University of Delaware - Structural Engineering - Tenure Track Assistant Professor

INSTITUTION: University of Delaware
DEPARTMENT: Structural Engineering
POSITION: Tenure Track Assistant Professor
LINK: apply.interfolio.com/32273
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UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE – STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING FACULTY POSITION

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering invites applications for a tenure-track
Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering starting Fall 2016. An earned doctoral degree in civil engineering or closely related field is required. The successful applicant will have either
demonstrated, or show a clear potential for, creative and independent research that would lead to strong extramurally-funded research and national / international recognition. The department is interested in strengthening existing programs in bridge engineering and / or sustainability. Within these areas, expertise in concrete materials and / or experimental work are favorable characteristics. However, the promise of the candidate’s research is of higher priority than the specific area of research. Evidence of the ability to develop outstanding teaching programs is also required.

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department (www.ce.udel.edu) has 27 faculty members, 500 undergraduate students, and 100 graduate students. The department has active research programs in structural, geotechnical, environmental, coastal, infrastructure systems, and transportation engineering. Department faculty also participate in multi-disciplinary research and education as part of the Center for Innovative Bridge Engineering, Delaware Center for Transportation, Center for Composite Materials, Center for Applied Coastal Research and Disaster Research Center. The department has state-of-the-art facilities and instruments for laboratory and field experiments and computing infrastructure.

One of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States, the University of Delaware today combines tradition and innovation, offering students a rich heritage along with the latest in instructional and research technology. The University of Delaware is a Land-Grant, Sea-Grant, Urban-Grant and Space-Grant institution with its main campus in Newark, DE, located halfway between Washington, DC and New York City. Please visit our website at www.udel.edu.

Applicants should submit (1) a cover letter summarizing their experience, (2) teaching and research plans, (3) curriculum vitae and, (4) names and contact information of three references. Applications should be submitted at apply.interfolio.com/32273. In order to receive full consideration, applications should be received by January 4, 2016.

The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer with diversity as one of its core values and, in that spirit, seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women, minorities and people with disabilities. The University of Delaware is the recipient of a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Grant focused on enhancing the climate of the university for women STEM faculty.