Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering

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About the Department

There are 11 full-time faculty with primary appointments in Environmental Engineering (ENVE), ~50 students in ENVE’s well-established graduate program of 50+ years, and about 150 undergraduate students in our growing ABET-accredited undergraduate program that was inaugurated in 2012. The department’s research expenditure exceeded $6.2 million in fiscal year 2025 with roughly 50% from the ENVE program. In addition to core ABET requirements, the program supports four senior elective tracks for undergraduates linked to our graduate research focus areas of Hydrosystems, Water Quality, Air Quality and Sustainability.

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Job OverviewThe University of Cincinnati (UC) Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ChEE) invites applications for an environmental engineering tenure-track Assistant Professor position. The appointment is expected to begin August 15, 2026. ChEE seeks candidates with research focus areas within the field of environmental engineering, including but not limited to the following:

• Water Quality and Resource Recovery – treatment of and resource recovery from produced waters associated with industrial manufacturing, refining, mining and municipal wastewater, etc.; biofilm interactions with potable and wastewater infrastructure; wastewater recycling with critical mineral recovery (i.e. Rare Earth Elements (REE) from brines, mining waters and other industrial sources).
Solid Waste Management and recycling – including recycling infrastructure, anaerobic digestion and composting systems to minimize environmental impact and emerging contaminants in soil amendments and other recovered materials while maximizing resource recovery from these solid waste sources (i.e. enzymatic recycling of plastics).

Essential Functions

Duties for this position include research, teaching, and service; Conducting research in environmental engineering related to their research focus area, as noted above;Building and leading extramurally funded research programs; Building research collaborations within the department, throughout the campus and with government agencies and industry; Teaching core undergraduate courses in the environmental engineering curriculum as well as graduate level courses related to their research focus area, as noted above, and Providing service to the profession and university, including but not limited to serving as a journal reviewer and editor and/or as a member of professional organizations or committees.

Minimum Requirements

Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering or a closely related field prior to effective date of appointment.

Application Process Information

Candidates should provide the following in their application package:

Statement of interest, teaching and research interests, description of research goals and how the candidate’s expertise would successfully integrate with the department’s and university’s strengths;Current Curriculum Vitae;Up to three (3) representative original research publications (if applicable);Full contact information for at least four references; andA brief abstract for a potential research seminar.

Review of applications will begin on December 8, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Submit your application materials to: http://jobs.uc.edu and apply to REQ# 99952.

Compensation and Benefits

UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. (UC Benefits Link) Highlights include:

Comprehensive Tuition Remission

UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.

Robust Retirement Plans

As a UC employee, you won’t contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you’ll choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 14–18% of your salary based on position.

Real Work-Life Balance

UC prioritizes work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including:

Vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days)

6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents

Additional Benefits Include:

Competitive salary based on experienceComprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription)Flexible spending accounts & wellness programsProfessional development & mentorship opportunities

To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.uc.edu/careers.html

UC is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

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