Open-Rank Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty in Civil and Environmental Engineering

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIVE) at Oklahoma State University is pleased to invite applications for one open rank tenure/tenure-track faculty position in the area of Geotechnical Engineering. Successful candidates at the Assistant Professor level must demonstrate potential for developing a strong externally funded research program. Applicants for the Associate or Full Professor rank must demonstrate a distinguished research and academic record. The School is especially interested in candidates that can collaborate strategically with current expertise within the department, college, and state. Candidates with research and teaching interests in all areas of geotechnical engineering will be considered, including, but not limited to, unsaturated soil mechanics, geo-environmental engineering, foundation engineering, soil-structure interaction, slope stability, biogeotechnics, energy geotechnics, ground improvement methods, and computational geotechnics.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to utilize the Bert Cooper Engineering Research Laboratory, a 33,000 ft2 state-of-the-art structural engineering and materials engineering research laboratory with 6,000 ft2 strong floor high bay testing area (https://ceat.okstate.edu/cive/research/bert-cooper/index.html). Candidates will also have access to the High-Performance Computing Center (https://hpcc.okstate.edu). Moreover, CIVE currently boasts well-equipped teaching and research laboratories dedicated to the CIVE program.

The successful candidate must have an academic background to teach undergraduate courses in geotechnical engineering in the Civil and Environmental Engineering curriculum, as well as offer new and/or existing graduate courses in their area of expertise. A Ph.D. in, or closely related to, Civil and Environmental Engineering is required. It is expected that candidates hold a Professional Engineer License or obtain licensure within 6 years of appointment. 

Oklahoma State University is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, approximately 60 miles from both Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The School currently has 16 faculty members, 296 undergraduate students, and 59 graduate students. The School is a unique blend of teaching and research excellence. Research expenditures are approximately $280,000 per faculty member. The OSU Civil Engineering program has undergone a major expansion through the construction of new offices and classrooms, as well as the new Endeavor Lab. The Endeavor Lab is a 72,000 ft2 interdisciplinary undergraduate laboratory opened in the fall semester of 2018.

Qualifications:   

Ph.D. in a field closely related to Civil and Environmental Engineering is required.

Applications: Application reviews will begin November 1, 2026, and continue until the position is filled. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the search has been terminated.

For additional information, please contact the search committee chair, Dr. Jaime Schussler at cive.search@okstate.edu.

Interested and qualified candidates should apply online at https://jobs.okstate.edu. A single pdf file will be requested with your application. The file should include:

• a cover letter;
• a curriculum vita;
• a research statement including the applicant’s plan to secure external funding (maximum of two pages);
• a statement of teaching interests and philosophy (maximum of two pages); and
• names and contact information of five references.