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Tenure-Line Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering

Penn State University Park💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-09 → 2026-07-31

Core

Tenure-track faculty role focused on designing, prototyping, and flight-testing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) with simultaneous physical design and autonomous control algorithms.

Role type

Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Builds

UAS capable of targeted observation and online decision making

Domain

Aerospace Engineering / Intelligent Systems / Autonomous Flight

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | research

Required skills

intelligent systems applied to aeronautics, aircraft design, autonomous capabilities, flight test and demonstration, undergraduate and graduate teaching

Preferred skills

practical experience flying, creating research programs attracting sponsorship, cross-disciplinary collaboration

Technologies

flight testing infrastructure, indoor flight facilities, UAS Research Lab

Responsibilities

establish impactful research program, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, develop new courses, advise students, service to institute and profession

Seniority

Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

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