"Open Rank Faculty - Smart & Resilient Infrastructure"

Job Details

Position Summary

The College of Engineering at the University of Georgia invites applications for multiple open rank, academic year (9-month) tenure-track faculty positions in civil engineering with a focus on smart infrastructure and resilient infrastructure.

These positions will be centered in the College of Engineering’s School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering (ECAM) and supervised by the ECAM School Chair. The positions will start August 1, 2026, and have an academic year appointment with the opportunity to supplement salary during the summer.

These positions are part of a campus-wide presidential hiring initiative that builds on the economic development opportunities that exist within Georgia and the southeast region. The state has an extensive multi-modal transportation network that includes the busiest airport in the world – Atlanta-Hartsfield Jackson International Airport – an expanding port in Savannah, and a robust interstate highway system that serves as a hub of the region. With the State of Georgia and the federal government investing heavily in infrastructure renewal, the University of Georgia is well-positioned to make significant contributions to the development of sustainable and resilient infrastructure due to the comprehensive nature of the university and its extensive network into communities across the State and region.

The College of Engineering already has significant expertise in basic and translational research that supports programs in resilient infrastructure, smart structures and autonomous construction. Especially noteworthy is the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, which has become a global leader in resilience and engineering of integrated conventional and natural infrastructure systems. Faculty hired as part of this initiative will join a rapidly-growing College of Engineering that combines interdisciplinary research and scholarship with excellent instruction and service. The UGA College of Engineering currently enrolls over 4,000 engineering and computing majors across 15 degrees and programs. The College of Engineering is comprised for four interdisciplinary schools: School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural & Mechanical Engineering, School of Chemical, Materials & Biomedical Engineering (CMB), School of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE), and School of Computing.

Significant investments in infrastructure have resulted in an expansion of laboratory facilities for research and scholarship, and new classrooms and instructional labs. College of Engineering faculty have interdisciplinary research facilities in two major capital projects on campus. Our main instructional facility, Driftmier Engineering Center, has also undergone a complete renovation to create flexible classrooms that enable a range of teaching modalities and the incorporation of interdisciplinary instructional labs. The common instructional facilities also foster a further sense of community by allowing faculty, staff, and students to interact and collaborate in a single facility.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Review of applications will begin on December 31, 2025; however, applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

Inquiries about the positions should be directed to the chair of the search committee, Dr. S. Sonny Kim (kims@uga.edu) or Dr. Brian Bledsoe (bbledsoe@uga.edu) in the College of Engineering.

Applicants are asked to submit the following information along with their application:

• A cover letter (not to exceed one page) addressing the candidate’s experience relative to the responsibilities of the position.
• A detailed curriculum vita.
• A teaching statement not to exceed 2 pages.
• A research statement not to exceed 2 pages.
• The names, titles, and contact information for five professional references.

Selected applicants will be required to submit transcripts and a background investigation demonstrating eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia.

Posting Details

Posting Number: F2580P

Working Title: Open Rank Faculty - Smart & Resilient Infrastructure

Department: ENGR-Env Civil Agr & Mech

Anticipated Start Date: 08/01/2026

Job Posting Date: 11/20/2025

Open until filled: Yes

Location of Vacancy: Athens Area

Position Details

Classification Title: Open Rank

Faculty Rank: Open Rank

Contract Type: Academic (9 mo.)

Tenure Status: Tenure Track or Tenured

Minimum Qualifications: All candidates must have a Ph.D. in engineering, computer science or related discipline.

Additional Requirements: Candidates must also have a documented research background appropriate for the appointment rank, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications. Candidates considered for the associate professor rank must have qualifications and academic credentials that are commensurate with promotion and tenure guidelines at the University of Georgia. For information about the requirements for each faculty rank, please see the UGA Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure. To be eligible for tenure upon appointment, candidates must be appointed as an associate professor, have been tenured at a prior institution, and bring a demonstrable national reputation to the institution. Candidates must be approved for tenure upon appointment before hire. Specific criteria for Associate Professor and Professor level are summarized here.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies: Applicants for the positions in smart infrastructure should have expertise that supports the advancement and adaptation of smart infrastructure and smart construction technologies for concrete bridges and structures and a background in resilient infrastructure engineering with a focus on development and use of advanced techniques.

The successful applicants will have fundamental knowledge in resilience engineering or a closely related discipline is expected along with specific research expertise in one or more of the following areas: use of AI and large language models, infrastructure risk analysis, probabilistic risk assessment and systems simulation approaches for disaster loss mitigation; infrastructure resilience and sustainability engineering; sensing and monitoring technologies for hybrid built-natural systems; uncertainty analysis for assessing the vulnerabilities of systems such as transportation, electric power infrastructure, flood protection, water and wastewater infrastructure; and infrastructure development and resilience. We seek highly qualified candidates with specific research expertise in areas including but not limited to integrated system-levels sensing, artificial intelligence (AI), construction automation, and analysis and optimization for resilient and sustainable bridge and other concrete building systems.

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. Resume/CV
2. Cover Letter
3. Teaching Portfolio/Philosophy
4. Research Portfolio/Philosophy