Full Professor-Tenure System

MSU Careers Details•East Lansing, MI

41d•Onsite

About The Position

The Colleges of Engineering and Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University (MSU) invite applications for a tenure-system faculty position in hydrologic systems engineering and data science. This role is crucial for addressing the defining challenge of securing water in the 21st century, particularly in Michigan, which holds the world's largest freshwater system and faces increasing water demand from industry, agriculture, and climate extremes. MSU is seeking candidates whose research and teaching focus on critical societal challenges in this area, such as flood and drought forecasting, controllable urban water systems, resilient infrastructure, and data-driven management of water bodies. This includes integrating process-based modeling with AI, machine learning, remote sensing, high-performance computing, and real-time data infrastructure. Opportunities also exist in physics-informed AI, digital twins of watersheds and water infrastructure, and smart-sensored water systems. The position is open to Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor ranks. The successful candidate will be expected to establish a sustainable, externally funded research program, contribute significantly to their discipline, conduct community-engaged research, teach and mentor students effectively, engage in service, and uphold MSU's land-grant mission. Collaboration with existing MSU initiatives like the MSU One Health Initiative and the MSU Water Alliance is expected, as is support for MSU's strategic priorities. This position is part of the MSU Provost’s 1855 Professorships initiative.

Requirements

Earned a PhD in Engineering or a closely related discipline at the time of appointment.
Potential for high-quality instruction and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Demonstrated ability and/or potential to provide service to the Departments, the University, and the profession, and to work with students and faculty from a variety of backgrounds.
For Assistant Professor candidates: strong potential for high-quality research likely to result in top-level publications and national recognition.
For Associate/Full Professor candidates: an established national reputation for original and influential research, with demonstrable evidence of continued growth in national status.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated leadership ability, with strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to build effective working relationships across diverse teams.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly to varied audiences.
Proven ability to thrive in a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment.
Candidates whose research broadens access to education and innovation, addresses barriers to participation, or enhances the university’s ability to serve communities.
Candidates are encouraged to describe the potential impacts of their scholarship and how their work might complement existing strengths within the College and across the university.
Candidates are encouraged to describe the potential impact of their work and how it aligns with the existing strengths of the Departments, Colleges, or other programs at MSU.

Responsibilities

Establish a sustainable, externally funded, and internationally visible research program.
Make significant scholarly contributions to their discipline.
Conduct community-engaged research.
Be an effective teacher and mentor of undergraduate and graduate students.
Engage in institutional and professional service.
Contribute to the university’s land-grant mission of access, service, and advancing knowledge for the common good.
Collaborate with and build on existing MSU activities focused on hydrologic systems engineering and data science.
Advance collaborations between the College of Engineering and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources on agricultural water management, the MSU One Health Initiative, the MSU Water Alliance, and with campus units focused on sustainability and climate.
Support MSU’s strategic priorities.