[ES_JOBS_NET] TT or Tenured Faculty in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Delaware

[Carolyn Voter]

The University of Delaware is hiring an assistant (tenure-track) or
associate professor in geotechnical engineering, with review of
applications beginning soon. Please see the job position below, and reach
out to myself (Carolyn Voter; cvoter at udel.edu) or Professor Christopher
Meehan (cmeehan at udel.edu) with any questions.

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING FACULTY POSITION
https://careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job/498525/tenure-track-faculty-position-civil-and-environmental-engineering

Position Statement:
Candidates are sought with expertise in emerging and transformative areas
of geotechnical engineering, who also have interests in collaborative
research. Potential areas of research interest include but are not limited
to: coastal geotechnics, sustainable energy and energy geotechnics, smart
cities, geotechnical impacts of climate change and sea level rise,
geotechnical flood protection systems, unsaturated soil mechanics,
environmental geotechnics, and biogeotechnics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The successful applicant will: 1)
Establish an externally funded research program in geotechnical engineering
and related areas; 2) advise, mentor, train, and support graduate students;
3) advise, mentor, train, and support undergraduate students in research
and professional development; 4)  work with state and government agencies
on basic and applied research; 5) work on interdisciplinary teams to tackle
pressing problems in geotechnical engineering; and 6) promote diversity,
equity , and inclusion within the discipline, Department, and University.

About UD: The University of Delaware provides an outstanding research base
for interdisciplinary research. Within the Department, research programs
exist in structural, environmental, coastal, transportation, civil
infrastructure, railway, and construction engineering, with a strong focus
on sustainability in the built and natural environments. The Delaware
Environmental Institute (www.denin.udel.edu), the Delaware Center for
Transportation (sites.udel.edu/dct), the University of Delaware Energy
Institute (dei.udel.edu), the Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub
(sites.udel.edu/climatechangehub/), and the Center for Energy and
Environmental Policy (sites.udel.edu/ceep) are catalysts for
interdisciplinary research in the areas of infrastructure, environment, and
energy on campus. The state-of-the-art 194,000-square-foot
Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory (www1.udel.edu/iselab)
provides a focal point for research and teaching on campus.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has 31 faculty
members, approximately 400 undergraduate students, and 120 graduate
students. The Department has state-of-the-art facilities and instruments
for laboratory and field experiments and computing.

One of the oldest institutions of higher education the United States, the
University of Delaware (www.udel.edu) 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.As a recipient of a NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation award,
the University of Delaware has a service to assist dual-career couples and
supports work-life balance through family-friendly policies.

Qualifications Required:
*An earned doctoral degree in civil engineering or a closely related field
*Promise in (Assistant) or demonstrated (Assistant/Associate) success in
securing competitive external funding
*Success in scientific/engineering research demonstrated by peer-reviewed
publications
*Capacity and ability for excellence in teaching and mentoring
*Excellent written and oral communication skills
*Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the discipline,
Department, and University

Qualifications Preferred:
*Post-doctoral experience (Assistant)
*Record of external competitive funding
*Experience with curriculum development and teaching graduate and
undergraduate courses
*History of interdisciplinary collaboration

Application:  Applicants should submit the following as one document: (1) A
cover letter summarizing their experience, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a
two-page research plan, (4) a two-page teaching plan, which includes the
candidate’s vision for mentoring a diverse student population, and (5) the
names and contact information of three references. All application
materials will be shared with departmental faculty.

How To Apply
Review of applicants will begin immediately. The tentative start date is
August 15, 2022.

Questions about this search should be directed to
Professor Christopher Meehan (cmeehan at udel.edu)

Equal Employment Opportunity
Employment offers will be conditioned upon successful completion of a
criminal background check. A conviction will not necessarily exclude you
from employment.

The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer which
encourages applications from Minority Group Members and Women. The
University's Notice of Non-Discrimination can be found at
www.udel.edu/home/legal-notices

Notice of Non-Discrimination, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
The University of Delaware does not discriminate against any person on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression,
sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability,
religion, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by
applicable law in its employment, educational programs and activities,
admissions policies, and scholarship and loan programs as required by Title
IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and University
policies. The University of Delaware also prohibits unlawful harassment
including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Applications close: Open until filled

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Carolyn B. Voter, Ph.D. (she/her)
Assistant Professor
Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences
University of Delaware
carolynbvoter.com
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