Lecturer or Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering -2546

The Department of Civil and Environmental 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 play a central role in supporting and strengthening the Department’s undergraduate program. The successful candidate will teach fundamental and applied courses at the undergraduate level, with potential opportunities to contribute to graduate instruction as appropriate.

The Department is particularly interested in candidates with expertise in water resources and geotechnical or geoenvironmental engineering. This position will support our undergraduate concentration in water resources engineering, and the new hire will be required to teach undergraduate elective courses in surface water hydrology and groundwater hydraulics and hydrology. The ability to offer a core undergraduate course in geotechnical engineering is also highly desired. Other teaching responsibilities will be assigned based on department 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 will be encouraged to engage in research and graduate student mentoring in collaboration with existing faculty. While this is a teaching-focused position, the Department and University are supportive of faculty who wish to remain active in scholarship and research. UMaine is the state’s primary graduate-degree granting institution and Maine’s designated Land Grant and Sea Grant university, with an R1 Carnegie Classification. Numerous colleges, interdisciplinary research centers, and institutes provide strong opportunities for collaborative research. These include the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (formerly Region I University Transportation Center), the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), the Climate Change Institute, the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory, and Advanced Research Computing, Security, and Information Management (ARCSIM), which offers extensive high-performance computing and data resources.

Information about the CIE Department can be found at www.civil.umaine.edu. The successful candidate will join a dynamic engineering program dedicated to high-quality teaching, scholarship, and service – where faculty support work-life integration.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is part of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC), which is a statewide, integrated solution to bring together the natural synergies of all engineering disciplines with computing and provide the technical workforce and innovations that are critical to moving our economy forward. MCEC includes the College of Engineering and School of Computing and Information Science at UMaine, the Department of Engineering at the University of Southern Maine (USM), with other collaborators to include the Department of Computer Science at USM and computing programs at University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and other campuses within the University of Maine System.

About the University:

The University of Maine, located on Marsh Island in the homeland of the Penobscot Nation, is a community of more than 11,700 undergraduate and graduate students and over 2,500 employees on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea, and space grant university and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research, and service for Maine, the nation, and the world. More information about UMaine 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, life insurance, and short and long-term disability, as well as retirement plan options. As a former NSF ADVANCE institution, the University of Maine is committed to diversity in our workforce and dual-career couples.

UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high-quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer here.

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

Preferred:

• Previous experience in industry
• The successful candidate will have 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, the self-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status forms. Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University. Candidates selected to proceed 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 the search, please contact the search committee chair, Dr. Lauren Ross, at lauren.ross1@maine.edu or 207-581-2088.

Appropriate background checks are required.

The University of Maine is an EEO/AA employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran’s status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Amie Parker, Director of Equal Opportunity, 101 North Stevens Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5754, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).

Length:
Academic Year (Sept-May)

Required Documents:
Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, Research and Teaching Statements