Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Civil and Environmental Engineering

Seattle, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 11000 - 13250

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The University of Washington (UW) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)in the College of Engineering (COE)invites applications for a full-timeacademic yeartenure-trackfaculty appointment at the AssistantProfessorrankin Sustainable Infrastructure. This position is a 9-month service period withananticipatedstart date of September 16 2026.The expected monthly salary range for this position is $11000 to $13250 corresponding to an annualized range of $99000 to $119250 over the 9-month academic yearcommensuratewith qualifications and experience.

We are hiringinthe broad research and teaching area ofbuildingsustainableinfrastructureasdescribed inour strategic planasone of fourGrandChallenges(large societal issues that civil and environmental engineers are uniquely positioned to solve).

Generalexpectations. This position will beexpected to create a nationally recognized extramurally funded research program;provide innovative high-quality teaching;and engage indepartmental college anduniversity service.Specifics follow.

Researchexpectations.We interpretthebuilding sustainable infrastructuregrand challenge broadly and believe many specific research domainscan address itwith afew examplesbeing:energy infrastructure construction meansandmethods decarbonization sustainablematerialssustainableinfrastructure metricsorpolicyresilient infrastructure and emerging areas in construction such as automation and the application of augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR).We do not favor any particularsustainable infrastructureresearch domain and are not limited to the examples above.Rather we are open to manysustainable infrastructureresearch domains andexpectapplicantsto make a case for their proposed research domain in terms of howit(1)alignswith our strategic plan (2) fitswith our existing people/efforts within the department/college/university (3) can generate funding and (4)canhave high scholarly impact.

Teachingexpectations.We have a broad interest in teaching domains but this position will teach fundamental civil engineering courses in construction engineering and/or construction materials (CEE 307 and CEE 337 intheUW course catalog). Beyond these topics we are opentoapplicantsteaching other course topics at the senior and graduate level thatleveragetheir unique knowledgeskills and connections.

Student/industryrelationsand serviceexpectations. Wedesireapplicantsthat will engage with students on construction engineering career and projecttopics andengage with industry so that they (1) remain current with industry happenings and (2) canleveragethese relationships for the benefit of students and our department. Wewantapplicantsto shareideasonhow toaccomplishtheseactivities.Industrysupport ofour department (endowed professorships student scholarships industry connections) will accelerate these connections and provide fantastic access.We also expect applicantsto actively contribute to departmentalcollegeand university-wide service efforts. Applicants may also propose new service activitiesto bolster existing service opportunities at the UW.

About the UW and the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.TheUniversity of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusiverespectfuland welcoming community for all. Additionally theUniversitys Faculty Coderecognizes faculty efforts in research teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty members academic profile and responsibilities.

As an equal opportunity employer the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race color creed religion national origin citizenship sex pregnancy age marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information disability or veteran status consistent withUW Executive Order No. 81.

Our department offers a highly collegial and collaborative culture with broad interdisciplinary research opportunities and over 40 faculty members with a wide variety of research and teachingexpertise.

Applicants must have earned a PhD or foreign equivalent degree in civil engineering or a related discipline by the date of appointment.

Required Experience:

Junior IC