Associate​/Full Professor in Sea Level Rise and Its Uncertainty; Tenure-track, F

Associate/Full Professor in Future Sea Level Rise and Its Uncertainty (Tenure-track, F1090A)

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) in the Batten College of Engineering and Technology (BCET) and the Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences (OES) in the College of Sciences (CoS) at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, invite applications for a tenure-track associate/full professor position in future sea level rise (SLR) and its uncertainty starting in Fall 2026. This is a 10‑month appointment.

This position is part of ODU’s Centennial Faculty Hire initiative within the sea level rise and coastal resilience research focus area and will play an important role in advancing ODU’s strategic vision to address global challenges associated with SLR and natural hazards. The faculty member is expected to develop transdisciplinary research, education, and outreach programs that integrate relative and global SLR, spatial modeling, and coastal engineering solutions applied to coastal resilience.

It will foster connections and synergy across the colleges and departments at ODU that deal with various aspects of coastal resilience in the face of sea level change.

The successful candidate will develop research programs producing modeling products and simulated projections of changing sea level on local, regional, national and global scales at decadal time scales, which are relevant for developing effective public policies on coastal adaptation and mitigation as well as coastal conservation and resilience. These modeling products are expected to be robust and of high spatial resolution, enabling their use to identify and address dominant sources of uncertainty while being applied to the U.S. East Coast.

Position Type: Full time
Recruitment Type: General Public
Position Number: F1090A

Minimum Required

Education:

Ph.D. in geology, civil engineering, oceanography, or equivalent engineering or science discipline.

• Demonstrated success in developing and teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses in civil engineering, oceanography, environmental modeling, or data analysis.
• Must have a performance record that would merit an appointment with tenure.
• A demonstrated record of research funding and publications applied to oceanic and climatic resilience.
• Experience as a mentor and/or supervisor for graduate students.

• Experience mentoring postdoctoral researchers and pre‑tenured faculty.
• Able to develop and lead interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research groups.

Applications should be submitted by December 15, 2025.

Telework Friendly: No

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