Professor (all ranks) in Spaceflight Mechanics and Astrodynamics

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU) and the School for Engineering of Matter Transport and Energy (SEMTE) seek applicants for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position in Spaceflight Mechanics and Astrodynamics. SEMTE ( one of the eight Fulton Schools houses a vibrant engineering research community (learn more at We seek applicants who can enhance our abilities in these areas as part of a community of experts. Particular areas of interest include but are not limited to Electric and Advanced Propulsion Spacecraft Guidance Navigation and Control (SGNC); Cislunar Astrodynamics; Satellite Constellations; Space Domain Awareness; Autonomous Systems; Orbital Debris and Space Environment; In-space Assembly Manufacturing and Space Robotics; and Interplanetary Trajectory and Mission Design.

We search for applicants who will contribute to our academic programs promote transdisciplinary teaching and research and help the university to achieve its aspirations including enabling student success transforming society valuing entrepreneurship and conducting use-inspired research. Faculty members in the Fulton Schools are expected to develop an internationally recognized and externally funded research program adopt effective pedagogical practices in the development and delivery of undergraduate and graduate courses advise both undergraduate and graduate student research and projects and undertake service activities.

The Aerospace Engineering program ranked by USNWR in the top 20 universities for undergraduate and the top 20 public universities for graduate programs in aerospace engineering plans to establish new BS/MS program in Space Engineering which provides a pathway for development of SEMTE student and faculty interaction with the space-domain research initiatives at ASU including: the MILO Space Science Institute; the New Space Initiative; ASU-led NASA programs such as Psyche and SPARCS; and satellite fabrication facilities such as the Interplanetary Cubesat Lab.

Appointment will be at the Assistant/Associate/(full) Professor rank commensurate with the candidates experience and accomplishments beginning August 2027.

Essential Functions

• Contribute to curriculum development.
• Deliver instruction in-person and/or online.
• Supervise honors masters and doctoral students.
• Conduct research publishable in top-tier journals and/or conferences in the discipline.
• Develop grant proposals for external funding as PI or co-PI.
• Participate in professional and internal service.

Required qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment.
• Evidence of excellence in research as appropriate to the candidates rank.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching as appropriate to the candidates rank.

Desired qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to a collaborative transdisciplinary approach to research and teaching.
• Demonstrated excellence in high-quality publications in top-tier journals and/or conferences in the area of Dynamics Controls Spaceflight Mechanics and Astrodynamics.