Assistant / Associate / Full Professor in Hydrology

The Department of Sustainable Earth Systems Sciences (SESS) in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM) at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is searching to fill one (1) open-rank tenure-system faculty position in the focus area of Hydrology and Environmental Earth Science , to support our research and teaching programs in Sustainable Earth Systems Sciences. The position requires leading expertise in surface and groundwater fluid flow, plus computational modeling and inversion; preferred experience includes aqueous geochemistry, contaminant flow and monitoring, field and lab experiments, and related environmental earth science and climate science. A research program is preferred that combines both fundamental science (NSF, etc.) and applied science water resource analysis (DOE, EPA etc.). A demonstrated ability to integrate a broad range of innovative hydrological and environmental earth science methods in research and teaching is preferred, including quantitative field or laboratory measurements, surface and subsurface investigations, and modern theoretical, computational, and data analysis approaches.

Opportunities exist to collaborate and enhance our current SESS Department strengths in geophysics, geology, energy, water, critical minerals, environment, and climate. The appointment may be at the level of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Preference will be given to candidates applying for Associate or Full Professor positions. The appointee must have a relevant PhD degree and the demonstrated potential to achieve (at the Assistant level) or have achieved (at the Associate and Full Professor levels), a significant record of research, external grant funding, and scholarly publications in top-ranked refereed journals. This expected start date for this tenure-system faculty position is August 1, 2026.

Priority will be given to completed applications received by December 15, 2025. Reviews will continue until the position is filled or the search is closed on January 15, 2026.

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