Position: Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Effective Date: August 17, 2027 (Fall Semester)
Salary Range: The Assistant Professor ([redacted]) classification salary is $74,652 to $158,688 per year. The anticipated hiring range is $103,008 to $106,008 per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin on January 4, 2027. Position open until filled (or recruitment canceled).
Hung Family College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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.
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, 2027.
- Specialization in one or more areas of engineering design, materials, and manufacturing
- Demonstrated potential or effectiveness in project-based and hands-on learning
- Demonstrated potential or effectiveness in teaching and mentoring students at undergraduate and graduate levels
- Demonstrated potential for success in research, scholarly, and creative activities
- Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including Black/African American, Latine/x, Native American/Indigenous, low-income, first-generation, and minoritized students
Preferred Qualifications: - Demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses
- Experience in teaching courses in the areas of design, materials, and manufacturing
- Demonstrated ability to supervise capstone senior design projects
- Demonstrated ability to develop and lead hands-on learning activities that foster student innovation and creativity
- Past industry experience and familiarity with industry standards in machine design and materials
- Demonstrated ability to supervise theses at both undergraduate and graduate levels
- Experience in curriculum development at undergraduate and graduate levels
- Demonstrated ability and clear plans for development of research programs in emerging and rapidly developing areas of engineering design, materials, and manufacturing
- A record of academic publications and research in one or more of the emerging areas related to the position
- Demonstrated potential for, or a record of, securing external research funding, including broadening participation components
- Experience with academic governance and/or institutional service
- Experience of successfully working with student populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
- Experience mentoring or supporting students using asset-based frameworks and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom and laboratory setting
Duties: - Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical and/or aerospace engineering related to design, materials, and manufacturing [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.]
- Develop new courses and/or update existing courses, including laboratories
- Supervise students in research and scholarly activities, including 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 University's strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students with disabilities, students who are first-generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic 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 wide variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
Information on the excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits
How to Apply - Required Documentation: - A Student Success Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: Student Success 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 should you reach the finalist stage)
- Statement of teaching experience and philosophy (maximum two pages, single-spaced)
- Statement of current and future research (maximum two pages, single-spaced)
- Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)
How to Apply: Click Apply Now icon to complete the CSULB online application.
Requests for information about the position and process should be addressed to:
Panadda Marayong, Professor and Chair
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-8305
Phone: (562) 985-4283 or E-Mail: Panadda.Marayong@csulb.edu
Advertised: Nov 10 2026 Pacific Standard Time
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