The Advanced Manufacturing Research Group led by Dr. Yizhou Jiang in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) invites applications for multiple fully supported Ph.D. student positions starting in Fall 2024 / Spring 2025. Our current interdisciplinary research projects focus on next-generation advanced manufacturing systems with an emphasis on aerospace applications. Self-motivated applicants with a background in aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing, and electrical are highly encouraged to apply.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace. The Aerospace Engineering Department is the largest in the nation. The undergraduate program is currently ranked #4, and the graduate program is ranked #25 (tied) by the U.S. News and World Report.

Dr. Yizhou Jiang holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (2020) and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering (2016) from the University of Illinois Chicago. Before joining ERAU, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Center for Advanced Manufacturing at the University of Southern California (2021-2022). Dr. Jiang is the recipient of the 2021 ASME MSEC Best Doctoral Symposium Award.

Applicants must submit: 1) CV; and 2) transcript to yizhou.jiang@erau.edu. Screening of the applications will start upon receipt and continue until the positions are filled.