Job Description
The Ocean Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University is seeking applications for a full-time, joint tenured or tenure-track faculty position with a 9-month academic appointment, and the possibility of an additional summer appointment contingent upon need and availability of funds, beginning fall of 2021. Applicants will be considered at all faculty ranks for a position in environmental engineering with a focus on marine environs. The successful candidate should demonstrate strong, fundamental knowledge in a core specialization of environmental or ocean engineering and the ability to apply experimental, analytical, data-science, or modeling methods to solve environmental engineering problems relevant to the oceans, whether inshore/estuarial, nearshore, or offshore. We are particularly interested in applicants capable of contributing to interdisciplinary teams and working in environmental engineering areas that interface with marine sciences. These include but are not limited to: coastal eco-system engineering, contaminant transport, coastal resilience and sustainability, natural marine processes in engineering design, observing systems and networks, and management of anthropogenic impact on nearshore systems. Applicants in any area of environmental engineering are encouraged to apply; however, it is noted that Texas A&M University at Galveston is a special-purpose institution for the specific instruction and study of marine and maritime science, engineering, and business.
Candidates applying at the assistant professor rank should demonstrate rigorous training in a core area of environmental or ocean engineering, and strong potential to affect the field through original scholarship, excellent teaching and student mentoring, and service to the university and profession. Applicants at the associate professor rank must have an established research record demonstrating the ability to advance environmental engineering through the application of fundamental knowledge, evidence of excellence in teaching and student mentoring, and should demonstrate the potential to become a leader in their field. Applicants at the full professor rank must be a leader in their field with an international reputation for research, teaching and service.
The successful applicant will be expected to teach at the graduate and undergraduate level; advise and mentor graduate and undergraduate research students; develop an independent, externally funded research program; participate in all aspects of one of the department’s activities; and serve the profession. Strong written and verbal communication skills are expected. Applicants are invited to consult the department's website to review our academic and research programs, including the vision and mission of the department and the College of Engineering.
Job Contact: Dr. Marc Perlin, perlin@tamu.edu
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Preferred and Required Qualifications
Applicants must have an earned doctoral degree in environmental engineering, or a closely related engineering or science discipline at the time of the appointment.
Application Details
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, research statement, diversity statement and a list of four references (including postal addresses, phone numbers and email addresses) by applying for this specific position at http://apply.interfolio.com/81514. Full consideration will be given to applications received by January 10, 2021. Applications received after that date may be considered until the position is filled. It is anticipated the appointment will begin fall 2021.
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The Department of Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University is one department across two campuses: College Station and Galveston, Texas. Research areas include offshore platform dynamics, hydrodynamics, physical and numerical modeling, ocean waves, subsea systems, mooring and riser systems, beach nourishment, environmental fluid mechanics, ship motions, dredging, tsunami modeling, autonomous and remotely operated vehicles, and renewable ocean energy.
This multidisciplinary department combines the world-class infrastructure and resources of the College Station campus with the strategic waterfront location and unique resources at Galveston. The Galveston campus, the ocean arm of Texas A&M University, is located near the Gulf of Mexico and Houston, TX.
This unique configuration offers experimental laboratories as well as field-testing facilities including direct access to the coast and waterfront operations. In College Station, the Department of Ocean Engineering has access to world-class technology centers such as the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), the Center for Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Systems (CANVASS), the Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC), the Center for Geospatial Sciences’ Application and Technology Group, the Aerospace Technology Laboratory, and the Research & Operations (ASTRO) Center.