Visiting Assistant Professor Position - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Visiting Assistant Professor Position - Civil and Environmental Engineering

Job No: 496665
Position Type: full-time
Location: Lewisburg, PA
Categories: Civil & Environmental Engineering

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Bucknell University seeks applicants for an academic year appointment as a visiting assistant professor starting in August 2021, with primary teaching responsibilities in the area of environmental engineering. Candidates are expected to have an earned doctorate or be ABD in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a closely related engineering field, at time of appointment.

Applications must include a Bucknell-specific cover letter, teaching statement (2 page maximum), research statement (2 page maximum), and current curriculum vitae.
Within your application materials:

• Articulate your plans to provide outstanding classroom and laboratory instruction in environmental engineering courses.
  
• Describe how you will be able to contribute more broadly to the civil and environmental engineering curricula by:
  o teaching core engineering courses, such as engineering graphics, fluid mechanics, numerical methods, or sustainability;
  o teaching courses in an allied discipline, such as water resources.
  
• Describe your commitment to diversity and inclusive pedagogy and any relevant experience, expertise, or plans in these areas.

Applicants also must provide references upon request. Applications are only accepted through Bucknell's career site. Please go to careers.bucknell.edu to apply. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

About Bucknell

Bucknell University is a private, highly ranked, primarily undergraduate, national liberal arts institution that also offers strong professional programs in engineering, management, education, and music.

Bucknell University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The university believes that students learn best in a diverse, inclusive community and is therefore committed to academic excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. Applications from members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education are encouraged.

Bucknell is committed to creating a climate that fosters inclusion, growth, and development for a diverse student body, and seeks candidates who are also committed to these goals.

Bucknell is committed to supporting the teacher-scholar model of faculty development. With a student-faculty ratio of about 9:1, small class sizes are a hallmark of the Bucknell educational experience. The university sponsors a range of activities to support the development of its faculty, including a Teaching-Learning Center and generous research support and leave policies.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Susquehanna River. The Lewisburg area offers a combination of outdoor recreation opportunities and small-town amenities. In addition to the cultural and athletic events offered at the University and in town, the region offers strong schools and medical facilities, and an affordable cost of living. Bucknell is about three hours from Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.

To apply, visit https://careers.bucknell.edu/en-us/job/496665/visiting-assistant-professor-position-civil-and-environmental-engineering

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