Assistant/Associate Professor of Civil Engineering (Geotechnical, Geoenvironmental, and Environmental and Water Resources Engineering)

Location: Texarkana, Texas, United States; full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position with an anticipated start in Fall 2027.

Company

Texas A&M University Texarkana is a regional comprehensive university focused on academic excellence, student success, applied research, and service to Northeast Texas communities.

What you will do

• Teach undergraduate and graduate civil engineering courses, laboratories, and selected interdisciplinary engineering courses.
• Develop civil engineering curriculum, teaching and research laboratories, and hands-on learning through research, design, industry-sponsored projects, and internships.
• Advise, mentor, and support students, including academic and career advising, undergraduate research, recruitment, and retention.
• Establish and maintain an active research program, publish scholarly work, pursue external funding, and engage students in research.
• Assess courses and student learning outcomes, participate in ABET accreditation activities, and improve program effectiveness.
• Contribute to committees, professional organizations, outreach, and partnerships with industry and research organizations.

Requirements

• Earned Ph.D. in civil engineering from an accredited institution, with a concentration in geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and/or environmental and water resources engineering.
• Record of, or demonstrated potential for, effective teaching in civil engineering courses and laboratories.
• Record of, or demonstrated potential for, active and impactful research, scholarly publication, and external funding appropriate for the rank sought.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• For appointment at the Associate Professor rank, teaching, scholarship, and service must meet Texas A&M University Texarkana standards, normally including at least five years of successful service as an Assistant Professor or equivalent experience.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States at the time of hire; pre-employment sponsorship is not authorized.
• Ability to travel or work beyond normal office hours when required for program activities and maintain confidentiality in academic and student matters.

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in the United States.
• Ability to teach across civil engineering sub-disciplines, including geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and water resources engineering.
• Experience in curriculum development, innovative teaching, civil engineering laboratories, industry or government work, ABET accreditation, grant writing, and securing research funding.

Culture & Benefits

• Tenure-track, full-time faculty appointment with a nine-month academic-year schedule.
• Student-centered learning environment with emphasis on applied research, experiential learning, and student success.
• Work includes collaboration across the College of Engineering and Computing and service to the university and surrounding communities.
• All positions are security-sensitive; employment is contingent on credential verification and completion of a criminal history investigation.

Hiring process

• Submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, research statement, unofficial graduate transcript, and contact information for three professional references, including at least one previous or current supervisor.
• Applicants with non-U.S. degrees must provide a course-by-course evaluation from WES or another NACES-approved agency; non-English documents require notarized English translations, at the applicant’s expense.
• Applications cannot be revised or supplemented after submission.