Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor (Structural Engineering)

About the role

The Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University invites applications for a full‑time, tenure‑track Assistant Professor position with a nine‑month academic appointment. An additional summer appointment may be available, contingent on departmental needs and funding. The anticipated start date is Fall 2027. The department is among the nation’s leading civil and environmental engineering programs, with approximately 56 tenured/tenure‑track faculty and 27 academic professional track faculty. As of Fall 2026 it also hosts the architectural engineering program, serving over 1,170 undergraduate (sophomore‑senior) and over 360 graduate students.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
• Develop an independent, externally funded research program.
• Participate in departmental activities and service.
• Collaborate with faculty across the College of Engineering.
• Engage with industry and government partners and in professional service.
• Contribute to advancing the department’s programs.
• Contribute to undergraduate and graduate curriculum development, program assessment, and continuous improvement activities tied to maintaining excellence in the department’s ABET‑accredited programs.

Requirements

• Expertise in the behavior and design of steel structures using experimental methods.
• Expertise in at least one of the following areas: structural health monitoring, structural control, computer vision, hybrid simulation, artificial intelligence, advanced materials, infrastructure resilience.

Qualifications

• Earned doctoral degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering or science discipline by the appointment date.
• Candidates completing all Ph.D. requirements except the dissertation (ABD) will be considered if they demonstrate clear progress toward completion.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.

Schedule

Nine‑month academic appointment with the possibility of a summer appointment, contingent on departmental needs and availability of funds. Anticipated start date: Fall 2027.