Description

The Institute for Sustainability and Circular Economy (ISCE) at Texas Tech University in Conjunction with the $51M NSF funded Engineering Research Center for Advancing Sustainable and Distribute Fertilizers (CASFER), and the Whitacre College of Engineering at Texas Tech University invites applications for three (3) full-time, 9-month, tenure-track, Assistant Professor positions to begin September 1, 2026. 

As a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Industrial, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering, you will be expected to perform research in at least one the following areas: 

•  Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis with emphasis on circular economy, engineering, and system-level supply chain modeling
• Advanced Separations focusing on adsorbents and precipitation-based processes
• Digital Twins and Process Simulation applied to circular engineering design, distributed production processes

This is an interdisciplinary position. Candidates will have a department within the Whitacre College of Engineering as the tenured home department and are expected to perform research within ISCE and CASFER and support the vision and mission of both. They will also engage in strategic outreach, scholarship, and perform internal and professional service. This is an incredible opportunity to work with the multidisciplinary and convergent team of CASFER and contribute to the path of supporting a Nitrogen Circular Economy. Candidates will have the opportunity to engage in multidisciplinary research toward circular engineering design, revalorization of products, distributed production of value products, be active in public outreach on resilient infrastructure issues and policy, and in advancing ISCE strategic goals. We seek dedicated scholars who will provide inspiration, leadership, excellence in research, teaching, and service.

Requirements

1. Ph.D. in Engineering or a closely related field
2. Established record of peer reviewed research in at least one of the following research areas:
   • Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis 
   • Advanced Separations 
   • Digital Twins and Process Simulation
3. Evidence of vision to establish a research program that aligns with the need of ISCE and CASFER as described in the research statement
4. Proven record of multidisciplinary collaboration, e.g., evidence from publications records

This is an interdisciplinary position. Candidates will have a department within the Whitacre College of Engineering as the tenured home department and are expected to perform research within ISCE and CASFER and support the vision and mission of both. They will also engage in strategic outreach, scholarship, and perform internal and professional service. This is an incredible opportunity to work with the multidisciplinary and convergent team of CASFER and contribute to the path of supporting a Nitrogen Circular Economy. Candidates will have the opportunity to engage in multidisciplinary research toward circular engineering design, revalorization of products, distributed production of value products, be active in public outreach on resilient infrastructure issues and policy, and in advancing ISCE strategic goals. We seek dedicated scholars who will provide inspiration, leadership, excellence in research, teaching, and service.