SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact Person: Raymond D. Letterman
EmailAddress: rdletter@syr.edu
Location: Syracuse, New York, United States, 13201
Apply URL: http://www.apply-for-job.net/c/jobclick.cfm?site=6243&job=5150211

Job Description:

Applications and nominations are sought for the position of Department Chair. Interviews will be held during the spring semester of 2009 with the position being filled before the start of the fall semester of 2009.

Candidates should have a PhD in civil engineering, environmental engineering or a related field and be eligible for appointment at the full professor level with tenure based on a distinguished record of teaching, research, and service. Qualified applicants from non-academic backgrounds in consulting, industry or government will be considered. Candidates should have a clear understanding of current needs and future directions in civil and environmental engineering and possess a commitment to advancing diversity and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The L. C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science http://lcs.syr.edu/ is undergoing significant renewal under the leadership of a new Dean, Dr. Laura J. Steinberg, with outstanding opportunity for growth and reinvention across all departments. Sponsored research expenditures within our Department for each of the past four years have been approximately $2M. The Department is in the process of recruiting a senior faculty member for its newly endowed Abdallah H. Yabroudi Professorship whose responsibilities are to develop courses and conduct sponsored research related to civil infrastructure in emerging economies, as well as to lead a recently instituted innovative undergraduate summer internship program in Dubai.

For full consideration applicants must complete an online application form and attach electronically a cover letter, curriculum vita, and the names of four (4) references through www.sujobopps.com, (#024899). Review of applications will begin as soon as they are received and will continue until the position is filled.

Nominations of outstanding potential candidates are welcomed. Nominations and inquiries should be addressed to: Raymond D. Letterman, Search Committee Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 151 Link Hall, L. C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-1240 or rdletter@syr.edu.

Syracuse University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.