Stanford University, Aeronautics & Astronautics

Stanford provides students the opportunity to engage with big ideas, to cross conceptual and disciplinary boundaries, and to become global citizens who embrace diversity of thought and experience. Stanford is deliberate in our recruitment of a diverse student body, one in which all students have the opportunity to learn from each other’s experiences and to think critically about their own views and preconceptions.

Aug 05, 2026
Full time
$144,100 - $206,803 yearly
Stanford University, Aeronautics & Astronautics Stanford, CA
The Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the Assistant, untenured Associate Professor, or tenured Associate Professor level. Recent technology and capability advances in various areas of aerospace engineering are leading to a renaissance of the field, including concepts for future flight that hold promise for zero emission air transportation, new modalities for autonomous air transportation, artificial intelligence coupled with autonomous decision making for advanced robotics, and vastly improved capabilities for space access to deploy the next generation of space and exploration systems. The strategic and economic importance of safe, secure, and sustainable aviation and space systems is becoming recognized globally; achieving these goals requires a multidisciplinary approach involving research and development in...