The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville invites applications for a full-time tenure track position in environmental engineering at the Assistant Professor level to start in August 2025. We are excited to find a new faculty member to join our group of dedicated educators to teach undergraduate engineering at our public institution. We seek candidates who will collaborate with us to continually improve our pedagogy and curriculum to develop more diverse citizen engineers who will create the sustainable and equitable infrastructure of the future.
Responsibilities:
-Teach a range of undergraduate courses, including introductory junior-level classes and design-focused senior level classes in environmental engineering. Applicants must also have the ability to teach other environmental engineering related courses (for example, Introduction to Infrastructure, Fluid Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, etc.).
-Provide academic advising to approximately 35 students.
Participate in scholarly and professional development activities that will enhance teaching effectiveness. Examples of such activities include technical discipline-specific research, engineering education research, and professional consulting. Ideally, research activities will include direct undergraduate student involvement.
-Work with colleagues in the department and across campus to improve the diversity of the student body and provide a more inclusive educational experience for all.
-Participate in department, college, and university service.
-Participate in ABET accreditation and assessment efforts.
-Allocate 10 hours per week outside of class for student engagement with at least 5 hours reserved for meeting students in office hours.
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
-PhD in environmental engineering, civil engineering, or related field.
-Ability to teach undergraduate courses in environmental engineering, as well as other civil and environmental engineering-related courses.
-Progress towards becoming a licensed professional engineer by having passed the FE exam, or having a minimum of 6 months professional experience in an environmental engineering related field.
-Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong commitment to undergraduate education and teaching excellence.
-Willingness to work with students and faculty in an inclusive and collegial environment.
-At least one semester experience as a Teaching Assistant or lead instructor.
Review of candidates will begin on November 8, 2024. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is Fall of 2025
For questions regarding this position, please contact:
Dr. Christina Curras, currasc@uwplatt.edu
More details at: https://careers.uwplatt.edu/cw/en-us/job/499084/assistant-professor-of-civil-and-environmental-engineering