Geotechnical Engineering Faculty Position
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal rated all Penn State graduates as the “best-qualifi ed” among corporate recruiters, including 9th among all engineering graduates. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is among the largest and most successful programs in the country, ranking 17th in the undergraduate program and 19th and 16th, respectively, in the graduate civil engineering and environmental engineering programs, according to U.S. News & World Report. Research expenditures by the faculty exceed $12 million annually. An opportunity exists to join this dynamic environment of 33 faculty as the Department is seeking to strengthen its research and academic program in the area of Geotechnical Engineering. The rank of appointment will be commensurate with the qualifi cations of the successful applicant.
Current faculty in the Geotechnical Engineering program have research interests and expertise in shallow geothermal heat exchangers and thermo-active foundations, analysis of deep and shallow foundations, soil-foundation-structure interaction, ground improvement, landslides, soil dynamics, fluid-solid interaction, rheological behavior of soil, and numerical methods in geotechnical engineering. The successful candidate will complement these technical areas and, depending on the appointment rank, will be afforded the unique opportunity to provide strategic leadership within the existing program.
There are many opportunities at Penn State to perform collaborative, interdisciplinary research in geotechnical engineering. The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute (www.pti.psu.edu) is Penn State’s multidisciplinary transportation research center. The Civil Infrastructure Testing and Evaluation Laboratory (CITEL) at the Larson Institute is a 56,000-square-foot large-scale space with the capacity to support an exciting shared laboratory facility (www.pti.psu.edu/CITEL), focusing on basic and applied research in the areas of bridges, pavements, materials and geotechnical engineering. The Materials Research Institute (www.mri.psu.edu) includes state-of-the-art facilities and a variety of services to support strategic materials research. The Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment (www.psiee.psu.edu) pursues the newest research at the frontier of energy and the environment.
The successful candidate is expected to develop a research program that leads to securing external funding and national and international recognition, as well as teach both undergraduate and graduate courses. An opportunity to provide strategic vision and leadership within the current program exists. Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering,or a closely related fi eld. Applicants should electronically submit their curriculum vitae, separate statements of research and teaching interests, up to three (3) relevant publications, and contact information for three references, as a single pdf fi le, to: CEE-Search@psu.edu. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds.
Penn State is committed to affi rmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.
There are many opportunities at Penn State to perform collaborative, interdisciplinary research in geotechnical engineering. The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute (www.pti.psu.edu) is Penn State’s multidisciplinary transportation research center. The Civil Infrastructure Testing and Evaluation Laboratory (CITEL) at the Larson Institute is a 56,000-square-foot large-scale space with the capacity to support an exciting shared laboratory facility (www.pti.psu.edu/CITEL), focusing on basic and applied research in the areas of bridges, pavements, materials and geotechnical engineering. The Materials Research Institute (www.mri.psu.edu) includes state-of-the-art facilities and a variety of services to support strategic materials research. The Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment (www.psiee.psu.edu) pursues the newest research at the frontier of energy and the environment.
The successful candidate is expected to develop a research program that leads to securing external funding and national and international recognition, as well as teach both undergraduate and graduate courses. An opportunity to provide strategic vision and leadership within the current program exists. Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering,or a closely related fi eld. Applicants should electronically submit their curriculum vitae, separate statements of research and teaching interests, up to three (3) relevant publications, and contact information for three references, as a single pdf fi le, to: CEE-Search@psu.edu. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds.
Penn State is committed to affi rmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.
Opportunities as limitless as Penn State.
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