About The University of Texas at El Paso:
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a Carnegie R1, community-engaged university at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border. UTEP is committed to increasing access to excellent higher education and advancing research that positively impacts the region and nation. The University serves more than 25,000 students, over 85% Hispanic and nearly 50% first-generation, offering 171 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs at America’s only open-access, top-tier research institution.
Job Description:
The Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering (CECE) at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) seeks a highly qualified individual to join its growing environmental engineering program at the rank of tenured associate professor or higher (full Professor or the Regents’ Distinguished Research Professor preferred). This position is created as part of a strategic initiative supported by the University of Texas System Regents’ Research Excellence Program to advance research primarily related to water. The candidate is expected to establish a strong research program in areas including, but not limited to:
- Membrane processes for desalination and advanced purification
- Next generation hydrologic modeling for predicting floods and droughts
- Innovative technologies for removal of emerging contaminants
- Resource recovery from solid and liquid waste streams
- Technological and policy solutions for coping with water scarcity
Requirements:
The candidate must have earned a doctorate in Environmental or Civil Engineering or a related field with a minimum of six years of professional experience in higher education or comparable experience in a research-focused organization such as a national laboratory. The candidate should demonstrate a proven record of excellent leadership and communication skills and a vision for a long-term research program. The candidate should have established nationally recognized expertise in water research, as demonstrated by peer-reviewed articles, citations, H-index, patents, and leadership in professional organizations. The candidate must be able to sustain extramural research support from diverse sources and effective mentoring to undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers. The candidate should also bring a valuable network of collaborators to UTEP. UTEP offers an attractive, competitive compensation package with a generous start-up fund for this position based on experience, education, and qualifications.
Additional Information:
In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.
The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or sexual orientation and gender in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 312.
For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP’s Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.
To the extent that this position involves research, work, or access to critical infrastructure as referenced in Executive Order GA-48, being hired for and continuing to be employed in this position requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.
Application Instructions:
Applicants must submit the following: 1) a cover letter describing their interest in the position and their commitment to the UTEP mission and water research; 2) a detailed curriculum vitae; 3) research capability and future plan at UTEP; 4) teaching and mentorship experience and philosophy; and 5) name and complete contact information of three references. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
Review of applications will begin in November and will continue until the position is filled. For information/inquiries regarding the position, please email Dr. Alex Mayer at amayer2@utep.edu.
