-Data Driven Design (DDD)-Mechanical Engineering
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Position Number: 2512254
Location: Berkeley, CA
Position Type: Engineering - Mechanical

University of California, Berkeley
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Seeks Applications for a Tenure-Track Faculty Position

POSITION OVERVIEW
Anticipated start: July 1, 2022 or on a mutually agreed date thereafter.

APPLICATION WINDOW
Open September 20th, 2021 through Monday, Nov 15, 2021 at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time)

POSITION DESCRIPTION
The DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, University of California, Berkeley, seeks candidates for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level. The Department seeks candidates with expertise in the broad area of Data-Driven Engineering Design, representing the fusion of mechanical engineering design with cutting-edge data science techniques such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.

The themes of interest should be interpreted broadly and include such topics as: data science applied to optimization in design and manufacturing; design using human-AI interaction across the engineering design process; and AI and ML approaches for design and system science.

We anticipate that candidates in Data-Driven Engineering Design may also support the Department's commitment to fostering interdisciplinary research to address societal grand challenges, and candidates are encouraged to highlight any connections between their research interests and grand challenges such as: sustainable energy, water, and mobility; engineering for human health; autonomous and intelligent mechanical systems; and aerospace engineering.

UC Berkeley is a fertile environment for engineering research blending computational and data-driven techniques with design, including such strengths as the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation and the recently inaugurated Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society.

In addition to developing a vibrant, cutting-edge research program, the successful candidate will be expected to teach and develop undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in design and/or related areas. Courses of particular relevance include the Department's introductory and capstone design classes, as well as courses with a data science component.

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 more information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.

For more information about the Department: https://www.me.berkeley.edu/

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

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Cover Letter

Curriculum Vitae

Statement of Research

Statement of Teaching

Statement of Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. A statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired as a Berkeley faculty member will be required as part of the application package. Please note that this statement may be evaluated as a standalone document. Financial and in-kind resources are available to pursue activities that help accelerate our efforts to achieve our equity and inclusion goals, with the full backing of the College. Guidelines to applicants on writing effective statements that demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging can be found at https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity/support-faculty-candidates, and examples of related ongoing programming in the College are available at https://engineering.berkeley.edu/diversity.

Reference requirements

2-3 required (contact information only). Please provide names and contact information of up to three (the minimum requirement is two) professional references. We will only contact your references to request letters if you are advanced to the second round of review for the position, and we will seek your permission prior to doing so.

Application link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03138

Help contact: Debra Chin, debramchin@berkeley.edu

CAMPUS INFORMATION

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values in the College of Engineering. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our faculty positions will have to demonstrate evidence of a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/ucb-confidentiality-policy) prior to submitting their letter.

Job Location: Berkeley, CA