Job Opportunities
Assistant Professor of Water Resources Modeling
Large-scale Water Modeling – Driven by the challenge of intensifying hydroclimate extremes, there is a need to improve the delivery of actionable water intelligence and the response of decision-makers for national-level forecasting of streamflow, floods, droughts, and water quality. This position requires application of large-scale hydrologic modeling with specialization in high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, remote sensing, and cloud computing. The ideal candidate will complement process and computational hydrologists at UA by bringing expertise to advance national-scale water prediction in hybrid computational environments. We seek applicants familiar with the planning and designing of resilient infrastructure and communities, decision making under uncertainty, and applying emerging techniques from mathematics, computer science, and data science to advance hydrologic, hydraulic, hydrodynamic, water quality, and ecosystem modeling applications.
Hydroinformatics - Motivated by the expansion of data acquisition systems and the need for managing and using massive datasets, this position requires specialization in information systems and technology for water management, engineering, and operations, with expertise in extreme data management, analytics, data mining, large dataset access, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, water systems modeling, and geographic information systems. The ideal candidate will align with needs for research in design and development of water databases, derived data products, middleware, web portals, and software contributing to open-source development, FAIR data principles, and the needs of a diverse water sector. We seek applicants with experience working with geospatial and time series data and creating advanced platforms for managing, processing, sharing, and analyzing water quantity and quality observations.
Outstanding candidates in other water research areas will also receive full consideration.
Multiple Positions in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engineering
Celadyne is a startup attempting to accelerate the transition to a hydrogen economy by addressing hydrogen usage in heavy duty industries. Their materials technology replaces the proton exchange membrane to create fuel cells that are more efficient, compact and durable. Celadyne is based in Chicago, associated with Argonne National Lab and funded through the DoD, DoE, NSF and the Breakthrough Energy Coalition. Several positions are currently open in the engineering department, mainly focused on hydrogen fuel cell development.
Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering
The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) at the University of Florida (UF) invites applications for a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position with a focus on environmental engineering. The position will be housed in the Department of Environmental Engineering Science (EES) within ESSIE. This position has an anticipated start date of January 2023 or sooner.
The scope of the position is broad; however, we are particularly interested in candidates who have the vision to develop research scholarship beyond the traditional tenets of environmental engineering, with emphasis on chemistry/microbiology of water and wastewater systems/water epidemiology and/or health-environmental surveillance systems.
Assistant Professor in Air Resources
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured faculty position (Assistant Professor) in its Air Resource Program. The position will be housed in the Department of Environmental Engineering Science within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment at the University of Florida.
Applicants should have an earned doctorate in Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field. The appointment is expected to be at the Assistant Professor level. The new faculty member will be expected to actively pursue sponsored research in the broad area of air quality such as atmospheric sciences, instrumentation, field studies, health effects, climate change, air quality modeling, particulate matter control, and atmospheric dynamics.
Open Rank Position in Sustainable Energy and Environment
Based on the fundamental research in various technical fields, the Function Hub will facilitate the integration of multidisciplinary technologies and explore their applications. The Function Hub now invites applications or nominations for multiple faculty positions at all ranks (Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor) in the Thrust Area of Sustainable Energy and Environment (SEE). We welcome applicants with research focus in the following areas, including but not limited to:
| • | Fluid dynamics for bio-inspired flight/ swimming and renewable energy systems, sustainable energy harvesting, storage, distribution and applications |
| • | Eco-friendly energy materials and novel energy devices |
| • | Smart grid and energy systems |
| • | Smart green buildings (including air quality, sensors, well-living and energy saving for the smart urban built environment, etc.) |
| • | Electric vehicles (including EV energy/power management, all-climate safe battery, etc.) |
| • | Hydrogen and fuel cell |
| • | Energy economics, policy and security, environmental and social impacts of energy technologies |
| • | Implanted Devices |
Assistant Professor of Circular Economy Engineering, Materials, and Built Infrastructures
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIE), in collaboration with the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), at the University of Maine (UMaine) invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in Circular Economy Engineering, Materials, and Built Infrastructure. This position is a joint appointment split 75% in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and 25% in the prestigious ASCC (https://composites.umaine.edu/) to support the Green Engineering and Materials research initiative. This position is 50% teaching/50% research.
Expertise is sought in the development and application of circular economy engineering to problems of sustainable infrastructure and environment. These include closed-loop and whole-system analyses of the use and flow of materials and resources to inform built infrastructure planning and decision making. The successful candidate will have demonstrated expertise in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and related methods applied to novel construction materials and/or selection and use of materials seeking to enhance durability and reuse, yet minimizing the environmental footprint. The successful candidate will support and enhance current initiatives in Green Engineering and Materials (GEM), as well as the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC; https://www.tidc-utc.org/), the Region 1 U.S.D.O.T. University Transportation Center led by UMaine. The successful candidate will be expected to obtain licensure as a professional engineer (PE) prior to promotion to associate professor.
