Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Practice

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Practice

Job no: 509414

Position type: Full-Time 9-Month

Department: 060500 - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Location: Main Campus - Starkville, MS

Categories: Faculty

Position Open Date: Aug 18 2025


Position Function:

The position can be filled by a non-tenure track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Practice. Candidates with measurable years of industry, agency, and/or faculty experience are highly preferred. The Richard A. Rula School of Civil & Environmental Engineering within the Bagley College of Engineering has multiple endowed opportunities (professorship or chair) for highly qualified candidates. The position is anticipated to be filled in August of 2026. While any area of civil or environmental engineering can be considered, measurable expertise in one or more of the following areas are of particular interest: asphalt pavement systems, buried or underground structures, concrete bridges, construction materials, structural health monitoring, and trenchless technologies. The candidate is expected to work with undergraduate and graduate students in and out of the classroom and any tenure track option is also expected to engage students in research that can be published in high quality venues.

**A tenure track position (PARF# 509401) is also available but only one position will be filled**

Salary Grade : UC

For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

Anticipated Appointment Date:

August 16, 2026

Tenure Track Status:

Non-Tenure Track

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The candidate is responsible for supporting the teaching, research, and outreach mission of the department and performing assigned administrative duties.

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a Ph.D. in closely related area with a B.S. in Civil Engineering from an EAC/ABET certified institution.

Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
Professional and academic experience.
A potential for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level in several areas of the civil engineering program.
An interest in developing an externally funded research program and supporting graduate and undergraduate research competencies.
Preference for candidates with a Professional Engineering license.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Successful candidates will ideally have an earned B.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from an institution offering ABET-accredited (or equivalent) degrees. Professional and academic experience is highly desirable. Tenure-track candidates should have a potential for sustaining a vigorous externally funded research program and a dynamic portfolio of graduate and undergraduate educational competencies. Preference will be given to candidates with a Professional Engineering license, or who are on track for such licensure.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Job frequently requires walking, sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, handling objects with hands.

Job requires standing, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Instructions for Applying:

Interested candidates must apply online at and attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contact information for at least three professional references, and a statement (limited to three pages) that describes research and educational interests.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

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Advertised: Aug 18 2025 Central Daylight Time

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