Established
in 1931 as a prominent national university in Tainan city of Taiwan, NCKU has
been ranked #22 for Engineering subject (U.S. News-Education) and #51–100 for
Engineering-Mechanical subject (QS) in global universities. The Department of
Mechanical Engineering at NCKU invites applications for five tenure-track faculty positions (assistant, associate, or full
professor). Appointments are to commence on Feb. 1, 2019. Applications
are welcome from individuals with research experience in the traditional areas
of mechanical engineering: thermo-fluids,
solid mechanics, mechanical design, manufacturing technologies and material
sciences, and control engineering; but preference will be given to the
following areas: green energy engineering, intelligent machines,
photonics/semiconductors and nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing (e.g.
additive manufacturing and micro/nano-manufacturing), robotics and artificial
intelligence, bioengineering, and mechanical engineering related fields or
interdisciplinary fields.
Ideas and experience in innovative teaching will be an asset, while a
strong research track record commensurate with the rank of appointment is
essential. The successful candidates will be required to teach and supervise
students at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and establish a strong, externally-funded research program. Candidates
must have a Ph.D. in Mechanical
Engineering or a closely-related field. Candidates should have a demonstrated
track record of technical, academic (excellence, or promise of excellence, in
teaching and scholarly research) and professional achievement appropriate to
the level of their appointment. Eligible, successful
applicants will be assisted in the application of a bonus award offered by the
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan. Preference will be given to
those applicants who have received grant or award from the MOST Einstein program, Columbus program, or Ta-You
Wu Memorial Award.
If interested, a
complete application should include:
1. A cover letter clearly indicating the rank for which the candidate wishes to
be considered;
2. A detailed curriculum vita highlighting career achievements, areas of research, teaching
experience, list of publications and awards/honors, as well as research grants
and students supervised (the last two items are especially important for the Associate or Full Professor
position);
3. Three reference letters (or sent by referee via
regular mail or e-mail in PDF format to Chairman of the Search Committee);
4. A copy of doctoral
degree certificate, or a letter stating the expected graduation date with the
signature of the applicant’s thesis advisor;
5. Transcripts or academic records of both
undergraduate and graduate studies (optional for applicants of Full professor
position);
6. A statement of teaching interests with course
outlines;
7. A statement of research plans detailing the
intended projects to be pursued, envisioned resources, and external funding
ideas to allow executing the research plans (maximum 3 pages).
8. Other materials that help demonstrate the
applicant’s accomplishments (such as certificates of awards, patents, etc.)
Complete application must be received before Aug. 31, 2018,
by regular mail at the address below.
Professor Chao-Chieh Lan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan 70101
Phone: 886-6-2757575 ext. 62274
The application package should also be emailed using separate PDF files to Professor Chao-Chieh Lan, Chairman of the
Search Committee (E-mail:
cclan@mail.ncku.edu.tw)
