TED University: Faculty Position in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ankara-Turkey

The Department of Mechanical Engineering (http://www.tedu.edu.tr/en-US/Content/Default.aspx) invites applications for a tenure track/tenured faculty position to begin September 2014.

For tenure track positions, highly motivated and research driven candidates are sought. For tenured faculty positions, the candidate should have demonstrated excellence in original research.

Exceptional candidates in all areas of Mechanical Engineering will be given primary consideration, however, candidates in the following areas are especially encouraged to apply:

- Energy Systems Engineering: wind turbine operations, hydro-electric power systems, innovative fuel-cell technologies, alternative energy systems...

- Systems and Control Engineering: assembly lines, aircraft controllers, automobile braking systems, computer systems...

Faculty responsibilities will include teaching at the undergraduate level and conducting research. The candidate will also be expected to contribute to and manage (especially for tenured candidates) the department.

For tenure track candidates: applicants should hold a Ph.D. in a relevant field by the beginning of the appointment period.

Applications should be sent to: jobs@tedu.edu.tr. The application should include a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests together with three publications and a statement of teaching interests relevant to Mechanical Engineering.

TED University Vision

"TED University will provide the best educational experience to its students and become one of the leading private not-for-profit universities in Turkey."

TED University Mission

" TED University carries the mission of fostering graduates that are creative, critical-minded, self-confident, well-rounded lifelong learners by using innovative teaching methods and curricula that have a proper depth-to-breadth balance required by global knowledge economies. TED University, which holds pride in being transparent, accountable and trustworthy, is and will always be a learning institution aiming at continuity and sustainable development and contributing to the world of science by generating new knowledge through a wide range of scholarly research and creative efforts in focus areas of institutional priority."