Civil & Environmental Engineering

Assistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering (Transportation)

Bucknell University is seeking an individual to fill an entry-level (three or fewer years of full-time post-doctoral teaching experience) tenure track position in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as an Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2008. Candidates should have an earned doctorate at time of appointment in Civil/Transportation Engineering. An undergraduate civil engineering degree from an ABET-accredited program is preferred and professional and teaching experience is desirable. The successful candidate must have the ability to (i) provide outstanding classroom and laboratory instruction for transportation engineering and design courses and (ii) develop professionally through research and other scholarly activities. Expertise in one or more of the following areas is desired: intelligent transportation systems, infrastructure management or sustainability. The appointed candidate will be encouraged to seek professional registration. Candidates with an interest in and potential for teaching and interacting effectively with students from diverse backgrounds and perspectives are particularly encouraged to apply.

Bucknell University is a highly selective private university emphasizing quality undergraduate education in engineering and in the liberal arts and sciences. The enrollment is approximately 3400 undergraduate students and 150 masters-level graduate students. Bucknell University values a diverse college community and is committed to excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. Bucknell University’s integrated environment for student learning and growth supports the goal of diversity and builds connections to a global society. The university is located in Lewisburg on a 450-acre campus in central Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River Valley. New York City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia are each within a 31/2 hour drive from Lewisburg.

In addition to the BS in Civil Engineering, the department also offers MS degrees in Environmental Engineering and in Civil Engineering. Screening of applications will begin on November 13, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit applications through the Bucknell Human Resources website at www.bucknell.edu/jobs.