Assistant or Associate Professor - Hydrology, Earth System Modeling, Watershed Science, and Water Resources

Department
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Salary
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Commensurate with experience

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston (UH) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank. The Department seeks outstanding candidates who will establish internationally recognized, externally funded research programs, contribute to undergraduate and graduate education, and collaborate across disciplinary boundaries within the Department, Cullen College of Engineering, and University.

The Department seeks an exceptional scholar to strengthen its research and educational programs in hydrology, hydraulics, earth system modeling, watershed science, and water resources. Areas of research interest include, but are not limited to, floods, droughts, hydraulics, hydrodynamics, sediment transport, hurricanes, coastal engineering, water security, weather extremes, infrastructure resilience to hydrologic hazards, and coupled natural-human infrastructure systems.

Candidates employing advanced computational, observational, and data-driven research approaches are especially encouraged to apply. Relevant approaches may include hydrologic and earth system modeling, experimental research, remote sensing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. The successful candidate will have opportunities to collaborate with faculty working in environmental fluid mechanics, water resources, hydrology, natural disasters, hydrodynamics, remote sensing, earth system modeling, and the use of machine learning and high-performance computing to understand extreme weather events such as hurricanes, compound flooding, and coastal resilience.

The position will contribute to undergraduate and graduate instruction in hydrology and water resources and may develop courses in related areas such as watershed processes, flood prediction, urban and coastal flooding, water infrastructure, and hydrologic extremes. Houston, Texas, and the Gulf Coast provide a compelling setting for research addressing compound floods, hurricanes, coastal processes, water security, and the resilience of natural and engineered water systems.

This position advances the University of Houston Research Priorities in Energy, Security and Sustainability through research addressing water security, hydrologic extremes, infrastructure resilience, and the impacts of floods, droughts, and hurricanes on natural and engineered systems, and in Aerospace and Earth and Planetary Sciences through research on hydrology, earth system processes, watershed science, and coastal change. Research incorporating remote sensing, advanced modeling, artificial intelligence, and machine learning also aligns with the Digital Futures and the Human Experience priority.

Applicants must have an earned Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related field by the time of appointment. Candidates are expected to develop and maintain an internationally recognized and externally funded research program; publish high-impact scholarship; mentor graduate and undergraduate researchers; contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching; and participate in professional and University service.

Applicants at the Associate Professor level should demonstrate a strong record of scholarly achievement, externally funded research, graduate student mentorship, and national or international recognition appropriate to the rank.

Candidates whose scholarship creates collaborations across traditional disciplinary boundaries and complements existing research strengths within the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, the Cullen College of Engineering, and the broader University of Houston research enterprise are particularly encouraged to apply.

Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university recognized with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter for excellence in undergraduate education. UH serves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning and strategic industry partnerships. Located in the nation's fourth-largest city and one of the most vibrant regions in the country, UH enrolls nearly 49,000 students.

The Cullen College of Engineering is a major center for engineering research and education,…