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Part of a diverse campus, The University of Alabama College of Engineering offers faculty and staff an opportunity to teach and mentor some the nation’s best and brightest young scholars. More than 5,300 students study in the College of Engineering across seven academic departments and 10 degree programs.

Current Job Postings

The UA College of Engineering encourages those considering employment to view the openings. Contacts for questions or more information can be found within the information for each opening or by contacting the search committee at engjobs@eng.ua.edu.

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University of Alabama Faculty Jobs

With career opportunities in just about any field imaginable, we encourage you to explore the openings and find your place in the UA family.

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University of Alabama Staff Jobs

As part of the UA family, you will enjoy outstanding benefits and play an integral role in contributing to the atmosphere, diverse culture, and traditions that make The University of Alabama great.

Department Head of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering and Professor of Civil Engineering - Full Professor - Tenure/Tenure Track - 521721

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for the position of Department Head with an anticipated start date of Fall 2024.

Department Head of Computer Science and Professor of Computer Science – Tenure/Tenure Track - 521723

The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for the position of Department Head of Computer Science with an anticipated start date of Fall 2024.

Department Head of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Tenure/Tenure Track - 521724

The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for the position of Department Head of Mechanical Engineering with an anticipated start date of Fall 2024.

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering - Associate Professor - 521412

The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering is recruiting multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the rank of Associate Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: • Reducing embodied and operational carbon emissions • Recycling and reuse of materials • Novel sensors and networks for infrastructure health monitoring and fault detection • Digital transformation of the built environment at network and city scales • Conversion of passive civil infrastructure assets into live cyber-physical systems • Environmental microbiology • Wastewater treatment • Emerging contaminants • Advanced treatment processes • Water chemistry and reuse • Air pollution and air quality Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering - Professor - 521413

The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering is recruiting multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the rank of Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: • Reducing embodied and operational carbon emissions • Recycling and reuse of materials • Novel sensors and networks for infrastructure health monitoring and fault detection • Digital transformation of the built environment at network and city scales • Conversion of passive civil infrastructure assets into live cyber-physical systems • Environmental microbiology • Wastewater treatment • Emerging contaminants • Advanced treatment processes • Water chemistry and reuse • Air pollution and air quality Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering - Assistant Professor - 521406

The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering is recruiting multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: • Reducing embodied and operational carbon emissions • Recycling and reuse of materials • Novel sensors and networks for infrastructure health monitoring and fault detection • Digital transformation of the built environment at network and city scales • Conversion of passive civil infrastructure assets into live cyber-physical systems • Environmental microbiology • Wastewater treatment • Emerging contaminants • Advanced treatment processes • Water chemistry and reuse • Air pollution and air quality Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Electrical and Computer Engineering - Professor - 521281

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is recruiting multiple tenured faculty positions at the rank of Professor. Multiple areas of research expertise in Computer Engineering will be emphasized in the search. Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Chemical and Biological Engineering - Renewable Contract, Associate Professor - 521384

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is recruiting a renewable contract position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning spring 2024. Exceptional applicants are sought that have a passion for teaching and curriculum development across the field of chemical engineering.

Chemical and Biological Engineering - Renewable Contract, Professor - 521385

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is recruiting a renewable contract position at the rank of Professor, beginning spring 2024. Exceptional applicants are sought that have a passion for teaching and curriculum development across the field of chemical engineering.

Chemical and Biological Engineering - Renewable Contract, Assistant Professor - 521383

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is recruiting a non-tenure-track, renewable contract position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning spring 2024. Exceptional applicants are sought that have a passion for teaching and curriculum development across the field of chemical engineering.

Water Research - Assistant Professor - 521374

The College of Engineering is recruiting for multiple tenure track faculty position(s) at the level of Assistant Professor as part of a larger search effort in the area of water-related research with positions potentially available at all ranks including Assistant, Associate, and/or Full Professor. The following areas of research expertise are to be emphasized in the search: • Large-scale water modeling using high-performance and cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and remote sensing for streamflow, flood, drought, water quality, and other hydrologic forecasting applications. • Information systems and technology for water management, engineering, and operations that leads to hydroinformatics innovations in geospatial data management and analytics, visualization, web portals, software, and applications of geospatial technologies. • Artificial intelligence, data science, and new computational approaches for hydrologic forecasting. • Hydrologic observation platforms and sensor technologies applying edge computing, Internet of Things, and robotics.

Water Research - Professor - 521377

The College of Engineering is recruiting for multiple tenure track faculty position(s) at the level of Professor as part of a larger search effort in the area of water-related research with positions potentially available at all ranks including Assistant, Associate, and/or Full Professor. The following areas of research expertise are to be emphasized in the search: • Large-scale water modeling using high-performance and cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and remote sensing for streamflow, flood, drought, water quality, and other hydrologic forecasting applications. • Information systems and technology for water management, engineering, and operations that leads to hydroinformatics innovations in geospatial data management and analytics, visualization, web portals, software, and applications of geospatial technologies. • Artificial intelligence, data science, and new computational approaches for hydrologic forecasting. • Hydrologic observation platforms and sensor technologies applying edge computing, Internet of Things, and robotics.

