Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Wind Energy
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Oct 21, 2024
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Description
The Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI), in partnership with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU), invites applications from outstanding faculty candidates for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position with research interests in areas related to onshore and offshore wind energy. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): the fluid dynamics of wind farms, wind turbine aerodynamics, floating wind turbine dynamics, wind turbine or farm level design, analysis and control, wind energy integration, and other wind energy topics relevant to mechanical engineering. Applications from both experimental and computational backgrounds are welcome.
Successful candidates will join ROSEI, a recently endowed university-wide institute with 17 core and over 70 affiliated faculty (energyinstitute.jhu.edu). This position provides an opportunity to develop a world-class program in wind energy within this interdisciplinary Institute, whose purpose is to place JHU in the forefront of research and policy to support the energy transition. The position is one of several faculty to be hired into the Whiting School of Engineering by ROSEI as a part of a university-wide effort to build a research cluster in sustainable energy generation and transformations. Academic appointment is expected to be made in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, but wind energy research activities within ROSEI involve active collaboration with faculty in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. The successful candidate will join a group of researchers with a long history of interdisciplinary collaboration and have opportunities to engage with faculty from across the university through ROSEI.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at JHU is highly collaborative with large, vibrant educational programs at the undergraduate, master’s, and Ph.D. levels and a large cohort of postdoctoral scholars. There are 27 full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty members, 23 research and teaching faculty members, 240 undergraduates, 250 graduate students, and 25 postdocs. The Whiting School of Engineering and the Johns Hopkins University actively encourage and support interdisciplinary research through school-level research centers and cross-divisional research institutes. In addition to its role in this initiative together with ROSEI, the Department of Mechanical Engineering has strong affiliations with the Center for Environmental and Applied Fluid Mechanics (CEAFM), The Data Science and AI Institute, Laboratory for Computational Sensing Robotics (LCSR), the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy (IAA), the Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT), the Institute for Data Intensive Engineering and Science (IDIES), and the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI ). More information about the Department can be found at http://me.jhu.edu and the Whiting School of Engineering at http://engineering.jhu.edu.
Qualifications
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, applied mathematics, physics, atmospheric or oceanic sciences or a related discipline (or expected to fulfill all of the PhD degree requirements by June 2025) and will be expected to establish an independent, multidisciplinary, and internationally recognized research program.
We seek a colleague who has a demonstrated strong commitment to teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate level and who will contribute to our community by embracing excellence, diversity and inclusion.
The salary range for this position is $150, 000 - $200,000 full time (12 month) equivalent. Faculty appointments are 9-month positions and are nominally scheduled to begin in Fall 2025, with exact dates to be negotiated with the hiring department. Johns Hopkins offers faculty and staff a number of benefits designed to help them pursue productive and fulfilling professional and personal lives. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans, employer-paid life insurance, tuition assistance for dependent children, and “Live Near Your Work” grants to support home buying costs.
Application Instructions
Applications review will begin on Dec. 2, 2024 and candidates who submit their materials by that date will receive our fullest consideration. However, applications may continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. Interested candidates should submit the following materials through the Interfolio system at https://apply.interfolio.com/157294:
- A cover letter (2-page maximum) that discusses their track record of contributing to an equitable and inclusive environment and/or plans to advance inclusive excellence and belonging within their group, department, and or larger academic community at JHU.
- A list of the names, and contact information, of three individuals who may be contacted for letters of recommendation.
- A current Curriculum Vitae, including e.g., an enumerated list of the applicant’s peer-reviewed publications, invited talks, and/or funded proposals.
- 3-page (maximum) research statement describing the candidate’s current and anticipated future research program and illustrating the ways in which this program aligns with and/or enhances ROSEI’s and the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering’s interest in onshore and offshore wind energy.
- A 2-page (maximum) teaching statement describing the candidate’s approach to, and past experiences in, classroom teaching and mentoring. Applicants should indicate courses in the department that they would be most excited to teach and/or develop. Some examples of current course offerings can be found at https://me.jhu.edu/education/undergraduate-studies/course-schedules/ and https://me.jhu.edu/education/graduate-studies/course-schedules/
Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, military status, immigration status, or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
Total Rewards
Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.
Pre-Employment Information
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Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.
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Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.
The following additional vaccine requirements may apply, depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department for more information.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office
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