General DescriptionThe Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy (IAA), together with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is seeking outstanding candidates for tenured and tenure-track faculty positions at all levels whose research focus is on autonomous space systems.  IAA brings together researchers from diverse Departments in the School of Engineering and the Applied Physics Laboratory to address the fundamental challenges of assuring AI and autonomous systems function as designed, and of understanding their influence on individuals and society.  This IAA candidate will join faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department who conduct research in robotics and human-machine interaction, micro- and nano-scale engineered devices and materials, energy and the environmen