Civil Engineering Faculty Positions.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Carolina invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in environmental, structures, and transportation at the assistant, associate or full professor level. Candidates with a background in one or more of the following areas will receive special consideration: environmental: biotechnology, nanotechnology, renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, and water quality; structures: materials, mechanics, rehabilitation and hazard mitigation of infrastructure; transportation: intelligent transportation systems, operations, safety, and transportation economics.

Appointments will begin on August 16, 2008. Candidates should have a BS in civil engineering, a doctoral degree in civil engineering or related field, and the potential to become a registered Professional Engineer within a reasonable time. Successful candidates will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, direct graduate student research, publish in archival journals, establish a strong externally funded research program, and be professionally active.

The department has 19 tenured or tenure-track faculty positions, about five million dollars in funded research, and five faculty members received NSF CAREER awards in recent years. Excellent laboratory facilities are available and opportunities exist for interaction with several state and federal agencies, industry, and other organizations located in Columbia and vicinity. For additional information, please visit our website at www.ce.sc.edu.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. Send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names of four references to: Dr. M. Hanif Chaudhry, Mr. & Mrs. Irwin B. Kahn Professor and Chairman, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina, 300 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208. The University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer and women and minorities are encouraged to apply.