Job Description
Job Title:  Assistant Professor (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Posting Start Date:  29/01/2026

Job Description

The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS) invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in Geotechnical Engineering, on areas related to Urban Sustainable Development and Climate Change.  

Faculty members will be expected to teach existing undergraduate and graduate courses as part of the Civil Engineering curriculum, as well as develop new and innovative courses related to geotechnical engineering and sustainability.

Consistently ranked as one of the top Civil Engineering Departments in Asia and the world, NUS-CEE is internationally respected for its high-quality multi-disciplinary research that addresses complex and critical issues facing Asia and the world. Our outstanding faculty at all ranks have made strong contributions in both pure and applied research, winning numerous top national and international awards and recognitions, and attracting large amounts of research funds from both government and industry.

Qualifications

The candidate should hold a doctorate in Civil Engineering, or a closely related discipline, preferably with background and experience in, but not limited to, one or more of the following geotechnical domain expertise:

  • underground space
  • land creation 
  • sustainable geo-materials; and
  • coastal resilience.

Additional skills and knowledge in centrifuge modelling, development in advanced computational techniques, data analytics and machine learning will be considered favorably. Postdoctoral experience and/or relevant industry experience and professional qualifications (e.g. professional engineer) will be highly advantageous

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: College of Design and Engineering

Department : Civil and Environmental Engineering

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 31615