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Lecturer

Lecturer

Company:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Job Location:

Troy, New York

Category:

Other Engineering Faculty

Type:

Full-Time Position Title:

Lecturer Position Duties:

• As a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear
• Engineering (Troy, NY). The lecturer position is responsible for preparing and teaching relevant undergraduate and graduate courses as
• needed during the academic year. Specifically, this position will perform the following duties: Teach
• undergraduate and graduate physics courses;
• Conduct research, which includes submitting proposals and writing scientific papers in
• peer-reviewed journals;
• Advise undergraduate and graduate students in their curriculum; and
• Advise and mentor undergraduate,
• graduate students, and postdocs in research. The Lecturer position may teach the following courses, among other

courses:

•

MANE 4500

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Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems:

Introduction to modeling, analysis, and control of dynamic

systems. Modeling of mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems. Time-domain and Laplace-Transform solutions. Block diagrams and

transfer functions.

MANE 4230

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Air Vehicle Design:

Includes elements of initial sizing and weights, geometry selection, aerodynamic

design, propulsion integration, stability and control, loads, structural design, materials, manufacturability, and cost analysis.

Writing-intensive assignments help develop communication skills.

MANE 4920

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Aerospace Structures and Control Laboratory:

Laboratory

experiments with primary emphasis on lightweight structures, structural dynamics, and control as it applies to aircraft and spacecraft.

Experiments include elastic instability, linear and nonlinear structural vibrations, gyro-dynamics, spacecraft stability, the role of

materials (including composites), etc.

MANE 4060

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Aerospace Structures and Materials:

Beam structures under combined shear,

bending, and torsional loads.

Semi-monocoque structures:

idealizations involving wings, ribs, and fuselage bulkheads. Effects of taper and

cutouts in stiffened shell structures, shear deformations and warping, location of elastic axis in open and closed sections, torsion of

multicell sections. Stability of beam and membrane elements. Material considerations and selection.

Requirements:

Ph. D. in

Aeronautical Engineering or a related field.

Rate of Pay Range:

$67,280 to $80,000 per year

Employer Name:

Rensselaer

Polytechnic Institute Position Location:

Troy, NY Please go to https://careers.rpi.edu/jobs/496034 for more information and to apply. HigherEd360 is part of the HigherEdJobs network.