Associate professor Jobs in Sunnyvale, CA

The Department of Mechanical Engineering ( at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the Assistant or untenured Associate Professor level. We welcome applications from any mechanical engineering discipline broadly defined including those that strengthen or create connections within the School of Engineering and across Stanford.

We will place higher priority on the impact originality and promise of the candidates work rather than on the topic of specialization. Areas of particular interest include developing tools and technologies to better understand and predict the behavior of mechanical systems and building and deploying computational experimental and / or machine learning strategies for scientific and industrial innovation.

An earned PhD evidence of the ability to pursue a program of research and a strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching are required. A successful candidate will be expected to teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and to mentor a team of graduate students in Ph.D. research.

Applications should include a resume brief statements of research and teaching interests (3-5 pages total for both combined) and the names and e-mail addresses of 3-5 references. We will request letters of recommendation after candidates are short-listed.

The Mechanical Engineering Department School of Engineering and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues students and staff with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.

Applications will be accepted until January 7 2026. Application review will start in late fall so applicants are encouraged to apply early.

The expected base pay range for this position is :

Assistant Professor : $141247- $159910

Associate Professor (untenured) : $152547 - $191506

This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment and does not include summer more information about compensation and our wide range of benefits including housing assistance please contact the hiring department.

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree training and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and 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 protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the Universitys research teaching and clinical missions.

Consistent with its obligations under the law the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact .

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 141247 - 159910