Associate Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering

The University of Nevada, Reno Mechanical Engineering Department is searching for a non-tenure track Research Associate Professor with expertise in Nuclear Packaging.  This is a two-year appointment, subject to continued funding. The successful candidate will serve as the Associate Program Director for both the Nuclear Packaging Program, which conducts externally funded research, and the Nuclear Packaging Graduate Program, which collaborates with national laboratories to train nuclear packaging professionals.

The Research Associate Professor will be required submit at least two external research activity proposals during their first year, and two proposals in the second year, and each of these proposals must be externally reviewed by the UNR Office of Research and Innovation. Certainly, they are encouraged to develop and submit as many proposals for extramural funding as they deem possible during their term of appointment. The College of Engineering and the Office of Research and Innovation are committed to providing them with the appropriate proposal development support.