Tenure Track Assistant Professor - Life Cycle Assessment

The University of South Dakota is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Life Cycle Assessment to start in August 2025. This full-time, in-person role involves teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, developing a new course in life cycle assessment, and establishing a funded research program. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in a relevant field and experience in data-focused courses.
Overview:
The Department of Sustainability & Environment at the University of South Dakota seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Life Cycle Assessment to begin in August 2025. This full-time, in-person position is responsible for teaching, research, and service. Responsibilities:
• Teach at the undergraduate and graduate level
• Establish a productive and extramurally funded research program that actively trains M.S. and Ph.D. Sustainability students
• Develop a new course in life cycle assessment and may teach other existing courses in the undergraduate and graduate Sustainability programs
• Teach data-focused elective courses for the Department of Computer Sciences, as needed
• *Qualifications:**
• Ph.D. in engineering, sustainability, environmental science, or related field at the time of appointment
• Educational and research background in life cycle assessment
• Educational and/or research background suitable to teach data-focused elective courses in computer science (e.g. applied courses in data science, data mining, machine learning, etc.) Benefits:
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