Description

The Department of Ocean Engineering, College of Engineering at Texas A&M University invites applications for 3 full-time academic professional track (non-tenure) positions at the assistant lecturer, lecturer, senior lecturer, instructional assistant professor, instructional associate professor, instructional professor, visiting associate professor of practice, visiting professor of practice, associate professor of practice, professor of practice, visiting assistant professor, visiting associate professor, and visiting professor levels with a 9-month academic appointment beginning September 1, 2022 with the possibility of an additional summer appointment contingent upon need and availability of funds. The successful applicants will teach primarily at the undergraduate level in support of the development of the undergraduate program; advise and mentor undergraduate students; participate in all aspects of the department’s activities; and serve the profession. Strong written and verbal communication skills are required. Applicants should consult the department’s website to review our academic and research programs (engineering.tamu.edu/ocean). These positions will be located at our Galveston campus.

The Department of Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University is one department across two campuses: College Station and Galveston, Texas. Research areas include offshore platform dynamics, hydrodynamics, physical and numerical modeling, ocean waves, subsea systems, mooring and riser systems, beach nourishment, environmental fluid mechanics, ship motions, dredging, tsunami modeling, autonomous and remotely operated vehicles, and renewable ocean energy. This multidisciplinary department combines the world-class infrastructure and resources of the College Station campus with the strategic waterfront location and unique resources at Galveston. The Galveston campus, the ocean arm of Texas A&M University, is located near the Gulf of Mexico and Houston, TX. This unique configuration offers experimental laboratories as well as field-testing facilities including direct access to the coast and waterfront operations. In College Station, the Department of Ocean Engineering has access to world-class technology centers such as the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), the Center for Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Systems (CANVASS), the Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC), the Center for Geospatial Sciences’ Application and Technology Group, the Aerospace Technology Laboratory, and the Research & Operations (ASTRO) Center.