Teaching Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

George Washington University, United States

Updated: 2 months ago
Location: Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: ;

Recruitment Plan
I. RECRUITMENT PLAN


Posting Number: F002302
Academic Title: Teaching Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rank: Open Rank
Administrative Title:
Discipline Engineering
Specialty: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contract Type: Non-Tenure Track, Renewable Appointment (initial appt period) - 3 years
Required Licenses/Certifications and other Specific Requirements: Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Proposed Start Date: 08/01/2024
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full time -> FTE 1.00
Position Description Summary:
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The George Washington University (GW) invites applications for a non-tenure track full-time teaching faculty position, beginning as early as Fall 2024. The appointment will be made at the Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor (or Professor of Practice) rank depending on the candidate’s experience.
The Department is seeking outstanding candidates with expertise in structural engineering/mechanics who can teach courses in structural mechanics, structural analysis, and structural design.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
An initial 3-year appointment will be offered in accordance with the University’s Faculty Code. Teaching faculty typically teach two to three courses per semester with teaching assistant support in the lower division Civil and Environmental Engineering courses. Teach courses in structural mechanics, structural analysis, and structural design. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses, the new faculty is expected to be committed to educational innovation, curriculum development, and pedagogy, to actively engage and contribute to the advising of undergraduate students and to serve on relevant department and school committees. Research and/or service responsibilities will be assigned as appropriate based on the faculty member’s interests and department’s needs.
Minimum Qualifications:
By the date of appointment, applicants for the teaching faculty position must have a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering or a closely related field. They must also have demonstrated experience or potential for teaching courses in structural mechanics, structural analysis, and structural design. Applicants must already hold a professional engineering (PE) license or be able to obtain one within the first two years of appointment.
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Other Information:
Institutional information:

A major private research university situated in one of the nation’s rapidly growing research, innovation, and technology centers, GW has an enrollment of approximately 20,000 students, distributed across the main campus in Washington, D.C., two campuses in the metropolitan area, and four off-campus centers. The exceptional location affords the GW community unique cultural and intellectual opportunities within a rapidly growing high-tech sector.
The GW School of Engineering and Applied Science (GW Engineering) at GW has been undergoing unprecedented growth in recent years. Within the past eight years, more than 45 new faculty members at all ranks have been recruited and more will be joining the School and the CEE Department this year. A new Science and Engineering Hall (SEH) at the main campus in Foggy Bottom, Washington DC has approximately 400,000 square feet above grade with 290,000 square feet of assignable space for teaching and research laboratories. The CEE Department maintains state-of-the-art laboratories at the Science and Engineering Hall.
The CEE Department fosters a vibrant, multi-cultural, technological community of faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students and has close ties with numerous government and industry research labs and institutes. In addition to a Bachelor of Science program in civil and environmental engineering, the Department offers graduate programs in environmental, geotechnical, structural, transportation, and water resources engineering as well as materials and mechanics leading to MSc and PhD degrees. The CEE department also offers a five-year Bachelor/Master program in civil and environmental engineering. The undergraduate program in Civil and Environmental Engineering attracts a diverse study body with nearly 50% women.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
To apply, please submit your application online. All applicants are required to submit the following items:
1) A cover letter,
2) A curriculum vitae,
3) A statement of teaching interests and experience including evidence of commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
4) Evidence of excellence in teaching civil engineering courses,
5) A statement of research interest (which may include research on structural engineering pedagogy or other areas of education research),
6) Names contact information of at least three professional references who can address your teaching experience and potential for this appointment.
Applicants with significant experience outside of academia are encouraged to demonstrate how such experience will bring value to our educational programs.
Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered.
Department Link: https://www.cee.seas.gwu.edu/
Posting Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Background Screening Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
EEO Statement:

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Quick Link https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/105006

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