Faculty Positions
Aircraft Design Faculty Position
The Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering seeks applications for a faculty position in the area of aircraft design at the assistant, associate, or full professor level. The successful candidate is expected to have experience, preferably with industry relevance, in aircraft design, and to have an established research program in one or more associated areas such as aerodynamics, aircraft stability and control, avionics, multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO), and air traffic control systems. Click link above for more information.
Ocean Engineering Faculty Position
The Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering requests applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Engineering Energy and Power Systems. Areas of specific interest for the department include, but are not limited to: renewable ocean energy concepts and systems, ocean vehicle power and energy systems, ship energy conservation, ship power and propulsion systems, ship power distribution and survivability, and marine engineering. The AOE faculty is active in a number of interdisciplinary research centers and groups, including the Virginia Center for Autonomous Systems (www.unmanned.vt.edu). In addition to the extensive computational resources available, the AOE department is home to world-class experimental facilities including a 98 ft long tow tank, high-speed and low-speed wind tunnels and extensive flow diagnostic instrumentation. Click link above for more information.
Research Scientist Position
The Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech invites applications for a Research Scientist at our Blacksburg, VA campus, to work in the Virginia Tech Stability Wind Tunnel cost center. The position is a restricted calendar-year appointment expected to continue indefinitely, subject to availability of funding, need for services, and satisfactory performance.
The research scientist is expected to be an expert in experimental aerodynamics and wind tunnel testing. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in existing research programs and develop new programs of their own, particularly relating to aeroacoustic and aerodynamic testing in the Virginia Tech Stability Wind Tunnel; and will be expected to play key planning and development roles in the operation of the Stability Wind Tunnel. The successful candidate will also serve the educational mission of the department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, teaching courses in aerodynamics and related areas when tunnel duties permit.