Assistant Professor- Advanced Computational Geotechnics- Fall

College/School/Unit: Cockrell School of Engineering

Department: Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering

Posted: Oct 8, 2026

Apply By: Open until filled

The Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position ingeotechnical engineering with expertise in advanced computationalgeotechnics. The candidate's research should address innovativecomputational methods for analyzing, modeling, and predicting the behavior of geotechnical systems across multiple spatial andtemporal scales. Specific research areas of interest may include:advanced computational methods, constitutive and multi-physicsmodeling, digital twins and predictive simulation, data-enabledcomputational geomechanics, subsurface data interpretation and modeling, and computational modeling of resilient infrastructure systems.

We are committed to supporting the success of all members of our community: students, staff, and faculty. A successful candidate canexpect to benefit from and contribute to those efforts.

Candidates must have a PhD in engineering or a related area. The successful candidate will be expected to create undergraduate and graduate learning environments that address the needs of students from a variety of backgrounds with differing learning styles and abilities. Further, the successful applicant will be expected todevelop an externally sponsored research program, mentor graduate students, collaborate with other faculty, and serve the university and profession.

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