"Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering"

The University of Cincinnati (UC) Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering 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; 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; 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.

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; and A 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. Highlights include: Comprehensive Tuition Remission; Robust Retirement Plans; Real Work-Life Balance; Additional Benefits Include: Competitive salary based on experience; Comprehensive health coverage; Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs; Professional development & mentorship opportunities.

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. The University of Cincinnati is a thriving urban research institution located in the heart of Cincinnati, Ohio, with approximately 54,000 students and approximately 10,000 professors and staff. The University of Cincinnati (UC) Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.