Assistant/Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Position Summary: The Assistant or Associate Professor of Civil Engineering is a Full-Time Tenure-Line faculty position within the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Program at Penn State Harrisburg. This position is focused on the intersection of infrastructure development and environmental/water resources engineering. Candidates who seek to be hired as an Associate Professor with tenure will be expected to meet the promotion and tenure requirements at Penn State Harrisburg.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual who shares our commitment to teaching, research, and service. The successful candidate will contribute to our efforts to create a welcoming and inclusive learning environment for students, foster robust and collaborative research, and engage in service activities supporting institutional goals.

Anticipated Start Date: August 2025

Responsibilities: The primary responsibilities of the Assistant or Associate Professor of Civil Engineering include:

Teaching: The candidate will be expected to teach 9 credit hours per semester. For the first two years, this teaching load is reduced by 3 credits per semester. Areas of teaching focus may include, but are not limited to, water resources engineering, sustainable and resilient infrastructure design and construction, urban land development, environmental engineering, or environmental and/or infrastructure risk assessment. The Program offers two BS degrees - one in Civil Engineering (ABET EAC accredited) and one in Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology (ABET ETAC accredited). At the graduate level, the Program offers a residential MS program in Civil Engineering and the School offers a PhD program in Engineering Systems. Faculty will be expected to participate in all degree programs. Faculty also will be expected to participate in recruitment and retention activities, advise both undergraduate and graduate students, and supervise graduate student culminating experiences.

Research/Scholarship/Creative Accomplishments: The candidate is expected to engage in scholarly activities in their respective area of expertise. Priority will be given to candidates whose research areas include land development and the linkage between construction, environment, sustainable site development, the integration of land development into the environment, and/or design for resilience and sustainability. Candidates whose research combines expertise in emerging areas and ability to perform inter-disciplinary research to address the pressing needs of civil engineering discipline will be a plus. The candidate is expected to obtain external funding to support research and scholarly activities. The Program has a strong working relationship with local industries, state and federal agencies to serve the environmental and sustainable infrastructure needs of Central Pennsylvania region and beyond.

Service: Faculty are expected to serve on committees at the department, school, and college level so that the mission of the college and university are advanced. Faculty are also expected to actively promote and advance the school's steadfast commitment to education and improving the diversity of voices in STEM to their professional and the regional communities of south-central Pennsylvania.

Qualifications: To be considered for the Assistant or Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, candidates should possess the following qualifications:

Education: At the time of the candidate's start at Penn State Harrisburg, the candidate must have a doctoral degree in civil engineering or a closely related field. The degree must be awarded no later than August 2025.

Expertise: The successful candidate will have a background in either construction, environmental, or water resources engineering with emphasis on sustainable and resilient infrastructure of the 21st century. The preferred candidate will focus on the integration of land development into the environment and/or on the design for infrastructure resilience and sustainability.

Rank and Tenure: Rank and tenure will be determined based on the years of teaching and scholarly experience.

DEIB Commitment: SSET faculty are committed to diversifying the voices in the STEM professions. To that end, the successful candidate will be expected to incorporate teaching methods that promote learning among diverse populations and will create a learning environmental that genuinely supports, respects, and addresses the diverse needs of student populations at Penn State Harrisburg. The College has a Center for Teaching Excellence with instructional designers that will assist faculty in developing course materials that promote learning for all students. The College is emphasizing high-impact practices for our students including through undergraduate research opportunities.

Experience: The candidate at the Assistant Professor candidate will demonstrate ability as a researcher, scholar, and teacher in a relevant field and have evidence of growth in scholarly achievement. The candidate at the Associate Professor level will demonstrate a clear program of research, a publication record, evidence of or potential for receiving extramural funding, and evidence of experience with teaching and mentorship commensurate with rank.

Application Process: To apply for the Assistant or Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, please visit Penn State's Human Resources website hr.psu.edu/careers and submit the following documents:

Cover Letter: The cover letter should include the candidate's interest in the position, their qualifications, and their commitment to diversifying the voices in STEM and how they have incorporated DEIB into their educational experiences. Curriculum Vitae: The curriculum vitae should highlight the following: the candidate's education, teaching, professional experience, research, and service to their prior educational institutions, their communities, and the profession. Teaching Philosophy (250 words): Candidates must submit a statement of teaching philosophy that highlights past experience and future plans for their teaching and that addresses their strategies for promoting diverse voices in the classroom. Research Philosophy (250 words): Candidates must submit a research philosophy statement highlighting past experience and plans for growing an externally-funded research program. The statement should include strategies for incorporating undergraduate and graduate students in their research. Professional References: Candidates must submit a list of three professional references with contact information.

Candidates should apply to the position of Assistant/Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Penn State Harrisburg by visiting https://hr.psu.edu/careers. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For additional questions, please contact: Dr. Yen-Chih Chen, Search Committee Chair, at yuc12@psu.edu.

About Penn State/The College/ The School:

Penn State Harrisburg is a campus of the Pennsylvania State University, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's land -grant institution, serving more than 85,000 students. Penn State Harrisburg, the Capital College, enrolls 4,600 students in residential instruction and an additional 1,000 students in programs delivered online via the University's World Campus. Penn State Harrisburg offers two associate, 35 baccalaureate, 25 Master's, and three doctoral degrees. The college also offers the first two years of study leading to more than 275 baccalaureate majors available throughout Penn State. Additionally, the campus participates in nine online degree offerings (six graduate and three undergraduate) through Penn State World Campus, and offers accelerated undergraduate/graduate programs, joint degrees in collaboration with Penn State Dickinson Law and the Penn State College of Medicine, and continuing education opportunities.

The School of Science, Engineering, and Technology (SSET) is the largest school at Penn State Harrisburg. The School offers undergraduate degrees in computer science, engineering (civil, mechanical, and electrical), mathematical sciences, biology, and integrated sciences, as well as degrees in engineering technology in the areas of electrical, mechanical, and structural design and construction engineering technology. We also offer residential master's degrees in computer science, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering and an online master's professional degree in electrical engineering. The computer science, and the civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering programs have accelerated undergraduate/graduate degrees leading to both the BS and MS in 5 years. In Fall 2023, the School launched a PhD program in Engineering Systems.

The successful candidate will be joining a faculty of approximately 85 full-time faculty and 12 full-time staff. SSET is committed to the University's and College's goals of increasing the diversity of voices in STEM. Faculty and staff are members of various professionally oriented organizations and actively serve on both education and technical committees in their fields. The College recently hired a research faculty specifically focused on improving passing rates for all students in STEM classes. The School has a DEIB committee that raises awareness of the need for all voices in STEM in order to solve the problems of today and the future. We have student chapters of organizations such as the Society for Women Engineers, National Society for Black Engineers, and Women in Technology, in addition to student chapters of the relevant professional organizations.

For more information about Penn State Harrisburg, please visit the college's website at harrisburg.psu.edu.

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society and nature, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

Likewise, the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. We believe diversity benefits and enriches students, staff, and faculty within our school. We are dedicated to building and sustaining an equitable, inclusive, and welcoming teaching and learning environment where cultural diversity is valued and celebrated.

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