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Virginia Tech, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

Virginia Tech’s Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering offers an unusual approach to understanding and exploiting the similarities between two seemingly disparate fields.

This perspective allows our researchers to forge new paths through aerospace and ocean engineering, and launches our graduates into careers that deepen our understanding and advance our technology.

Our most valuable asset, however, is our commitment and proven ability to teach students how to tackle complex systems.


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Sep 18, 2024
Full time
Professor of Naval Architecture or Ocean Engineering (Open Rank)
Virginia Tech, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Blacksburg, VA, USA
  The Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech seeks applications for a tenure-track faculty position in naval architecture or ocean engineering at any rank effective August 2025. The successful applicant will be responsible for teaching ocean vehicle design. We seek candidates who will build and sustain a scholarly research program on topics related to ocean vehicles, structures and systems, design tools, marine systems, high performance ocean vehicles, naval engineering, ocean exploration, offshore energy and other ocean technologies requiring similar expertise.   The Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering ( https://www.aoe.vt.edu/ ) includes 45 faculty members overseeing more than $12M in annual research expenditures, with approximately 260 full-time graduate students and 700 undergraduate students. With its highly regarded teaching and research programs, the Kevin T. Crofton Department...
Sep 18, 2024
Full time
Assistant Professor - AI/ML for Aerospace and Ocean Perception
Virginia Tech, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Blacksburg, VA, USA
  The Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech seeks applications for a tenure-track faculty position in perception for aerospace and ocean engineering systems at the Assistant Professor rank effective August 2025. We seek candidates who will build and sustain a scholarly research and teaching portfolio on topics related to aerospace and ocean system perception, that is, subsystems and algorithms that enable aerospace and ocean systems to learn from sensory data in support of decision-making.   The Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering ( https://www.aoe.vt.edu/ ) includes 45 faculty members overseeing more than $12M in annual research expenditures, with approximately 260 full-time graduate students and 700 undergraduate students. With its highly regarded teaching and research programs, the Kevin T. Crofton Department provides a unique environment for collaboration beyond the traditional...
Sep 18, 2024
Full time
Professor of Space Science and Systems (Open Rank)
Virginia Tech, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Blacksburg, VA, USA
  The Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech seeks applications for a tenure-track faculty position in space science and systems at any rank effective August 2025. We seek candidates in all areas relevant to space science and systems who will build and sustain a scholarly research and teaching portfolio on topics such as space robotics, small satellites, autonomy, plasma science, planetary science, human space exploration, and space systems design. A new hire in this area will be encouraged to join Space@VT ( https://www.space.vt.edu/ ), a college-level center engaged in research on all aspects of space science and systems.   The Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering ( https://www.aoe.vt.edu/ ) includes 45 faculty members overseeing more than $12M in annual research expenditures, with approximately 260 full-time graduate students and 700 undergraduate students. With its highly regarded...