Open Positions in SCSE
University of Minnesota Job Site - Job ID: 376456
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Swenson College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position that will begin on August 23, 2027. This is a full-time, 9-month position.
Structural Engineering: Targeted areas of expertise include, but are not limited to advanced structural analysis, modeling, and design, infrastructure resiliency, structural testing, and topics that complement ongoing departmental research.
The successful candidates will establish independent, externally funded research programs that include mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students. The candidate will teach core structural engineering courses as well as advanced structural analysis and design courses that support both the Civil Engineering B.S. and M.S. programs. The Department’s Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The candidate will establish an independent, externally funded research program that includes mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students. Candidates are expected to provide service to the Department, College, and University while supporting community and belonging; we welcome candidates who seek to incorporate elements of sustainability, resiliency, and equity into their courses and research. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering or a closely related field by July 1, 2027.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UMD encourages interdisciplinary research and teaching activities and collaborations. State-of-the-art facilities in the department include an extensive structures laboratory with a strong floor and reaction wall for large-scale testing. Startup funding is available. Opportunities exist for collaboration with faculty across the UMD campus and with scientists and engineers at the Natural Resources Research Institute, the Large Lakes Observatory, local, state, and federal agencies. Faculty members advise graduate students in the Civil Engineering M.S. Program and are eligible for appointments in other graduate programs in the University of Minnesota system. Additionally, faculty members may advise Ph.D. students in the Molecular and Materials Science and Engineering, Water Resources Science, and Integrated Biosciences Graduate Programs, or through appointments on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
The University of Minnesota Duluth is a student-centered research university within the University of Minnesota System. Our mission is to inspire diverse ways of learning, creating, and being by nurturing relationships that connect people, ideas, and places. We recruit and retain faculty with diverse backgrounds who can contribute to the College's distinctive educational objectives.
Our search process is designed to promote fair, equitable, and structured hiring by reducing the potential for implicit and explicit bias. We make the process transparent by sharing with applicants how their materials will be evaluated. We also reduce bias in the initial screening by using standardized job descriptions, publicly available evaluation rubrics, and redacted application materials.
Applications must include three documents:
- Combined Teaching and Research Statement – the teaching and research statement should be understandable to a non-specialist. Maximum: 2,000 words. This statement is decoupled from the mission alignment statement and evaluated using the department’s screening rubric (see the Civil and Environmental Engineering screening rubrics).
- Mission Alignment Statement – Maximum: 1,000 words. Please respond to the following prompt: UMD is a student-centered research university within the University of Minnesota System. Our mission is to inspire diverse ways of learning, creating, and being by nurturing relationships that connect people, ideas, and places. Share examples of how your research, teaching, and service experiences align with and could contribute to our mission.
- Curriculum Vita
Go to the University of Minnesota Job Site and search for Job ID 376456. Review of complete applications will start on November 9, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. Please direct questions about these positions to Dr. Nathan Johnson ([email protected]), chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Search Committee.
The University of Minnesota Duluth campus is part of the University of Minnesota public university system and is the second largest research university within the U of M system. UMD is a comprehensive university of about 9,500 students located along the shores of Lake Superior. Duluth is the largest city in northern Minnesota and part of the Twin Ports metropolitan area (Duluth, MN and Superior, WI). The Twin Ports area hosts four colleges/universities, two major hospitals, many retail and manufacturing companies, and the largest commercial port on the Great Lakes. Duluth has vibrant music, theater, and arts scenes, and a steadily increasing number of craft breweries and award-winning restaurants. Duluth offers affordable housing, an absence of appreciable traffic, and mixes its historic feel with a dynamic urban economy and many cultural offerings. Named by Outdoor Magazine as one of America’s Best Outdoors Towns, Duluth provides access to hundreds of miles of biking, hiking, and skiing trails and abundant opportunities for fishing, kayaking, and sailing.
UMD is committed to supporting our colleagues. The University of Minnesota has a robust policy with respect to opportunity hires for partners. Parental leaves and on-campus childcare are available.
Visa sponsorship, including H-1B, may be considered for qualified candidates whose visa circumstances do not require payment of the $100k H-1B fee.