Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor – Civil and Environmental Engineering

Posting Number: 20251205F

Position Title: Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor – Civil and Environmental Engineering

Position Type: Faculty

Location: Villanova, PA

Recruitment Type: 

Work Schedule: full-time/9-months

Department: 202-Civil and Environmental Engineering

Position Summary: 

Villanova University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) seeks applications for a full-time visiting teaching faculty position in Water Resources Engineering. This is a one-year appointment for the 2025-26 academic year.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian Order. The University is an equal opportunity employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and values.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate fluid mechanics and hydrology and hydraulics courses in addition to other courses based on the candidate’s background. The successful candidate must be able to work collaboratively in the classroom with existing faculty in a co-teaching capacity. The candidate is also expected to maintain a presence on campus and be responsive to students as a full-time member of the faculty for the duration of the appointment.

Minimum Qualifications:A Ph.D. in Civil Engineering or closely aligned discipline is required (must be completed at the time of hire). The applicant must demonstrate a dedication to teaching excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Preferred Qualifications:

Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours:

Special Message to Applicants:Villanova University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) seeks applications for a full-time visiting teaching faculty position in Water Resources Engineering. This is a one-year appointment for the 2025-26 academic year. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate fluid mechanics and hydrology and hydraulics courses in addition to other courses based on the candidate’s background. The successful candidate must be able to work collaboratively in the classroom with existing faculty in a co-teaching capacity. The candidate is also expected to maintain a presence on campus and be responsive to students as a full-time member of the faculty for the duration of the appointment.

The CEE Department is recognized as a leader in providing a distinctive broad-based civil engineering education, grounded in Augustinian Catholic values and a commitment to service. The department strives to be widely acknowledged as a premier program known for our outstanding pedagogy and curricula, international opportunities, and personal attention to students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Department has 19 full-time faculty members (14 tenure-track faculty and 5 teaching faculty) including 7 female faculty and offers B.S. (Civil Engineering), M.S. (both Civil Engineering and Water Resources/Environmental Engineering), and Ph.D. (Engineering) degrees. There are approximately 240 undergraduate (freshman through senior) and 100 graduate students currently enrolled in our degree programs. Villanova is located 12 miles west of Philadelphia along the historic Main Line. The University is ranked #58 among the nation’s best colleges and universities by US News & World Report in its 2020 “Best Colleges” rankings.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University’s mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and values. From its founding in 1842 to its position today as a nationally recognized university, Villanova University has forged a path of academic excellence. The University is strongly rooted in a sense of community, and the CEE Department and College of Engineering are deeply committed to work-life balance and providing family-friendly programs for our faculty.

Minimum Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Civil Engineering or closely aligned discipline is required (must be completed at the time of hire). The applicant must demonstrate a dedication to teaching excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Please submit your applications at: https://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/

Application packages must include:

• curriculum vitae
• academic transcripts
• statements on teaching philosophy
• names and contact information of three references. References will be contacted via email to submit confidential letters of recommendation when the application is submitted.

Review of applications will begin in March 2025 and continue until the position is filled.

Posting Date: 02/21/2025

Closing Date (11:59pm ET): 

Salary Posting Information:

Competitive.

Salary Band: 

Job Classification: faculty

Minimum Number of References Needed 3

Maximum Number of References Needed 3

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