INSTITUTION: Cornell University
DEPARTMENT: Civil and Environmental Engineering
POSITION: Asst Prof, Junior Assoc Prof, or Senior level (tenure track)
LINK: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1162
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SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING:
WATER, ENERGY and the ENVIRONMENT
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of sustainability related to water, energy and the environment. It is expected the position will be filled at an Assistant Professor or a junior Associate Professor level, but a more senior level appointment is possible. It is anticipated the successful candidate will begin in August 2012, although alternative arrangements can be made. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
We seek candidates with strong systems analysis skills that they would apply to the management or operation of sustainable environmental systems, with particular concern for energy, water quality, water quantity, ecosystem and/or other environmental issues. Applicants should have a strong technical background in several of the following systems areas: optimization, risk analysis, statistics/probability, computational science, and uncertainty quantification that they are prepared to apply to environmental problems. Applicants are also expected to have some academic background in fluid mechanics and/or environmental processes. Additional background in climate change or energy science is advantageous. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Engineering or a related area before starting the position.
Research in the area of sustainable environmental systems engineering includes addressing the challenge of managing environmental resources in light of probable impacts of changes in climate, land use, water uses (in part related to energy) and ecosystem dynamics. Examples of suitable research application areas for systems analysis methods include but are not limited to the following:
• Sustainable water quantity and water quality management.
• Environmental issues related to energy production including advanced geothermal energy systems, subsurface hydraulic fracturing and geological carbon sequestration.
• Assessing the impact of changes in climate and land use on hydrology and pollutant transport including hydrologic effects on ecosystem sustainability.
• Systems design of intelligent sensor networks for monitoring environmental/hydrologic systems in a stochastic environment.
• Interaction between renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, with hydropower operations and power system reliability
• Optimization of biomass production and biomass refineries in view of changing technologies and resource markets
The person selected for this position will also contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching in the Environmental and Water Resource Systems area within the CEE School. Potential graduate courses might address Sustainability Issues, Risk Analysis, Decision Analysis, or Water Resource Systems Analysis.
The successful applicant will be expected to conduct a vigorous, funded research program. Research activities at Cornell in these areas are enhanced by the opportunity to interact with faculty and students within the Civil and Environmental Engineering School, the College of Engineering, the Johnson Graduate School of Management, and other colleges including the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, which has a number of environmentally related programs. Cross-campus interdisciplinary activity is encouraged by the Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (ACSF). For more information on the Engineering College strategic plan, ACSF initiatives, and the Center-for-Sustainable-Global-Enterprise, see
http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/about/leadership/planning.cfm
http://www.sustainablefuture.cornell.edu/index.php
http://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Center-for-Sustainable-Global-Enterprise.aspx
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the College of Engineering at Cornell embrace diversity and seek candidates who will create a climate that attracts students of all races, nationalities and genders. We strongly encourage women and underrepresented minorities to apply.
Cornell University seeks to meet the needs of dual career couples, has a Dual Career program, and is a member of the Upstate New York Higher Education Recruitment Consortium to assist with dual career searches. To learn more visit http://www.unyherc.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=671
To apply: Application materials must be submitted on-line at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1162
Through this web site, applicants are to submit a curriculum vita, a research statement, a teaching statement, copies of official graduate and undergraduate transcripts, one to three publications or manuscripts, and complete contact information for at least three references. Questions can be directed to cee_search@cornell.edu
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
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