Professor of Practice, AM2 Manufacturing Studio
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED LEARNING AND RESEARCH · Posted Nov 10, 2026
- Danville, Virginia, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- $130K–$145K per year
Senior advanced manufacturing professional serving as a bridge between academia and industry, leading applied research and process-maturation projects at the AM2 Tech Hub Manufacturing Studio.
Compensation
Salary: $130,000 - $145,000
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary on-site technical presence at the Manufacturing Studio
- Lead and support applied research and process-maturation projects in advanced and additive manufacturing
- Help transition emerging manufacturing technologies from research environments to practical, production-relevant applications
- Address manufacturability, qualification, process reliability, and scale-up challenges
- Support advanced additive manufacturing technologies, including directed-energy deposition, powder-bed fusion, additive friction stir, robotic additive manufacturing, and related processes