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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.

Electrical and Computer Engineering - Renewable Contract Assistant Professor - 525243

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is recruiting a renewable contract position at the rank of Assistant Professor, with a potential start date as early as Spring 2025.

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering - Gomillion Endowed Professor - 525071

The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama is excited to announce our recruitment for the Thad J. and Nona F. Gomillion Endowed Professorship in Civil Engineering. We welcome highly accomplished applicants across the broad areas of architectural, civil, construction and environmental engineering. This is an exciting time at The University of Alabama—join us as we move our department, the College of Engineering and the University to the next level of excellence.

Electrical and Computer Engineering - Hydrology and Hydroinformatics Research - Assistant Professor - 525013

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels, rank in areas related specifically to water research. Applicants applying to this particular posting should be seeking to apply for a position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Candidates with appropriate experience and a strong record of scholarly productivity and impact who would seek appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor are also encouraged to apply through related postings at those other positional levels. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in advanced sensor materials, innovative sampling technologies, intelligent sensor signal processing, next-generation Internet of Things (IoT), heterogeneous wireless sensor networks, mobile observation platforms, and critical infrastructure for water-related research. A strong background in field studies is preferred.

Computer Science - Hydrology and Hydroinformatics Research - Associate Professor - 525018

The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels, rank in areas related specifically to water research. Applicants applying to this particular posting should be seeking to apply for a position at the rank of Associate Professor. Candidates with appropriate experience and a strong record of scholarly productivity and impact who would seek appointment at the rank of Assistant or Full Professor are also encouraged to apply through a related posting at that rank. This position seeks applicants with demonstrated excellence innovating new artificial intelligence and heterogenous computing approaches for large-scale hydrologic observation and modeling applications. We are interested in applicants with research interests and expertise bridging computer science, data-driven modeling, and process-based modeling of hydrologic systems for improving the monitoring, modeling, prediction, and forecasting of streamflow, floods, drought, and water quality. Candidates of particular interest will have demonstrated research strength in extreme data management, visualization, and analytics of high dimensional data, and high-performance and cloud computing.

Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering - Hydrology and Hydroinformatics Research - Associate Professor - 525010

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels in areas related specifically to water research. Applicants applying to this particular posting should be seeking to apply for a position at the rank of Associate Professor. The following areas of research expertise are to be emphasized in this search: • Large-scale hydrologic observation and modeling using high-performance and cloud computing, artificial intelligence, or remote sensing and advancing the prediction and forecasting of streamflow, floods, drought, and water quality. • Hydroinformatics, including advancement of geospatial data management, visualization, and analytics, web app tools, and open-source geospatial technologies for applied hydrology and water resources engineering applications.

Computer Science - Hydrology and Hydroinformatics Research - Professor - 525023

The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels, rank in areas related specifically to water research. Applicants applying to this particular posting should be seeking to apply for a position at the rank of Professor. This position seeks applicants with demonstrated excellence innovating new artificial intelligence and heterogenous computing approaches for large-scale hydrologic observation and modeling applications. We are interested in applicants with research interests and expertise bridging computer science, data-driven modeling, and process-based modeling of hydrologic systems for improving the monitoring, modeling, prediction, and forecasting of streamflow, floods, drought, and water quality. Candidates of particular interest will have demonstrated research strength in extreme data management, visualization, and analytics of high dimensional data, and high-performance and cloud computing.

Computer Science - Hydrology and Hydroinformatics Research - Assistant Professor - 525017

The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels in areas related specifically to water research. Applicants applying to this particular posting should be seeking to apply for a position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Candidates with appropriate experience and a strong record of scholarly productivity and impact who would seek appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor are also encouraged to apply through related postings at those other positional levels. This position seeks applicants with demonstrated excellence innovating new artificial intelligence and heterogenous computing approaches for large-scale hydrologic observation and modeling applications. We are interested in applicants with research interests and expertise bridging computer science, data-driven modeling, and process-based modeling of hydrologic systems for improving the monitoring, modeling, prediction, and forecasting of streamflow, floods, drought, and water quality. Candidates of particular interest will have demonstrated research strength in extreme data management, visualization, and analytics of high dimensional data, and high-performance and cloud computing.

Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering - Hydrology and Hydroinformatics Research - Professor - 525012

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels in areas related specifically to water research. Applicants applying to this particular posting should be seeking to apply for a position at the rank of Professor. The following areas of research expertise are to be emphasized in this search: • Large-scale hydrologic observation and modeling using high-performance and cloud computing, artificial intelligence, or remote sensing and advancing the prediction and forecasting of streamflow, floods, drought, and water quality. • Hydroinformatics, including advancement of geospatial data management, visualization, and analytics, web app tools, and open-source geospatial technologies for applied hydrology and water resources engineering applications.

Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering - Hydrology and Hydroinformatics Research - Assistant Professor - 525009

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels, in areas related specifically to water research. Applicants applying to this particular posting should be seeking to apply for a position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Candidates with appropriate experience and a strong record of scholarly productivity and impact who would seek appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor are also encouraged to apply through related postings at those other positional levels. The following areas of research expertise are to be emphasized in this search: • Large-scale hydrologic observation and modeling using high-performance and cloud computing, artificial intelligence, or remote sensing and advancing the prediction and forecasting of streamflow, floods, drought, and water quality. • Hydroinformatics, including advancement of geospatial data management, visualization, and analytics, web app tools, and open-source geospatial technologies for applied hydrology and water resources engineering applications.

Electrical and Computer Engineering - Hydrology and Hydroinformatics Research - Associate Professor - 525015

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels, rank in areas related specifically to water research. Applicants applying to this particular posting should be seeking to apply for a position at the rank of Associate Professor. We invite applications with a focus on applied hydrologic sciences and water-related technologies. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in advanced sensor materials, innovative sampling technologies, intelligent sensor signal processing, next-generation Internet of Things (IoT), heterogeneous wireless sensor networks, mobile observation platforms, and critical infrastructure for water-related research. A strong background in field studies is preferred.

Electrical and Computer Engineering - Hydrology and Hydroinformatics Research - Professor - 525016

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels, rank in areas related specifically to water research. Applicants applying to this particular posting should be seeking to apply for a position at the rank of Professor. We invite applications with a focus on applied hydrologic sciences and water-related technologies. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in advanced sensor materials, innovative sampling technologies, intelligent sensor signal processing, next-generation Internet of Things (IoT), heterogeneous wireless sensor networks, mobile observation platforms, and critical infrastructure for water-related research. A strong background in field studies is preferred.

Computer Science - Professor - 524884

The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Professor for candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to computer science (note candidates seeking positions at the rank of Professor who have research interests in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science should apply to the complementary posting also available for these areas). Candidates with particular interests in cyber security, software engineering, augmented and virtual reality, robotics, quantum computing, and high performance computing are of particular interest for one or more of the positions available and candidates with one or more of these research interests are strongly encouraged to apply.

Computer Science - Associate Professor - 524882

The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Associate Professor for candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to computer science (note candidates seeking positions at the rank of Associate Professor who have research interests in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science should apply to the complementary posting also available for these areas). Candidates with particular interests in cyber security, software engineering, augmented and virtual reality, robotics, quantum computing, and high performance computing are of particular interest for one or more of the positions available and candidates with one or more of these research interests are strongly encouraged to apply.

Computer Science - Assistant Professor - 524880

The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor for candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to computer science (note candidates seeking positions at the rank of Assistant Professor who have research interests in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science should apply to the complementary posting also available for these areas). Candidates with particular interests in cyber security, software engineering, augmented and virtual reality, robotics, quantum computing, and high-performance computing are of particular interest for one or more of the positions available and candidates with one or more of these research interests are strongly encouraged to apply.

Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics - Assistant Professor - 524745

The Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor within the department. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to aerospace engineering and mechanics are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of space systems, space flight, space situational awareness, spacecraft guidance and control, space propulsion, hypersonic systems, hypersonic materials, and hypersonic modeling, rocket and missile propulsion, and durability, fatigue and fracture of materials are of particular interest for one or more of these positions and thus are strongly encouraged to apply.

Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics - Professor - 524748

The Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the rank of Professor within the department. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to aerospace engineering and mechanics are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of space systems, space flight, space situational awareness, spacecraft guidance and control, space propulsion, hypersonic systems, hypersonic materials, and hypersonic modeling, rocket and missile propulsion, and durability, fatigue and fracture of materials are of particular interest for one or more of these positions and thus are strongly encouraged to apply.

Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics - Associate Professor - 524746

The Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the rank of Associate Professor within the department. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to aerospace engineering and mechanics are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of space systems, space flight, space situational awareness, spacecraft guidance and control, space propulsion, hypersonic systems, hypersonic materials, and hypersonic modeling, rocket and missile propulsion, and durability, fatigue and fracture of materials are of particular interest for one or more of these positions and thus are strongly encouraged to apply.

Electrical and Computer Engineering - Professor - 524828

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the rank of Professor within the department. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to electrical and computer engineering are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of computer engineering, power and energy systems, or radar signal processing are of particular interest for one or more of these positions and thus are strongly encouraged to apply.

