The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIE) at the University of Maine (UMaine) invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor (Ph.D. required) or Lecturer (M.S. required) position. This is a teaching-focused position with a two-year, fixed-length appointment that will play a central role in supporting and strengthening the Department’s undergraduate program. The successful candidate will teach fundamental and applied courses at the undergraduate level, with potential opportunities to contribute to graduate instruction as appropriate.
The Department is particularly interested in candidates with expertise in water resources and geotechnical or geoenvironmental engineering. This position will support our undergraduate concentration in water resources engineering, and the new hire will be required to teach undergraduate elective courses in surface water hydrology and groundwater hydraulics and hydrology. The ability to offer a core undergraduate course in geotechnical engineering is also highly desired. Other teaching responsibilities will be assigned based on department needs and candidate expertise. Responsibilities include high-quality classroom instruction, student advising and mentoring, curriculum development, and active engagement in service to the Department, University, and State. Service to the profession is encouraged. Given the teaching emphasis of this position, relevant industry experience is viewed favorably but is not required.
Candidates will be encouraged to engage in research and graduate student mentoring in collaboration with existing faculty. While this is a teaching-focused position, the Department and University are supportive of faculty who wish to remain active in scholarship and research. UMaine is the state’s primary graduate-degree granting institution and Maine’s designated Land Grant and Sea Grant university, with an R1 Carnegie Classification. Numerous colleges, interdisciplinary research centers, and institutes provide strong opportunities for collaborative research. These include the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (formerly Region I University Transportation Center), the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), the Climate Change Institute, the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory, and Advanced Research Computing, Security, and Information Management (ARCSIM), which offers extensive high-performance computing and data resources.
Information about the CIE Department can be found at www.civil.umaine.edu . The successful candidate will join a dynamic engineering program dedicated to high-quality teaching, scholarship, and service – where faculty support work-life integration.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is part of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC), which is a statewide, integrated solution to bring together the natural synergies of all engineering disciplines with computing and provide the technical workforce and innovations that are critical to moving our economy forward. MCEC includes the College of Engineering and School of Computing and Information Science at UMaine, the Department of Engineering at the University of Southern Maine (USM), with other collaborators to include the Department of Computer Science at USM and computing programs at University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and other campuses within the University of Maine System.
About the University:
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu .
The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options.
UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Visit the Maine Office of Tourism to learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Applicants must hold B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering or closely related discipline by the hire date to qualify for the non-tenure track Assistant Professor position.
- Applicants must hold B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering or closely related discipline by the hire date to qualify for the Lecturer position.
- Applicants must be US persons or currently reside in the US and hold valid immigration status.
Preferred:
- Previous experience in industry
The successful candidate will have the ability to and be strongly encouraged to obtain licensure as a professional engineer (PE).
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Other Information:
To be considered for this position you will need to “Apply” and upload the documentation listed below:
1.) a cover letter which describes your experience, interests, and suitability. Please identify if you are applying for either Lecturer or Assistant Teaching Professor.
2.) a curriculum vitae
3.) teaching Statement (maximum length two pages)
Candidates selected to proceed to the final stages of the search process will be requested to provide a list of names and contact information for references.
Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.
For full consideration, materials must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. EST on Monday May 11, 2026.
For questions about the search, please contact search committee chair Lauren Ross .
The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening.
The University of Maine System (the System) is an equal opportunity institution committed to fostering a nondiscriminatory environment and complying with all applicable nondiscrimination laws. Consistent with State and Federal law, the System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability (physical or mental), genetic information, pregnancy, or veteran or military status in any aspect of its education, programs and activities, and employment. The System provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. If you believe you have experienced discrimination or harassment, you are encouraged to contact the System Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Services at 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, Orono, ME 04469-5713, by calling 207.581.1226, or via TTY at 711 (Maine Relay System). For more information about Title IX or to file a complaint, please contact the UMS Title IX Coordinator at www.maine.edu/title-ix/ .
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