Bedford Visiting Professor (Structural Engineering)

The School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeks an internationally renowned structural engineer to to oversee interdisciplinary courses designed for architecture and civil engineering students. The term is August 2022 - July 2025.

Why Rensselaer? Our dynamic global community of changemakers includes some of the world’s leading researchers, students, alumni, and faculty who ask the important questions and devise the scientific and technological innovations that make the world a better place for all of humanity. Nestled on a beautiful 275-acre campus in upstate NY, Rensselaer is home to five schools, 32 research centers, three makerspaces, an observatory, and one of the world’s fastest supercomputers. 

Rensselaer faculty and alumni include more than 145 National Academy members, six members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, six National Medal of Technology winners, five National Medal of Science winners, # astronauts, and a Nobel Prize winner in Physics. With nearly 200 years of experience advancing scientific and technological knowledge, Rensselaer remains focused on addressing global challenges with a spirit of ingenuity and collaboration. To learn more, please visit www.rpi.edu.

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Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in engineering, PhD preferred. Evidence of effective teaching, and the ability to demonstrate, through accomplishment, promise of academic, scholarly and/or research achievement in Expertise in building systems, systems integration, and in technologies supporting innovative approaches to design and construction. Extensive practical experience and a record of exemplary leadership in design and delivery of innovative engineering/architectural projects. Ability to teach interdisciplinary courses in both a seminar and studio format

Travel is a significant component of the position, as the successful candidate will organize and lead an 8-10-day traveling workshop annually, typically at the end of May / beginning of June each year during the term of the appointment. 

To apply: Go to https://careers.rpi.edu/en-us/job/493086 to follow the on-screen prompts to create a short online profile. Please be ready to upload any required documents, such as your resume and cover letter, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and diversity statement. If you need assistance with the online application process, please contact careers@rpi.edu 

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

COVID-19 Pandemic Protocols: Rensselaer welcomes undergraduate and graduate students to campus for an in-person academic experience.  To support this experience, all faculty and staff are expected to work onsite.  Rensselaer requires all faculty and staff to be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. Booster required. Requests for exemptions for medical or religious reasons will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

We welcome candidates who will bring diverse cultural, ethnic, national and international perspectives to Rensselaer’s work and campus communities.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity, Race/Gender/Veterans/Disability Employer.