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<b>From:</b> Herbert Shea <herbert.shea@epfl.ch><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 06, 2025 9:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Elsayed Elsayed <elsayed@soe.rutgers.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Systems Engineering faculty position at EPFL </div>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dear Prof. Elsayed,</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We have just opened a faculty position in Mechanical Engineering at EPFL in the broad field of Systems Engineering. We target applicants at
the level of tenure-track Assistant Professor.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I am writing to ask for your assistance in identifying potential top-level candidates, particularly those focused on designing complex systems
taking a holistic approach that considers environmental impact and sustainability.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Research topics include but not limited to</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">i)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Energy systems with multi-scale conversion, storage, integration and distribution</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">ii)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Sustainable lifecycle systems</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iii)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mathematical models of integrated systems</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iv)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Energy in transportation systems.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">More information can be found at the following link: </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Could you kindly circulate this announcement as widely as you see fit? If you know potential top-notch or rising-star candidates for this
position, I would be most grateful if you could encourage them to apply.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Many thanks and best regards,<br>
Herb Shea</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Prof. Herbert Shea<br>
director, EPFL Institute of Mechanical Engineering</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Lausanne, Switzerland</span></p>
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