Assistant Professor Position in Civil and Environmental Engineering Princeton University

Princeton University -Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Princeton University, Assistant ProfessorshipThe Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (http://www.princeton.edu/cee) at Princeton University invites applications for a tenure track appointment at the assistant professor level, with the potential to be jointly appointed within the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (http://www.princeton.edu/acee). 

The ideal candidate will build upon current strengths in the Mechanics, Materials and Structures (MMS) program of CEE and interact closely with activities of the Andlinger Center, as well as with other key elements of the University community involved in research areas concerning energy and environment (including the Environmental Engineering and Water Resources program, School of Architecture, Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM), Woodrow Wilson School and other departments of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences). The research area of particular interest is energy-efficient design of buildings. Other areas of potential interest include materials science for energy-efficient civil engineering systems, water and energy, and other areas in sustainable design of civil engineering systems.

The Department has a strong undergraduate program in structural engineering as well as in architecture and engineering, and a growing graduate program in structural engineering. Applicants should have interest in, and competence for, teaching broad undergraduate courses as well as advanced graduate courses in Civil Engineering. If jointly appointed in the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, candidates will be expected to develop and teach courses relevant to the educational mission of the Center. Candidates must have the ability and motivation to develop a vigorous independent research program, and to participate in collaborative efforts with faculty in the department. 

Review of applications will begin December 14, 2012. Please submit C.V., statement of research and teaching interests, and contact information for at least three referees online via the Apply button below position number 1200701. The statement of research should discuss how it relates to the goals of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, other elements in the university working in energy and the environment, as well as to the current research activities in the department. 

Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable EEO and affirmative action regulations.