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Open-Rank Research Professor, Chemical Engineering, Non-Tenure Track

  • 497115
  • Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
  • Full-time Faculty

Salary/Position Classification

  • $85,000-130,000+ Dependent on Experience, plus annual Administrative Stipend,12-month contract, Exempt
  • 40 hours per week
  • This position will work onsite at UND Grand Forks, ND campus

Purpose of Position

The UND College of Engineering & Mines (CEM) is seeking to hire an assistant, associate, or full research professor in Chemical Engineering, with specific research expertise in chemical process engineering and energy systems. This will be a 12-month, non-tenure track position at a rank based on the candidate’s documented record of achievement. The successful candidate will also serve as the Director of UND’s Center for Process Engineering Research (CPER), one of five research centers managed through the CEM Research Institute.
This position will direct CEM’s largest research center, CPER, which consists of a multidisciplinary team of faculty, staff, and student researchers performing primarily applied research and technology development in the broad area of process engineering. CPER has established nationally recognized research programs in three primary focus areas: 1) critical minerals and materials, 2) carbon management and advanced fuels, and 3) battery materials and battery technologies. The position includes both administrative leadership and research duties aimed at continuing the success and growth of CPER.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Identify and attract project opportunities and support for research initiatives by actively pursuing state, federal and private sector funding
  • Administrative and strategic leadership of the Center for Process Engineering Research
  • Management and coordination of personnel, facilities, equipment, and financial resources necessary for effective Center operations
  • Execute an externally funded research portfolio as an individual PI or project manager that integrates Center research staff/faculty and graduate student research and graduate student advising, contributing to the academic and research missions of CEM and UND. 

Required Competencies

  • Broad knowledge of chemical process engineering as a technical field and its application to areas of CPER strengths, including critical minerals and materials, carbon management and advanced fuels, and battery materials and technologies.
  • Deep experience with techno-economic analysis
  • Experience with lifecycle analysis and various process simulation tools, such as AspenPlus.

Minimum Requirements

  • PhD in chemical engineering or closely related discipline
  • Documented and proven record of securing external research funding and managing large multidisciplinary research teams ($1+ million projects with external collaborators).
  • Experience in collaborating with industry and small businesses/startups.
  • Experience working with graduate and undergraduate students
  • Successful completion of a Criminal History Background Check

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Associate or Full Professor candidates must meet the school/college/university standards for appointment to the rank, including significant experience/accomplishments in the candidate’s area of expertise. Full Professor candidates must also have national distinction, international recognition, and a substantial scholarly record in the candidate’s area of expertise
  • Demonstration of progressive leadership accomplishments in an academic/research organization.
  • Specific experience in being awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy
  • Experience with intellectual property development, demonstrated by issued or pending patents or invention disclosures with appropriate entities (e.g., a University technology transfer office).
  • North Dakota energy industry knowledge and experience, and broad industry connections.

To Apply

To assure full consideration, applications must be received by October 15, 2025 and include the following materials:

  • Cover letter
  • Resume/CV
  • Unofficial transcripts. Please note that the selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts upon hire.


Position is open until filled.
Questions can be directed to the Department Chair, Dan Laudal at daniel.laudal@und.edu.

Please note, all employment postings close at 11:55pm CST.

Position Benefits

Benefits include single or family health care coverage (UND pays the full premium), life insurance, employee assistance program, retirement plans with generous employer contributions, sick leave in addition to paid holidays.

Optional benefits include supplemental life, dental, vision, flexible spending account, supplemental retirement plans.

UND also offers an employee tuition waiver and a variety of professional development opportunities.

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Veterans claiming preference must submit all proof of eligibility by the closing date. Proof of eligibility includes a DD-214 or a copy of NGB 22 from National Guard or Reserve (with a unit located in ND) or certification from the applicant's unit command that the individual is expected to be discharged or released from active duty in the uniformed services under other than dishonorable conditions not later than one hundred twenty days after the date of the submission of the certification. If claiming disabled veteran status, proof of eligibility includes a DD-214 and a current letter of disability dated within the past year.

Confidentiality of Application Materials

Pursuant to NDCC 44-04-18.27, applications and any records related to the applications that identify an applicant are confidential, except records related to the finalists of the position, which are open to the public after the search committee has identified the top three or more finalists who will be invited to campus.

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