University of Notre Dame

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (CEEES) at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a full-time, tenured senior position in innovative construction engineering. The position is anticipated to commence in the Fall of 2026 and is expected to be at the Endowed Full or Associate Professor level.

The CEEES faculty boasts substantial expertise in various areas, including natural-hazard infrastructure resilience, sustainable materials, life-cycle assessment of the built environment, monitoring and optimization of built infrastructure and digital twins applications. The University of Notre Dame also has a number of relevant ongoing initiatives in the domains of construction and real-estate, environmental sustainability and scientific artificial intelligence. In alignment with these strengths and the strategic vision of the College of Engineering and the University, the department is actively seeking an exceptional faculty member who specializes in, but is not restricted to, the following research domains: sustainable construction materials, advanced construction methods for infrastructure systems, life-cycle environmental assessment of products, processes, and services, nature-based climate-resilient construction solutions, computer-aided construction technologies, and application of AI in construction and design.

Candidates for the position should be qualified and willing to teach construction engineering/management courses, with a strong commitment to teaching excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The applicant will be expected to already have (and maintain) an internationally recognized and externally funded research program and demonstrated capabilities to teach and mentor graduate and undergraduate students. Candidates should have the ability and motivation to participate in collaborative efforts with other researchers across the University in interdisciplinary areas that include the Fitzgerald Real Estate Institute, the Environmental Change Initiative, the Scientific Artificial Intelligence Initiative and the Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative. A Ph.D. in Civil Engineering or related field is required. Position duties include teaching, research and service.

Applications should be submitted online at https://apptrkr.com/6636572. To ensure full consideration, please make sure your application is received no later than December 15, 2025. For any inquiries or questions related to this search, please contact Dr. Alexandros Taflanidis, at a.taflanidis@nd.edu.

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