"Full/Associate/Assistant Professor in the discipline of Modern Civil Engineering"

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) of the Faculty of Science and Technology invites applications for the position of Full/Associate/Assistant Professor in the discipline of Modern Civil Engineering.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The emphasis of our programmes is directed to the areas of Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Management, Environmental Engineering and Water Resources. The objective of our undergraduate programme is to educate and train the students to be civil engineers with formation of good scientific knowledge, sound engineering practice and leadership skills; and to prepare them for their advanced education at international standard. Currently, it has 19 full-time academic staff, around 210 undergraduates and 270 graduate students. UM is among the top 0.1% in ESI (Essential Sciences Indicators) rankings in Engineering. The Engineering Subject of UM is ranked in the 126–150 bracket in the THE World University Rankings.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Materials Science, or related Computational/Mechanical areas. Preference will be given to candidates with research and teaching experience at the tertiary education level, able to lead transformative research in areas such as smart infrastructure, sustainable urban systems, and climate-resilient civil technologies. To accord the future development, candidates should aspire to redefine the boundaries of civil engineering through disruptive technologies, systems thinking and interdisciplinary collaboration, addressing critical needs in climate resilience, urbanization, and equitable infrastructure development. Candidates should demonstrate evidence in high quality research by peer-reviewed journal articles published in respected scholarly journals and successful research grant applications. Experiences of civil engineering design practice and knowledge of International Codes of Practice are beneficial.

The selected candidate is expected to assume duty in August 2026.

Remuneration

A taxable annual remuneration starting from MOP1,250,200 (approximately USD154,350) for the position of Full Professor, MOP1,052,800 (approximately USD129,980) for the position of Associate Professor and MOP855,400 (approximately USD105,600) for the position of Assistant Professor will be commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualification and relevant professional experience. The current local maximum income tax rate is 12% but is effectively around 5% - 7% after various discretionary exemptions. Apart from competitive remuneration, UM offers a wide range of benefits, such as medical insurance, provident fund, on-campus accommodation/housing allowance and other subsidies. Further details on our package are available at: https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/learn-more/.

Application Procedure

Applicants should visit https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/ for more details, and apply ONLINE. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Applicants may consider their applications not successful if they are not invited for an interview within 3 months of application.