Assistant Professor

About the role

The University of Kentucky’s Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering is recruiting for a full-time, 12-month, tenure-eligible Assistant Professor in the Regular Title Series related to hydroinformatics. This position has an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027, with a distribution of effort of approximately 70% research, 25% instruction, and 5% service.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment and ability to work with teams on interdisciplinary problems.
• Create a proactive, high-impact research program that supplies clientele with new methods to analyze hydrologic and water quality impacts in agricultural and urban settings.
• Teach one undergraduate and one graduate course per year; recruit and direct MS and PhD graduate students.
• Contribute to the multi-functional land-grant mission of the department.

Requirements

• A Ph.D. in biosystems/agricultural engineering or a closely-related field with an emphasis in hydrology, water quality monitoring, and/or nature-based water treatment designs.
• In addition, the candidate should have some experience in AI, machine learning, and/or managing large data sets related to water resources and/or ecological engineering design.
• A P.E. or demonstrate the ability to qualify for a P.E. in Kentucky.
• The ability to oversee graduate students.
• Demonstration of outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in biosystems/agricultural engineering or a closely-related field with an emphasis in hydrology, water quality monitoring, and/or nature-based water treatment designs.
• In addition, the candidate should have some experience in AI, machine learning, and/or managing large data sets related to water resources and/or ecological engineering design.
• A P.E. or demonstrate the ability to qualify for a P.E. in Kentucky.
• The ability to oversee graduate students.
• Demonstration of outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

• Ability to oversee graduate students.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

The university generously contributes to employees’ retirement plans, medical coverage, and life insurance. In addition, UK offers optional benefits such as dental and vision insurance, additional retirement plans and much more.

Pay

Employment at UK is subject to fund availability and comes with comprehensive rewards, focusing on your total well-being and career development, with leadership striving to provide a strong work-life integration.

Schedule

The anticipated interview period is August to September, with an anticipated start date is July 1, 2027.