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The Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign is seeking candidates for multiple faculty positions.  We especially seek candidates at the junior level whose primary interests are experimental in nature.  The research areas of interest include energy systems, manufacturing and materials processing, experimental solid mechanics, and bio/MEMS fabrication and design.  One of the open positions may be at the senior level, as part of a strategic excellence hiring program that focuses on energy and sustainability.

Brian C. McGuigan and Harley T. Johnson, UIUC

The Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign is actively seeking candidates for faculty positions in all areas of mechanical science and engineering. We especially seek candidates whose research and teaching interests are in the areas of energy, manufacturing, and biomedicine.  However, the innovative nature of the candidate’s research and the candidate’s potential for leadership are more important than specific research area.

A postdoctoral position is available starting immediately in the Johnson Research Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  The position will involve theoretical and computational modeling of the mechanics of soft materials/flexible electronics/adhesion, with applications in photonics and energy storage.  The work will involve significant interactions with experimental groups in the Department of Materials Science at the University of Illinois.  Applicants should send a CV with a list of references to htj [at]

The Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign is actively seeking candidates for faculty positions in all areas of mechanical science and engineering.  Please see the official announcement below.

Faculty Positions in Mechanical Science and Engineering

A postdoctoral research position is available immediately in the Johnson research group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  The position will involve continuum finite element modeling of multiphysics and interfacial phenomena in micro- and nanoscale electronic materials processing applications.

Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2008 Society of Engineering Science Annual Technical Meeting, to be held October 12th-15th, 2008 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  The conference will feature more than 30 technical symposia in Applied Mathematics, Bioengineering, Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Imaging, Multiscale and Nanomechanics of Solids, Mechanics of Materials, etc., as well as special symposia in honor of the 2008 SES Medalists, listed at the conference website: http://ses2008.mechse.uiuc.edu .