Electrical and Computer Engineering - Associate Professor - 524827

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the rank of Associate Professor within the department. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to electrical and computer engineering are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of computer engineering, power and energy systems, or radar signal processing are of particular interest for one or more of these positions and thus are strongly encouraged to apply.

Chemical and Biological Engineering - Associate Professor - 524700

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE) invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the level of Associate Professor. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to chemical and biological engineering are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of bio/metabolic engineering, biomaterials, computational biology, additive and advanced manufacturing, process control and systems engineering, sustainable polymers, and electrochemical engineering are of particular interest and are strongly encouraged to apply. The ChBE department and College are looking to both: (1) add faculty who will build upon existing strengths in the Department, College, and University and (2) add faculty who will expand the scope of research within the department, College, and UA as a whole.

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering - Associate Professor - 524740

The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama is excited to announce our recruitment for multiple tenure track faculty positions at the rank of Associate Professor in the areas of Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Transportation Engineering, This is an exciting time at The University of Alabama, and these positions are part of a larger search effort within the Department—positions may also be available at the Assistant and/or Full Professor ranks.

Computer Science - AI, ML, Data - Associate Professor - 524759

The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the rank of Professor for candidates with strong established records of research and scholarship in the general areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and/or data science.

Computer Science - AI, ML, Data - Assistant Professor - 524757

The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor for candidates with research interests in the general areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and/or data science.

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering - Assistant Professor - 524736

The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama is excited to announce our recruitment for multiple tenure track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor in the areas of Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Transportation Engineering, This is an exciting time at The University of Alabama, and these positions are part of a larger search effort within the Department—positions may also be available at the Associate and/or Full Professor ranks.

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering - Professor - 524741

The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama is excited to announce our recruitment for multiple tenure track faculty positions at the rank of Professor in the areas of Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Transportation Engineering, This is an exciting time at The University of Alabama, and these positions are part of a larger search effort within the Department—positions may also be available at the Assistant and/or Associate Professor ranks.

Computer Science - AI, ML, Data - Professor - 524760

The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the rank of Professor for candidates with strong established records of research and scholarship in the general areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and/or data science.

Chemical and Biological Engineering - Full Professor - 524701

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE) invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the level of Professor. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to chemical and biological engineering are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of bio/metabolic engineering, biomaterials, computational biology, additive and advanced manufacturing, process control and systems engineering, sustainable polymers, and electrochemical engineering are of particular interest and are strongly encouraged to apply. The ChBE department and College are looking to both: (1) add faculty who will build upon existing strengths in the Department, College, and University and (2) add faculty who will expand the scope of research within the department, College, and UA as a whole.

Electrical and Computer Engineering - Assistant Professor - 524826

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor within the department. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to electrical and computer engineering are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of computer engineering, power and energy systems, or radar signal processing are of particular interest for one or more of these positions and thus are strongly encouraged to apply.

Chemical and Biological Engineering - Assistant Professor - 524699

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE) invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the level of Assistant Professor. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to chemical and biological engineering are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of bio/metabolic engineering, biomaterials, computational biology, additive and advanced manufacturing, process control and systems engineering, sustainable polymers, and electrochemical engineering are of particular interest and are strongly encouraged to apply. The ChBE department and College are looking to both: (1) add faculty who will build upon existing strengths in the Department, College, and University and (2) add faculty who will expand the scope of research within the department, College, and UA as a whole.

Mechanical Engineering - Renewable Contract Assistant Professor - 524728

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is recruiting a non-tenure-track, renewable contract position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning spring 2025. Exceptional applicants are sought that have a passion for teaching and curriculum development across the field of mechanical engineering.

Mechanical Engineering - Renewable Contract Instructor - 524730

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is recruiting a renewable contract Instructor beginning spring 2024. Exceptional applicants are sought that have a passion for teaching and curriculum development across the field of mechanical engineering.

Mechanical Engineering - Assistant Professor - 524772

The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor within the department. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to mechanical engineering are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of: (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, and (6) Micro/Nanoscale Systems and Engineering are of particular interest for one or more of these positions and thus are strongly encouraged to apply.

Mechanical Engineering - Associate Professor - 524774

The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the rank of Associate Professor within the department. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to mechanical engineering are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of: (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, and (6) Micro/Nanoscale Systems and Engineering are of particular interest for one or more of these positions and thus are strongly encouraged to apply.

Mechanical Engineering - Professor - 524775

The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the rank of Professor within the department. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to mechanical engineering are encouraged to apply. Candidates with particular research emphasis and interests in the areas of: (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, and (6) Micro/Nanoscale Systems and Engineering are of particular interest for one or more of these positions and thus are strongly encouraged to apply.

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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