Robert Womack Endowed Chair in Engineering Southern Methodist University
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University invites nominations and applications for the Robert Womack Endowed Chair in Engineering. The successful candidate will be an engineering innovator both in research and in teaching. All areas of engineering will be considered although there is a special interest in the area of dynamics, control systems and fluid power. He/she will be an entrepreneurial researcher who will also assist the Mechanical Engineering Department in developing innovative undergraduate and graduate courses in fluid power and related topics. The position will be tenure track and at the assistant or associate professor level. Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in engineering. Candidates will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, develop laboratories, and build a well funded research program.
With over 10,000 students, SMU is a leading private university located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The Mechanical Engineering Department resides within the School of Engineering and is located in the new Embrey Engineering Building, which has recently received U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold Certification. The Department offers B.S., M.S., and Ph. D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering. The Mechanical Engineering Department is home to the Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing, the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Lasers and Plasmas for Advanced Manufacturing. It is also the home of several other research laboratories in the areas of mechanics of materials; dynamics, systems and controls; porous materials applications; nanoscale electro-thermal sciences; opto-electronics packaging; laser micromachining; and experimental fluid mechanics (http://www.engr.smu.edu/me/).
Applications received by April 15, 2008 will be given full consideration but the search will continue until the position is filled. Curriculum vitae, statement of teaching and research plan and a list of four references should be sent to womackchair@engr.smu.edu, or Mechanical Engineering Faculty Search, Southern Methodist University, Mechanical Engineering Department, P.O. Box 750337, Dallas, TX 75275-0337. The selected candidate may begin his/her appointment in the Summer of 2008 or another mutually agreed upon date. SMU will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status. SMU is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
