Open Rank Assistant / Associate Professor

University of Maryland, United States

Updated: 22 days ago
Location: College Park, MARYLAND
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Posting Details
Posting Details


Position Number: 128774
Title: Open Rank
Functional Title: Open Rank Assistant / Associate Professor
Category Status: 02-Faculty Non-Tenured, On Track
Applicant Search Category: Faculty
University Authorized FTE: 1.00
Unit: ENGR-Fire Protection Engineering
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Department of Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) at the University of Maryland is a unique academic unit dedicated to the education of fire safety engineers and researchers as well as to the advancement of fire safety science. The Department offers an exciting and rewarding opportunity in fire protection engineering education and research. Fire safety is an interdisciplinary field that includes the dynamics of fire and smoke (in structures and in the wildland), the design of fire-safe systems (materials, products, processes, buildings, communities, etc.), people’s behavior in fire and the design of safe egress solutions, the environmental impact of fire, fire hazard and risk analysis, fire investigation, and the role of regulations and public policy. Fire research includes, but is not limited to, the fundamentals of combustion, material flammability, fire suppression, wildland fires and wildland-urban-interface fires, process safety and explosions, structural resistance to fire, human response and behavior in fire, and resilience of buildings and communities.
The department offers the only ABET accredited B.S. Degree in Fire Protection Engineering in the United States. The graduate program offers a research M.S. degree and a professional Master of Engineering degree. The FPE department has an active Ph.D. program that is administered through collaborations with other departments in the Clark School of Engineering. The department is a small-size academic unit that prides itself on having highly collaborative interactions between faculty, staff, and students. It also features state-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities. FPE is one of eight departments in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. The school of engineering has approximately 210 full-time tenure-track faculty members and is ranked in the Top 20 in the country according to the U.S. News and World Report. College Park is located in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. The proximity of the campus to the nation’s capital allows the development of synergistic opportunities and strong research ties with federal government research laboratories, corporations, and start-ups. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff who will enhance our stature of preeminence in the three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and the World
The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland serves as the catalyst for high-quality research, innovation, and learning, preparing our students to create innovations that will address the 21st century Grand Challenges (e.g., energy, environment, security, and human health) and improve the human condition. The Clark School is dedicated to leading and transforming the engineering discipline and profession, to accelerating entrepreneurship, and to transforming research and learning activities into new innovations that benefit millions.
Applications are invited for a tenure-track position at the Assistant/Associate Professor level. 
Benefits Summary
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline or be within one year of Ph.D. dissertation defense at the time of application.
Preferences:
  • Experience in teaching and a background in fire protection engineering is desirable but not required.
  • A candidate who is excited to lead and work with undergraduate and graduate students. 
  • Ability to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and establish a successful, externally funded research program.
  • Experience and interest in emerging fire safety research topics including wildland-urban interface, electric energy storage, hydrogen storage, and mass timber buildings and modern engineering tools including computational fluid dynamics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous aerial systems and advanced multimodal diagnostics are encouraged to apply.
Additional Certifications:
Additional Information:
A cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, and names of at least three professional references should be submitted electronically to: https://ejobs.umd.edu/; position number 128774. Women and under-represented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply, and candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to working with diverse populations through research, teaching and mentoring are encouraged to identify their experience in these areas. For best consideration, interested applicants should apply by November 28, 2023. Questions about the positions can be directed to the Chair of the Search Committee, Prof. Stanislav I. Stoliarov (Email: [email protected]).
Posting Date: 09/19/2023
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled Yes
Best Consideration Date 11/28/2023
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Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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