Water Research - Associate Professor - 521376

The College of Engineering is recruiting for multiple tenure track faculty position(s) at the level of Associate Professor as part of a larger search effort in the area of water-related research with positions potentially available at all ranks including Assistant, Associate, and/or Full Professor. The following areas of research expertise are to be emphasized in the search: • Large-scale water modeling using high-performance and cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and remote sensing for streamflow, flood, drought, water quality, and other hydrologic forecasting applications. • Information systems and technology for water management, engineering, and operations that leads to hydroinformatics innovations in geospatial data management and analytics, visualization, web portals, software, and applications of geospatial technologies. • Artificial intelligence, data science, and new computational approaches for hydrologic forecasting. • Hydrologic observation platforms and sensor technologies applying edge computing, Internet of Things, and robotics.

Computer Science - Assistant Professor - 521268

The Department of Computer Science is recruiting multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: 1. Cyber Security 2. AI/ML 3. Software Engineering Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Computer Science - Professor - 521270

The Department of Computer Science is recruiting multiple tenured faculty positions at the rank of Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: 1. Cyber Security 2. AI/ML 3. Software Engineering Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Electrical and Computer Engineering - Assistant Professor - 521278

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is recruiting multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. Multiple areas of Computer Engineering research expertise will be emphasized in the search.  Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Electrical and Computer Engineering - Associate Professor - 521280

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is recruiting tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the rank of Associate Professor. Multiple areas of Computer Engineering research expertise will be emphasized in the search. Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Computer Science - Associate Professor - 521269

The Department of Computer Science is recruiting multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Associate Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: 1. Cyber Security 2. AI/ML 3. Software Engineering Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Chemical and Biological Engineering - Assistant Professor - 521282

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is recruiting multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: 1. Bio/metabolic engineering 2. Biomaterials 3. Computational biology 4. Additive and advanced manufacturing 5. Process control and systems engineering 6. Sustainable polymers 7. Electrochemical engineering Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Chemical and Biological Engineering - Associate Professor - 521283

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is recruiting multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Associate Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: 1. Bio/metabolic engineering 2. Biomaterials 3. Computational biology 4. Additive and advanced manufacturing 5. Process control and systems engineering 6. Sustainable polymers 7. Electrochemical engineering Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Chemical and Biological Engineering - Professor - 521287

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is recruiting multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: 1. Bio/metabolic engineering 2. Biomaterials 3. Computational biology 4. Additive and advanced manufacturing 5. Process control and systems engineering 6. Sustainable polymers 7. Electrochemical engineering Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Mechanical Engineering - Assistant Professor - 521273

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is recruiting multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: 1. Biomechanics and Biosystems Engineering 2. Robotics and Mechatronics 3. Sustainable Energy, Clean Energy, and Combustion 4. Advanced Manufacturing including Integrated and Interconnected Systems 5. Multi-scale Computation and Simulation 6. Micro/Nanoscale Systems and Engineering Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Mechanical Engineering - Associate Professor - 521275

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is recruiting multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the rank of Associate Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: 1. Biomechanics and Biosystems Engineering 2. Robotics and Mechatronics 3. Sustainable Energy, Clean Energy, and Combustion 4. Advanced Manufacturing including Integrated and Interconnected Systems 5. Multi-scale Computation and Simulation 6. Micro/Nanoscale Systems and Engineering Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

Mechanical Engineering - Professor - 521276

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is recruiting multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the rank of Professor. The following areas of research expertise will be emphasized in the search: 1. Biomechanics and Biosystems Engineering 2. Robotics and Mechatronics 3. Sustainable Energy, Clean Energy, and Combustion 4. Advanced Manufacturing including Integrated and Interconnected Systems 5. Multi-scale Computation and Simulation 6. Micro/Nanoscale Systems and Engineering Appointments to the faculty of The University of Alabama are based on the personnel requirements of the University’s academic programs and on the goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in its teaching, research, and service/academic citizenship activities.

About

As one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering instruction, The University of Alabama has more than 175 years of engineering education experience. UA’s College of Engineering is committed to conducting leading-edge research, providing unparalleled educational opportunities and investing in students who will be the scholars and industry professionals shaping the future of the field of engineering.

Research is a critical component of our mission as the flagship university in the state of Alabama. Over the past decade, the College’s research activity has more than doubled, and the Shelby Science and Engineering Quad was completed at a cost of more than $300 million. There are 10 research centers housed under the College, spanning areas from cybersecurity to transportation, that are dedicated to making sustainable changes and an impact on local, national and global levels.

With hundreds of award-winning faculty and staff members, and a diverse offering of nationally accredited programs, facilities and resources, the College has positioned itself for success as a leader in engineering education.

The Department of Human Resources is dedicated to supporting the mission and vision of the University of Alabama by supporting faculty and staff in their efforts to enhance the quality of life for citizens of Alabama and beyond.

Our Location

The University of Alabama is located on a beautiful 1,168-acre residential campus in Tuscaloosa, a dynamic and resilient community of more 150,000.

The Tuscaloosa community provides rich cultural, educational and athletic activities for a broad range of lifestyles. The downtown area has been revitalized with great local restaurants, shops and apartments. The riverfront area continues to grow with new recreational trails, businesses and restaurants, along with the recent addition of the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater and the River Market. The Amphitheater hosts a variety of events from mainstream concerts to community events.

The city is home to a great cultural arts community, boasting attractions such the famous Kentuck Art Center and the Druid City Arts Festival. Outdoor activities are easy to find, including riverfront walking trails and an array of local parks.

In addition Tuscaloosa’s offering, UA is about an hour’s drive away from Birmingham, which has a population of about 1 million. It offers many employment opportunities ranging from medical, banking and technology. Many UA faculty live in Birmingham and commute to Tuscaloosa.

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