Lecturer or Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering - 2546

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Job:

The Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering (CIE) at the University of Maine (UMaine) invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor (Ph.D.required) or Lecturer (M.S. required) position. This is a teaching-focused position with a two-year, fixed-length appointment that will playa central role in supporting and strengthening the Department's undergraduate program. The successful candidate will teach fundamental andapplied courses at the undergraduate level, with potential opportunities to contribute to graduate instruction as appropriate. TheDepartment is particularly interested in candidates with expertise in water resources and geotechnical or geoenvironmental engineering. Thisposition will support our undergraduate concentration in water resources engineering, and the new hire will be required to teachundergraduate elective courses in surface water hydrology and groundwater hydraulics and hydrology. The ability to offer a coreundergraduate course in geotechnical engineering is also highly desired. Other teaching responsibilities will be assigned based ondepartment needs and candidate expertise. Responsibilities include high-quality classroom instruction, student advising and mentoring,curriculum development, and active engagement in service to the Department, University, and State. Service to the profession is encouraged.

Given the teaching emphasis of this position, relevant industry experience is viewed favorably but is not required. Candidates willbe encouraged to engage in research and graduate student mentoring in collaboration with existing faculty. While this is a teaching-focusedposition, the Department and University are supportive of faculty who wish to remain active in scholarship and research. UMaine is thestate's primary graduate-degree granting institution and Maine's designated Land Grant and Sea Grant university, with an R1 CarnegieClassification. Numerous colleges, interdisciplinary research centers, and institutes provide strong opportunities for collaborativeresearch. These include the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (formerly Region I University Transportation Center), theAdvanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), the Climate Change Institute, the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for SustainabilitySolutions, the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory, and Advanced Research Computing, Security, and InformationManagement (ARCSIM), which offers extensive high-performance computing and data resources. Information about the CIE Department canbe found at www.civil.umaine.edu . The successful candidate will join a dynamic engineering programdedicated to high-quality teaching, scholarship, and service - where faculty support work-life integration. The Department of Civiland Environmental Engineering is part of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC), which is a statewide, integrated solution tobring together the natural synergies of all engineering disciplines with computing and provide the technical workforce and innovations thatare critical to moving our economy forward. MCEC includes the College of Engineering and School of Computing and Information Science atUMaine, the Department of Engineering at the University of Southern Maine (USM), with other collaborators to include the Department ofComputer Science at USM and computing programs at University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and other campuses within the University of MaineSystem. About the

University:

The University of Maine, located on Marsh Island in the homeland of the PenobscotNation, is a community of more than 11,700 undergraduate and graduate students and over 2,500 employees on the Orono campus, the regionalcampus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea, and space grant university and maintains a leadership role as theUniversity of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier researchinstitution dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research, and service for Maine, the nation, and the world. More information aboutUMaine is at umaine.edu . The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees, including,but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, lifeinsurance, and short and long-term disability, as well as retirement plan options. As a former

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Qualifications:

Required:

• Applicants must hold B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering or closely related discipline by the hire date to qualify for thenon-tenure track Assistant Professor position.
• Applicants must hold B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering or closely relateddiscipline by the hire date to qualify for the Lecturer position.
• Applicants must be US persons or currently reside in the US andhold valid immigration status.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in industry
• The successful candidate willhave the ability to and be strongly encouraged to obtain licensure as a professional engineer (PE).

Other Information:

Materials must be submitted via "Apply For Position" below. You will need to create a profile and application and upload the following: 1.) A cover letter that describes your experience, interests, and suitability for the position 2.) Curriculum Vitae 3.) Teaching Statement (maximum length two pages) You will also need to submit the affirmative action survey, theself-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status forms. Incomplete application materials cannot beconsidered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University. Candidates selected toproceed to the final stages of the search process will be requested to provide a list of names and contact information for references. The search timeline is as follows: For full consideration, materials must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. EST on Monday May 11,2026 Review of applications to begin: May 12, 2026 Screening interviews to begin no earlier than: May 26, 2026 On-site interviews to begin no earlier than: June 15, 2026 Tentative start date: August 31, 2026 For questions about thesearch, please contact the search committee chair, Dr. Lauren Ross, at lauren.ross1@maine.edu or207-581-2088. Appropriate background checks are required.

Length:

Academic Year (Sept-May)

RequiredDocuments:

Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, Research and Teaching Statements