Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science

Welcome to the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Whether you are a potential student, research collaborator, alumnus, or just browsing for information, our department has so much to offer. Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science (BESS) has three-degree programs: 1) Biosystems Engineering (BSE), 2) Environmental Science (ES), and 3) Construction Science and Management (CSM) and three MS programs (BSE, ESS and Biosystems Engineering Technology) and two PhD programs (BSE and ESS).  In addition to its undergraduate and graduate teaching duties, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science also carries out a broad range of research, from basic through applied. Finally, BESS transfers that technology to its clientele via a range of Extension programs and other activities.

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We are seeking applications for Construction Science Management tenure track position. This is at the Assistant/Associate Professor level with a full-time 12-month 75% Teaching, 25% Extension appointment within the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science.

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