The United States Military Academy (USMA) invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, with a starting date during the period from June 1st to June 30th, 2025. Exceptional candidates with significant prior experience will be considered for the rank of Associate Professor. We seek an environmental engineer able to instruct Cadets in the department’s Environmental Engineering courses. Applicants should have a record of research and publication and demonstrated excellence in education at the college level.
Primary teaching responsibilities include courses across the Environmental Engineering major. Dedication to excellence in teaching, Cadet development and scholarship are essential requirements of this position. Individuals must display outstanding character and have a strong commitment to the intellectual, military, physical, and character development of Cadets, with the opportunity to coach and guide junior faculty towards collaborative research goals.
This is an academic-tenure track position on a 12 month salary with an initial term appointment in the excepted service not to exceed three years. Term appointments may be extended beyond the initial term. Faculty that attain the academic rank of Associate Professor or Professor may have the opportunity to non-competitively receive a permanent appointment.
Applicants must have a Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering or a closely related field at the time of appointment with a core specialty in hazardous waste treatment and remediation, food-energy-water nexus, or resource recovery. Exceptional candidates with core specialties in other areas of environmental engineering will also be considered. The selection committee will evaluate breadth and depth of professional experience, demonstrated teaching excellence, scholarship potential, leadership ability, and personal attributes. Professional registration or the ability to become registered is required.
The mission of the United States Military Academy is to build, educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets to be commissioned leaders of character committed to the Army Values and ready for a lifetime of service to the Army and Nation.
The United States Military Academy is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. We encourage women and minorities to apply. The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
Please visit the following site for a complete description of the application requirements: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/806424100.
Individuals interested in applying for this position should electronically send a letter of application, transcripts from all college degrees, curriculum vitae, contact information for three references, statement of teaching philosophy, example of scholarship, and a DD 214 (if claiming veteran preference) to Mary Ellen Kreder, Admin Officer, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York 10996-1695; telephone: (845) 938-4869, fax: (845) 938-3339, e-mail: maryellen.kreder@westpoint.edu. We will begin screening applications in early November and will keep the search open until the position is filled.