IE University's School of Science and Technology invites applications for full-time tenure-track faculty positions in Environmental Technology. The successful candidates will join an interdisciplinary environmental science and technology area connected to the BSc in Environmental Sciences for Sustainability and to the broader research ecosystem of the School. The appointment starts in the academic year [contact details available in the full listing].
We seek outstanding junior or early mid-career scholars with a strong research trajectory, clear potential for international visibility, and the capacity to build externally funded research programs while contributing to high-quality teaching and student mentorship.
Candidates should be able to work across disciplinary boundaries and translate environmental science into technological, analytical, or decision-support solutions.
Priority Areas
The search is intentionally broad within the following priority areas:
- Environmental and Bioprocess Engineering: Transport phenomena, separations, reactor design, physical and reactive transport, process intensification, pilot-scale environmental or bioprocess systems, and resource recovery.
- Ecohydrology, Hydrogeology and Water Management: Groundwater and catchment hydrology, contaminant transport, water reuse, drought and flood risk, soil-water-plant processes, monitoring, and process-based or spatial modelling.
- Experimental Environmental Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering: Experimental design-build-test-learn approaches for engineered strains or microbial consortia applied to pollutant transformation, C1/CO2 conversion, waste-to-value processes, resource recovery, and environmental bioprocess scale-up.
- Environmental Bioinformatics and Computational Biology: Emphasis on environmental and microbial genomics, including genome-resolved metagenomics, comparative and functional genomics, omics integration, protein or enzyme modelling, reproducible pipelines, FAIR data practices, and environmental technology applications.
Exceptional candidates in other areas of environmental technology will also be considered where they bring a strong quantitative, engineering or technology-development profile that clearly complements the School’s existing strengths and teaching needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Teach at undergraduate and graduate levels in English in Environmental Sciences for Sustainability and related programs.
- Develop a high-impact, externally funded research agenda in one or more of the priority areas above.
- Publish in high-quality peer-reviewed venues and build international research collaborations.
- Supervise and mentor undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students.
- Contribute to curriculum development, including laboratory, computational, field, and/or project-based learning where relevant.
- Collaborate with academic, public-sector, NGO and industry partners on applied environmental challenges.
- Participate in academic service and contribute to the strategic growth of the School of Science and Technology.
We Offer
- A competitive salary in line with leading European academic institutions.
- A seed research fund to support travel, equipment, relocation and initial research activity.
- Access to teaching and research facilities, including environmental technology, earth and life sciences, chemistry, and molecular biology laboratory infrastructure.
- A professional and international working environment with English as the working language.
- Access to public health services through the Spanish National Insurance Scheme, plus the option of additional private health insurance.
- An open-minded, inclusive and family-friendly environment.
- Campus life across Madrid and Segovia, including the historic Segovia campus and IE Tower in Madrid.
Qualifications
- PhD in a relevant field by the appointment date, including engineering (e.g., chemical, civil, or environmental), environmental science, computational biology, or related areas.
- Evidence of excellent research potential or achievement, including recent high-quality publications.
- Potential to attract competitive external funding.
- Commitment to excellent teaching, student supervision, and inclusive mentorship.
- Ability to contribute to interdisciplinary environmental science and technology programs.
- Spanish language skills are not required. Our working language is English. Both our faculty and student body are highly diverse and international.
Application Materials
- Cover letter.
- Curriculum vitae, including recent publications, funding record, teaching experience and supervision record.
- Research statement, including main achievements and future research plans for the next five years.
- Teaching statement.
- Evidence of teaching quality, if available.
- Up to three representative publications.
Shortlisted candidates invited to an online interview may be asked to provide two to three confidential recommendation letters at a later stage.
For consideration create your dossier and apply at: https://apply.interfolio.com/193080
Applications received before November 1st, 2026, will receive full consideration.
The search will continue until the position is filled.
About IE University and the School of Science and Technology
IE University is an internationally recognized institution originally founded as a business school. The university has a highly international student body and campuses in Madrid and Segovia. The School of Science and Technology offers undergraduate and graduate programs in areas including Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics, Data Analytics and Environmental Science.
The Environmental Sciences for Sustainability program is connected to teaching and research facilities in Segovia and Madrid, including laboratories for environmental technology, chemistry, molecular biology, earth and life sciences, and data-driven science. New faculty are expected to contribute to the development of an ambitious, interdisciplinary environmental science and technology area with strong links to applied research and external partners.
For further information about the School, please visit the IE School of Science and Technology website.
IE University is strongly committed to non-discriminatory hiring practices and encourages applications from individuals who will further expand the diversity of our faculty.
