Tenured Senior Position (Associate/Full Professor) in Innovative Construction Engineering
Position Description
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (CEEES) at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a full-time, tenured senior position in innovative construction engineering to complement the existing faculty. The position is anticipated to commence in the Fall of 2026 and is expected to be at the Endowed Full or Associate Professor level.
The CEEES faculty boasts substantial expertise in various areas, including natural-hazard infrastructure resilience, sustainable materials, life-cycle assessment of the built environment, monitoring and optimization of built infrastructure, digital twins applications and AI-enabled infrastructure performance assessment. The University of Notre Dame also has a number of relevant ongoing initiatives in the domains of construction and real-estate, environmental sustainability and scientific artificial intelligence. In alignment with these strengths and the strategic vision of the College of Engineering and the University, the department is actively seeking an exceptional faculty member who specializes in, but is not restricted to, the following research domains: sustainable construction materials, advanced construction methods for infrastructure systems, life-cycle environmental assessment of products, processes, and services, nature-based climate-resilient construction solutions, computer-aided construction technologies, and application of AI in construction and design.
Qualification
- A Ph.D. in Civil Engineering or related field is required.
- Qualified and willing to teach construction engineering/management courses, with a strong commitment to teaching excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- An existing (and maintained) internationally recognized and externally funded research program.
- Demonstrated capabilities to teach and mentor graduate and undergraduate students.
- Ability and motivation to participate in collaborative efforts with other researchers within the college and across the University in interdisciplinary areas (e.g., Fitzgerald Real Estate Institute, the Environmental Change Initiative, the Scientific Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and the Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative).
Application Materials
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vita
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Contact information for at least three letters of reference
The application package should be submitted online via Interfolio. We welcome applications for this position on a rolling basis, and early submissions are encouraged. However, to ensure full consideration, please make sure your application is received no later than December 15, 2025. For any inquiries or questions related to this search, please feel free to contact Dr. Alexandros Taflanidis, Chair of the Faculty Search Committee, at a.taflanidis@nd.edu.
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/173072