The Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering at The University of Arizona (UA) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position with an anticipated start date in August 2025.
We seek an interdisciplinary scholar with a Ph.D. degree in a relevant engineering discipline or closely related discipline to develop a vibrant research program focused on water and wastewater treatment with an engineering-centric approach. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in biological processes or in applications related to mining waste streams. Successful candidates will complement departmental and campus-wide strengths in the areas of direct potable reuse, membrane technologies, desalination, advanced oxidation, PFAS detection and treatment, energy/water systems, and environmental remediation of groundwater and surface water. The faculty member will be expected to form and maintain research and educational partnerships with cross-campus academic units such as environmental sciences, geosciences, hydrology, and other fields as appropriate. The faculty member will be expected to teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and contribute to mentoring students, including those from underrepresented backgrounds.
The Chemical and Environmental Engineering department has access to the University of Arizona Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center. The WEST center is co-located within the Agua Nueva wastewater reclamation water campus of Pima County, allowing for pilot scale evaluation of innovative energy-saving water, wastewater, and water reuse treatments. The center has unlimited access to wastewater and secondary effluent from a state-of-the-art wastewater reclamation facility. The WEST center facilitates innovative research and technology development to ensure sustainable water supplies that promote environmental and human health. Finally, the facility houses departmental analytical chemistry equipment such as an LC/MS Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer. The ChEE department has additional shared facilities within the department on the main campus such as Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS); Gas Chromatographs (GC/FID, GC/ECD, GC/TCD); TOC 500 Total Organic Carbon Analyzer; and multiple Agilent 1260 II HPLC.
Review of applications will begin on January 2, 2025. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!
The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.
Please apply here.