Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering

Job Summary

The Department of Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) invites applicants for an Assistant Professor appointment starting August 2024. We seek individuals with enthusiasm for teaching and a desire to engage students in the classroom and laboratory on subjects primarily in civil engineering with an emphasis in geotechnical engineering.
Candidates are expected to have an earned doctorate or be ABD in civil engineering, or another closely related field, at the time of appointment. Clear evidence of the potential for teaching excellence is essential. Expertise is preferred in geotechnical engineering, geomatics, risk, smart cities, resiliency, and other relevant specialties complementing our existing strengths in transportation, structural, water resources, and environmental engineering. The ideal candidate would have teaching abilities in geotechnical and soil mechanics topics as well as core civil and environmental engineering courses such as computational tools, data science, fluid mechanics, engineering mechanics, and other closely related topics.
The department is housed in the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering, which is dedicated to quality education, scholarship, and service. All faculty are expected to be excellent teachers who are committed to innovative delivery of instruction that results in improved student learning; be committed to effective use of technology including distance learning; produce peer reviewed scholarship; and provide service to the College, University and Community. Teaching assignments may be on the main campus or at off-campus sites within our region.
FGCU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity and Access Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, genetic predisposition, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, veteran status, and any other protected class(es), as required by applicable state and federal law, as well as University regulations and policies.

Job Description

Typical duties may include but are not limited to:

• Teaching: Teaches geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics-related courses as well as core civil and environmental engineering courses.
• Scholarship: Demonstrates successful productivity in civil engineering and/or educational scholarship over time.
• Service: Performs service within the university as well as within their professional community.
• Prepares syllabi and instruction materials, coordinates lectures, tests, and evaluates student work.
• Maintains highest possible standards of classroom instruction.
• Keeps abreast of new information and developments in the field of instruction.
• Actively serves on university committees.
• Actively participates in institutional meetings.
• Maintains professional skills through regular professional development, and other activities appropriate to higher education faculty.
• Assists with the development of curriculum.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Must work closely with the Department Chair and other faculty on assessment and evaluation tasks necessary for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation.

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications

• An earned Doctorate in Civil Engineering, or a closely related field.
• ABD will be considered if degree is conferred by August 7, 2024. If successful candidate is ABD, appointment will be made at the Lecturer level on a fixed contract.
• Must possess a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline from a regionally accredited institution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred areas of expertise include smart infrastructure, geomatics, risk, disaster resilience, and/or other cutting-edge civil engineering topics.
• Professional Engineering registration is not required, but is highly preferred.
• Professional registration, licensing or the ability to become licensed, or certifications related to the civil engineering discipline.
• A rank-appropriate record of educational and/or scientific publication in scholarly journals and/or a record of externally funded research.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to collaborate with related disciplines and to establish relationships internally as well as to successfully develop relationships and interact with external industry partners and the southwest Florida community.
• Ability to communicate effectively, work in a highly collaborative faculty environment, conduct themselves professionally, and perform appropriate service functions at the program, school, and university level.
• Ability to deal effectively with a diverse range of learners and to use information technology as a pedagogical and professional tool.
• Ability to work with and mentor student organizations, clubs, and competition teams.
• Ability in collaborating both within and outside of the university in the development of both an undergraduate and graduate research program and in innovative and effective delivery of instruction resulting in improved student learning. A commitment to collaborate with other faculty to develop a shared vision of the future.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Appointment will be made at a faculty rank commensurate with the candidate’s experience on a 9-month multi-year appointment basis available August 2024.

Because applications and materials are subject to public review and retention under Florida’s Public Records Law, please DO NOT send examples of your project/scholarship unless requested to do so. Therefore, all submitted materials including articles, disks, slides, books, etc., become the property of FGCU and CANNOT BE RETURNED. As applicable, finalists will be notified of the need to submit specific additional materials. Such materials will become the property of FGCU.

Under Florida’s Public Records law, applications will be available for public review upon request.

Required Application Materials:

• Unofficial Transcripts
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Statement of Research Interests
• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Five (5) Professional References

The position is listed as “open until filled”, however applications received by November 1st, 2023 will receive priority consideration.

Salary commensurate with education and experience.