The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Houston invites applications for one full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty position in environmental engineering. The appointment is open at the Assistant, Associate or Professor rank and for all areas of environmental engineering with particular interest in, but not limited to, water or wastewater treatment, environmental chemistry, environmental systems analysis and big data applications in environmental engineering, process engineering, and the water-energy nexus. Candidates applying at the Associate Professor or Professor rank are expected to demonstrate nationally and internationally recognized scholarly activities with a strong record of externally funded research. The candidates must also demonstrate a commitment towards teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Qualifications: Applicants must have an earned Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineering, or in a closely related field. Successful candidates are expected to develop and maintain an internationally recognized, cross-disciplinary research program in collaboration with the current faculty in the Department, College, and University. Preference will be given to candidates that can make an impact across disciplinary boundaries particularly those closely related to environmental engineering.
University and Department: The University of Houston is located in a park-like campus a few minutes from downtown Houston with over 37,000 undergraduate students and nearly 8,000 graduate students. The CEE department currently has 22 tenured or tenure-track faculty members. Current enrollment is over 340 undergraduate students, and over 125 graduate students. Houston is the fourth largest city in the U.S. with over 6.8 million in population. In addition to being the "energy capital of the world"; Houston houses the largest medical center in the world. The greater Houston area offers state-of-the-art recreational facilities, world-class arts and cultural activities, excellent schools, and affordable housing.