"Associate/Full Professor in Future Sea Level Rise and Its Uncertainty (Tenure-track, F1090A)"

Posting Details

Job Title

Associate/Full Professor in Future Sea Level Rise and Its Uncertainty (Tenure-track, F1090A)

Department

RESILIENCE CLUSTER HIRE

Position Number

F1090A

Job Description

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) in the Batten College of Engineering and Technology (BCET) and the Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences (OES) in the College of Sciences (CoS) at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, invite applications for a tenure-track associate/full professor position in future sea level rise (SLR) and its uncertainty starting in Fall 2026. This is a 10-month appointment.

This position is part of ODU’s Centennial Faculty Hire initiative within the sea level rise and coastal resilience research focus area and will play an important role in advancing ODU’s strategic vision to address global challenges associated with SLR and natural hazards. The faculty member is expected to develop transdisciplinary research, education, and outreach programs that can integrate understanding of relative and global SLR, spatial modeling, and coastal engineering solutions applied to coastal resilience. This position is envisioned to foster connections and synergy across the colleges and departments at ODU that deal with various aspects of coastal resilience in the face of sea level change.

The successful candidate will develop research programs producing modeling products and simulated projections of changing sea level on local, regional, national and global scales at decadal time scales, which are relevant for developing effective public policies on coastal adaptation and mitigation as well as coastal conservation and resilience. These modeling products are expected to be robust and of high spatial resolution, enabling their use to identify and address dominant sources of uncertainty while being applied to the U.S. East Coast.

Position Type

FullTime

Type of Recruitment

General Public

Minimum required education and/or special licenses, registrations, trainings, or certifications

Ph.D. in geology, civil engineering, oceanography, or equivalent engineering or science discipline.

Minimum required level and type of experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities

1. Demonstrated success in developing and teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses in civil engineering, oceanography, environmental modeling, or data analysis.
2. Must have a performance record that would merit an appointment with tenure
3. A demonstrated record of research funding and publications applied to oceanic and climatic resilience.
4. Experience as a mentor and/or supervisor for graduate students.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience mentoring postdoctoral researchers and pre-tenured faculty.

Able to develop and lead interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research groups.

Conditions of Employment

Location: Norfolk, VA

Job Open Date: 10/15/2025

Application Review Date: 12/15/2025

Open Until Filled: Yes

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit materials at https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/24468 and attach the following with their online application:

1. A cover letter
2. A curriculum vitae
3. Unofficial graduate transcripts
4. A statement of teaching philosophy
5. A statement of research interests
6. Contact information for 3 references

Applications should be submitted by December 15, 2025, for full consideration. The position will remain open until it is filled.

Telework Friendly

No

About the College

Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia’s forward-focused public doctoral research university with more than 23,000 students, an R1 research ranking, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia’s economy.

About the Department

About CEE: CEE is one of five departments in the BCET and offers an ABET-accredited B.S. in Civil Engineering as well as M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering. The department’s research areas include coastal engineering, transportation engineering, environmental and water resources engineering, structural engineering, and geotechnical engineering.

About OES: OES is one of seven departments in the CoS and offers a B.S. in Ocean and Earth Science with multiple areas of emphasis (environmental sciences, geology, oceanography, marine science technology and earth science education), as well as M.S. (ocean and earth science) and Ph.D. (oceanography) degrees. The department’s research areas include physical, chemical, geological and biological oceanography, coastal geology, and environmental science.