Assistant Professor, UAS Autonomy and GIS (Tenure-Track)

About the role

Cal Poly Pomona's Department of Aerospace Engineering is seeking one tenure-track Assistant Professor starting in Fall 2027. The position focuses on autonomous geographical information systems, with a particular interest in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and remote sensing. The appointment is full time, on site in Pomona, and falls under the California Faculty Association bargaining unit.

Key responsibilities

• Teach lower-division, upper-division and graduate courses in aerospace engineering, with expected contributions to UAS autonomy, aerospace feedback control, aircraft stability and control, UAS applications including remote sensing for agriculture, sensing and data acquisition, and related autonomy, control and sensing topics.
• Support the department's senior project sequence and other project-based learning activities.
• Develop new curriculum and learning experiences in UAS autonomy, GIS, artificial intelligence and geospatial data analysis, automated data acquisition and processing, geospatial AI, photogrammetry and mapping, and similar areas.
• Establish an active scholarly program in their area of expertise.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students, pursue external funding, and take part in department, college and university service.
• Work with other colleges, including the Colleges of Science and Agriculture, to develop and introduce new courses and new UAS and GIS minors.

Required profile

• Expertise in autonomous geographical information systems, with a particular interest in autonomous UAS and remote sensing.
• Commitment to teaching excellence, applied research and close interaction with students.

What we offer

• Salary range of $107,312 - $111,312.
• A tenure-track faculty position in a department serving more than 750 undergraduate and graduate students, with access to well-equipped laboratories including a UAV laboratory, wind tunnels and the Liquid Rocket Lab.