The George Washington University

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice Position in Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The George Washington University invites applications for a specialized, non-tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor of Practice starting as early as fall 2020.  Applications from women and under-represented minority groups are strongly encouraged. 

The successful candidate is expected to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and be committed to educational innovation, curriculum development, and pedagogy, and to actively engage and contribute to internal and external professional service.

Basic Qualifications:

The minimum qualifications are:  an earned Ph.D. in civil engineering or closely related fields and demonstrated expertise in one of the following areas of civil engineering: geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, and water resources engineering. Applicants must already hold a professional engineering (PE) license or be able to obtain one within the first two years of appointment.

The successful candidate is expected to develop and teach general civil engineering courses as well as courses in the areas of geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, and/or water resources engineering, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful candidate is also expected to be significantly involved in the Department’s and School’s activities such as curricular continuous improvement, outreach, and student mentoring. 

To apply, please visit http://www.gwu.jobs/postings/70855and 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 philosophy;

4) Evidence of excellence in teaching civil engineering courses;

 
Review of applications will begin on December 2, 2019, and will continue until the position is filled.  Only complete applications will be considered.   For more information about the CEE department please visit the department’s web site at http://www.cee.seas.gwu.edu.  Specific technical questions about the position(s) and the search process may be addressed by e-mail to cee_FS@gwu.edu. We request that applicants please refrain from directly contacting (emails, phone calls) any members of CEE Department for inquiries about the search status. Employment offers are contingent on the satisfactory outcome of a standard background screening.

EEO / AA Policy:

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.