DEPARTMENT: Civil & Environmental Engineering
POSITION: Assistant Professor
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The Department of Civil &
Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
(UTK), invites applications and nominations for a faculty position, at the rank
of Assistant Professor in the area of structural engineering. Salary is
nationally competitive and commensurate with experience and
qualifications. Review of applications will begin soon after their
receipt and will continue until the position is filled.
The University of Tennessee is comprised of ten colleges and schools
and is the state’s land grant and flagship research institution. The university
enrolls approximately 27,000 students (21,000 undergraduate and 6,000 graduate
and professional students). The university is classified by the Carnegie
Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. As the
leading university partner in UT-Battelle, the management company for Oak Ridge
National Laboratory (ORNL), the university offers extraordinary opportunities
for leading-edge research in science and engineering.
The Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering has recently
relocated to a new $25-million teaching and research facility. The
Department is entering a significant new era and is expected to play an
important role in the College of Engineering's vision to become a leading
research institution and to take advantage of unique opportunities for research
partnerships with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the National
Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS), a national NSF center awarded to
the University and housed in nearby Oak Ridge, TN. CEE also interacts with
on-campus centers including the Center for Transportation Research, Joint
Institute for Biological Sciences, Joint Institute for Advanced Materials, and
the state’s Institute for Public Service and Center for Industrial Services.
The department has 22 faculty, and offers baccalaureate, masters, and Ph.D.
degrees with concentrations in structures, construction, transportation, geotechnical
and infrastructure materials, public works, environmental engineering, and
water resources.
Qualifications:
Required
• Earned doctorate in Civil/Environmental
Engineering or closely related field at the time the position is filled
• Research and teaching interests in
structural engineering
• Demonstrated record of publishing in
academic journals
• Strong communication skills and the ability
to work in an interdisciplinary environment
• Must be eligible to work in the US
Desired
•
Demonstrated record of
research funding
•
Registration as a professional
engineer
•
Ability to develop
relationships with ORNL and exploit the outstanding opportunities for
interaction with the laboratory
Duties
• Establish and maintain a productive,
externally funded, scholarly research program
• Develop and teach courses in the
applicant’s discipline
• Participate as appropriate in established
courses offered by the department
Application Procedure: Applications should include: (1) a letter
of interest addressing qualifications, research interests, and teaching
interests, (2) a comprehensive curriculum vitae, and (3) the names and contact
information (address, phone number, and e-mail address) of five
references. Please send a single (preferably pdf) electronic file as an
e-mail attachment to: Search Committee Chair at CEEfacultysearch@utk.edu. Questions about the position should
be directed to Dr. Chris Cherry, Chair of the Search Committee, (voice:
865.974.7710; email: cherry@utk.edu).
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