Assistant Professor
The Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at Seattle
University invites
applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position with an
environmental engineering emphasis to begin September 2008. Teaching
responsibilities will include undergraduate lecture and laboratory courses in
the environmental engineering area including water and wastewater engineering,
hazardous waste management, green engineering, environmental chemistry,
environmental biology and air pollution engineering. Teaching responsibilities
will also include advising a year-long, industrially sponsored senior design
project. The ability to teach
undergraduate courses in other areas of civil engineering is also desired.
Seattle
University, founded in
1891, continues a more than four hundred and fifty year tradition of Jesuit
Catholic higher education. The University’s Jesuit Catholic ideals underscore
its commitment to the centrality of teaching, learning and scholarship, of
values-based education grounded in the Jesuit and Catholic traditions, of
service and social justice, of lifelong learning, and of educating the whole
person. Located in the heart of dynamic Seattle,
the University enrolls approximately 7,200 undergraduate and graduate students
in eight colleges and schools. Students enjoy a university ethos characterized
by small classes, individualized faculty attention, a strong sense of
community, a commitment to diversity, and an outstanding faculty.
Seattle
University places
particular emphasis on quality teaching. A successful faculty member is also
expected to establish a consistent record of scholarly activity and to
contribute to the department, college, and university through participation on
committees or other governance activities.
Applicants are required to have a Ph.D. in civil and/or
environmental engineering or closely related field. Successful teaching
experience or clear evidence of a commitment to undergraduate teaching and
research is essential. Preference will be given to candidates who are licensed
professional engineers, or to those who can meet the requirements to become
licensed.
Completed applications must
include a curriculum vitae and contact information for three references. In addition, you must submit three separate statements regarding 1) your teaching philosophy, 2) your research plan and 3) how you would contribute to the Seattle University mission. Please send to Dr.
Phillip Thompson, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, P.O. Box 222000, Seattle, WA 98122-1090 or email thompson@seattleu.edu.
Closing Date: Applications are
due by December 31, 2007 for full consideration.
Seattle University
is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
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