Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering (Environmental Engineering)

Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering (Environmental Engineering)

The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) department at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SD Mines) seeks exceptional candidates for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. An earned doctorate in Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering or a closely related discipline is required. The position has dual focus of teaching and research, and the candidate is expected to be a teacher-scholar. A strong commitment to excellence in teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses is expected, along with contributing to program coordination and leadership, and strengthening the undergraduate and graduate environmental engineering areas of emphasis. The faculty member will be responsible to teach fundamental environmental engineering courses as well as develop other courses related to their area of expertise. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an externally funded research program.

Current CEE faculty have expertise in core environmental engineering, biological and bio-electrochemical processes, climate resiliency, life cycle assessment, surface water hydrology, sustainability, and the intersection of 2D materials, biofilms, and big data. Opportunities for collaboration exist with the Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences program and with multi-disciplinary centers across campus, including the Data Driven Materials Discovery Center, the Composites and Polymer Engineering Laboratory, the Surface Engineering Research Center in the area of Materials and Manufacturing, the NSF-funded 2D-materials for Biofilm Engineering Science and Technology (2D-BEST) Center, and the recently awarded NSF NRT program, Training Scientists to Solve Biofilm Challenges Using Artificial Intelligence and Smart Materials. In the area of biofilms, smart materials, and AI, convergent research is ongoing through the Biochemical Spatiotemporal NeTwork Resource (Bio-SNTR) and the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in the area of life and environmental sciences; and the NSF-funded consortium Advancing Quality and Weather-ready Water Management with Community Partnerships and Enhanced Sensor Network in the area of water and extreme-weather resilience.

The desired start date is January or August 2026. Please direct questions to search committee chair View email address on click.appcast.io South Dakota Mines is committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce and offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and life coverage options for employees, spouses, and dependents; retirement plans; paid holidays; and a generous vacation and sick day allowance. Individuals interested in this position must apply online at Careers at Mines (sdsmt.edu). Human Resources can provide accommodation to the online application process and may be reached at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Employment is contingent upon completion of a satisfactory background investigation.