Description
Teaching Faculty Position in Civil Engineering and Professional Development
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) seeks to hire a teaching-focused faculty member whose responsibilities will combine technical instruction in the candidate’s area of engineering expertise with a significant role in the department’s undergraduate professional development curriculum. The preferred start date is January 1, 2027. Salary and benefits are nationally competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. The position is a non-tenure track, renewable, 9-month appointment, with opportunities for research or to teach additional courses each summer. The appointment title will be determined based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, consistent with the UTK Faculty Handbook. The successful candidate is expected build an exceptional record of accomplishment in teaching and student engagement, leading to career-track promotions.
The successful candidate will contribute to the department’s established, highly successful professional communications course for second-year undergraduates, which emphasizes technical writing, oral presentations, and student professional development through a high-engagement, feedback-intensive instructional model. Initially, the faculty member will work closely with experienced colleagues to learn and contribute to the course’s existing structure, teaching approach, and support systems while supporting course delivery, providing individualized student feedback, and participating in coordination activities. Over time, the candidate will assume leadership responsibilities for the course, including instructional development, teaching assistant recruitment and training, recitation coordination, team grading, and oversight of the associated writing-center structure. The faculty member will also teach courses in their technical area within civil and environmental engineering; expertise in construction, geotechnical, or structural engineering is especially aligned with current departmental needs.
The department has 26 tenure-line faculty lines and 5 non-tenured full-time teaching faculty and offers baccalaureate, masters, and PhD degrees with concentrations in construction, environmental, geotechnical and materials, structures, transportation, and water resources engineering. The successful candidate will join a community of innovators in engineering education both in the department and in The Tickle College of Engineering and will be supported through a strong commitment to faculty development.
Knoxville, TN is a vibrant city with a beautiful and walkable downtown, active neighborhoods, an effervescent nightlife that includes numerous theaters and museums, a rich live music scene across all genres, and eclectic restaurants. Knoxville is nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, surrounded by lakes and the Tennessee River, providing amazing access to various outdoor activities. Knoxville is within easy driving distance of four major metropolitan areas that regularly host larger cultural and entertainment events.
Responsibilities
Teaching Faculty Position in Civil Engineering and Professional Development
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) seeks to hire a teaching-focused faculty member whose responsibilities will combine technical instruction in the candidate’s area of engineering expertise with a significant role in the department’s undergraduate professional development curriculum. The preferred start date is January 1, 2027. Salary and benefits are nationally competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. The position is a non-tenure track, renewable, 9-month appointment, with opportunities for research or to teach additional courses each summer. The appointment title will be determined based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, consistent with the UTK Faculty Handbook. The successful candidate is expected build an exceptional record of accomplishment in teaching and student engagement, leading to career-track promotions.
The successful candidate will contribute to the department’s established, highly successful professional communications course for second-year undergraduates, which emphasizes technical writing, oral presentations, and student professional development through a high-engagement, feedback-intensive instructional model. Initially, the faculty member will work closely with experienced colleagues to learn and contribute to the course’s existing structure, teaching approach, and support systems while supporting course delivery, providing individualized student feedback, and participating in coordination activities. Over time, the candidate will assume leadership responsibilities for the course, including instructional development, teaching assistant recruitment and training, recitation coordination, team grading, and oversight of the associated writing-center structure. The faculty member will also teach courses in their technical area within civil and environmental engineering; expertise in construction, geotechnical, or structural engineering is especially aligned with current departmental needs.
The department has 26 tenure-line faculty lines and 5 non-tenured full-time teaching faculty and offers baccalaureate, masters, and PhD degrees with concentrations in construction, environmental, geotechnical and materials, structures, transportation, and water resources engineering. The successful candidate will join a community of innovators in engineering education both in the department and in The Tickle College of Engineering and will be supported through a strong commitment to faculty development.
Knoxville, TN is a vibrant city with a beautiful and walkable downtown, active neighborhoods, an effervescent nightlife that includes numerous theaters and museums, a rich live music scene across all genres, and eclectic restaurants. Knoxville is nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, surrounded by lakes and the Tennessee River, providing amazing access to various outdoor activities. Knoxville is within easy driving distance of four major metropolitan areas that regularly host larger cultural and entertainment events.
Responsibilities
The standard teaching load is four courses per semester; however, teaching assignments are determined holistically and may account for course enrollment, number of sections, level of student engagement and feedback, grading responsibilities, team-teaching arrangements, and other departmental responsibilities. Faculty teaching assignments across the department are made with consideration given both to departmental needs and teaching interests of the faculty member. Immediate teaching priorities…