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Assistant or Associate Professor in Sustainable Systems School for Environment and Sustainability
The School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan is seeking applicants for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Sustainable System; rank will be commensurate with experience. We seek a scholar with demonstrated excellence in research and teaching in the sustainable systems field. Areas of interest include but are not limited to circular economy, corporate social responsibility, big data for sustainability, energy and climate economics, techno-economic analysis, food/water/energy nexus, green buildings, resilient and sustainable infrastructure, risk assessment, sustainable mobility, sustainable supply chains, system dynamics and complex systems. This position is in person on the Ann Arbor, Michigan campus.
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor: Environmental Sustainability, Resiliency, and Engineering
The Department of Civil and Urban Engineering (CUE) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position, under the broad umbrella of environmental sustainability, resiliency, and engineering starting in September 1, 2023. The position is expected to be at the rank of assistant professor, although extraordinary candidates at all ranks will be considered.
We seek exceptional candidates who can think broadly and collaborate across departments in interdisciplinary teams to provide novel solutions to growing urban challenges related to civil infrastructure and environmental systems. Areas of expertise may include physical-chemical processes; data driven and AI-enabled approaches for sustainable and resilient design; construction and operation of civil and environmental systems; climate change adaptation; sensing, automation, and informatics for design and construction of infrastructure and environmental systems; life-cycle assessment and resource recovery; fate and transport of contaminants in the environment; environmental chemistry; and innovative water and wastewater treatment processes.
Post Doctoral Associate/Researcher, Dynamical Systems Laboratory
Post-doc positions are available in the Dynamical Systems Laboratory (DSL) at the Tandon School of Engineering, New York University in a wide variety of research projects that are signature scopes of our multidisciplinary group. The positions are fully funded with a competitive salary.
We seek for independent, motivated, and creative individuals to conduct fundamental research in the broad area of complex systems theory. The candidate will be making important contributions to one or multiple research projects supported by our several ongoing grants (see https://wp.nyu.edu/dsl/active-projects/). Candidates will be responsible for conducting fundamental theoretical research in the broad area of mathematical modeling, control, and diagnostics of complex systems, with interdisciplinary applications in physical, biological, and social systems. For example, ongoing research seeks to address epidemic processes over networks, hydrodynamic and social interactions underlying fish schooling, and ion transport in porous membranes. We are seeking individuals with a strong background in mathematical modeling, complexity, network science, statistical physics, statistics, urban science, and/or related field.
Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Sustainable Energy Engineering
The School of Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) at Simon Fraser University (SFU) invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at all levels (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor). Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree in a relevant engineering discipline and research and teaching interests in one or more of the following areas:
- Sustainable and energy-efficient built environments: smart buildings, sustainable building design, adaptable building design, building energy management systems, resilient building design for climate change
- Electrical energy storage systems: batteries and battery systems (for applications such as EVs, BEES, BTM, FTM, eVTOLs and eCTOLs), battery management systems, supercapacitors
- Application of power electronics: renewables, microgrids, clean transportation, power converters, flexible AC transmission systems
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE) at Tufts University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level as part of a focused effort to further strengthen key research areas. Exceptional candidates will be considered at other ranks. The anticipated start date is September 2023. Major strengths of the department are in areas of advanced materials for energy and sustainability, and cellular and biomolecular engineering.
We invite applicants whose research complements our current strengths in advanced materials for energy and sustainability, catalysis, and molecular engineering. Applicants whose expertise is on technologies for renewable energy and sustainability, including renewable energy conversion and storage, the design of electrochemical (e.g., fuel cells, batteries, etc.) and photochemical systems, surface and molecular engineering for energy and environmental applications, and related experimental and/or computational approaches are especially encouraged to apply.
Chicago Wilderness Partners
Summer hiring is still in full swing across the Chicago Wilderness Region. Partners have been posting their summer seasonal jobs and internships. Many positions are still open. Please check out our Career Center and share this resource in your newsletters and with your members. Positions include US Army Corp of Engineers seeking Student Trainees in Archeology and Natural Resources Management, Interpretation Interns at Illinois State Beach and William W. Powers State Park, Stormwater Interns, Camp Counselors, Crew Leaders, Restoration Ecologists and many more.
Scientists in Parks, National Park Service
Every year, the Scientists in Parks work experience program places hundreds of aspiring professionals across the National Park System to work on natural resource management needs. Past projects have mapped sand dunes at Fire Island National Seashore, surveyed towering cacti at Saguaro National Park, and protected nesting sea turtles at Padre Island National Seashore. Others assessed pika populations at Rocky Mountain National Park, measured soils beneath the mangrove forests of Everglades National Park, and restored colorful corals beneath the waves at the National Park of American Samoa.
The program is committed to providing all aspiring professionals—especially those underrepresented in science—with a unique opportunity to work on important real-world projects while building professional experience and a life-long connection to America’s national parks.
The Zuckerman Postdoctoral Scholars Program
The Zuckerman Postdoctoral Scholars Program attracts high-achieving postdoctoral scholars from premier universities in the United States and Canada to do research at one of seven Israeli universities. Once they complete their research, many Zuckerman postdocs are expected to accept faculty positions at top North American universities, weaving a network of academic collaboration and goodwill that will greatly benefit US-Israeli scientific cooperation.