Open-Rank, Tenured/Tenure-Track Civil Engineering Faculty
Open-Rank, Tenured/Tenure-Track Civil Engineering Faculty
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Department: Col of Engineering and Computing
Classification: 9month Instructional Faculty
Job Category:Instructional Faculty
Job Type:FullTime
Work Schedule:Fulltime (1.0 FTE 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax VA
Workplace Type:Hybrid Eligible
Salary:Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check:Yes
About the Department:
Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering (CEIE) is a vibrant and fastgrowing department that offers MS and PhD programs in additionto an ABETaccredited BS degree. With special emphases in supporting the design construction maintenance operation and optimization of smart sustainable and resilient civil engineered systems and livable communities CEIEs total enrollment across all degrees has reached nearly 450 students and new research awards have experienced tremendous growth. CEIE faculty benefit from laboratory space at the Potomac Science Center a waterfront state of the art research facility at the tidal waters of Belmont Bay with 50000squarefoot that houses laboratories for teaching and research lecture rooms event space and outdoor trails. The department also has an enviable and strong relationship with industry including over 40 companies and individuals working in partnership as the Civil Engineering Institute ( a unique organization formed to support the mission and vision of the department. Further information about the department can be found on its web site at the Position:
We seek outstanding candidates in the broad areas of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering. The successful candidate should enthusiastically contribute to the CEIE Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (EWRE) vibrant program and pursue a research portfolio that addresses the unprecedented challenges impacting societys sustainability and the resilience of smart cities the environment and infrastructure. Candidates are expected to actively engage in convergent research endeavors.
The faculty member will develop a program of scholarly research teach undergraduate and graduate courses participate in university college and departmental governance performs professional and public service and performs related instructional assignments such as supervising senior projects student internships and practicum. Evaluation of candidates will be based on the innovative nature of their work and their potential for future excellence rather than any particular specialization. While CEIE is open to applicants with a range of expertise and interests the successful applicant will have the background to teach courses in environmental and water resources engineering areas.
Responsibilities:
- Teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental and water resources engineering;
- Develops an independent externally funded research program;
- Advises students;
- Participates in all aspects of the departments mission; and
- Serves the profession.
Required Qualifications:
- PhD in Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering or a related field by the start date of the position; and
- Demonstrated potential for excellence and productivity in research and a commitment to highquality teaching.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Expertise in the broad areas of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering such as but not limited to:
- Environmental informatics (machine learning big data digital twins geospatial modeling smart systems and sensors intelligent engineering and cyberphysical systems in environmental engineering);
- Climate change impacts on water resources and related infrastructure;
- Ecohydrology (humanecosystem interactions urban drainage groundwater modeling);
- Fate and transport of pollutants within environmental and engineered systems;
- Electro chemical and/or biological remediation technologies for emerging contaminants;
- Water quality and/or environmental process modeling;
- Freshwater management in natural and anthropogenic environments;
- Advanced water and wastewater treatment processes;
- Experience conducting interdisciplinary research which will complement the current expertise in our department and college; and
- Ability to build collaborations with other departments within the college and across the university.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration applicants must apply for the OpenRank Tenured/TenureTrack Civil Engineering Facultyathttps:// and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information and provide a cover letter complete CV with publications statement of professional goals including your perspective on teaching and research (upload as philosophy of teaching) and transcript (optional).
Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Posting Open Date: February 7 2025
For Full Consideration Apply by:February 25 2025
Open Until Filled:Yes
About the College:
The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at George Mason University is a fastgrowing force for innovation in research and education. Ranked nationally in the top 100 in both undergraduate and graduate education the CEC enrolled a record high of 10933 students in fall 2023. The college has 34 undergraduate masters and doctoral degree programs including several firstinthenation offerings. Of its 320 fulltime faculty 93 are tenured 77 are tenuretrack 90 are term faculty and 60 are research faculty. As part of a nationally ranked research university CEC research teams expended $65 million in sponsored research awards in the past year and had projects with over $119 million in current and anticipated awards. The college stands out for its leading research in areas such as artificial intelligence data analytics engineering cybersecurity engineering biomedical imaging and devices healthcare autonomous systems 5G/Next G communications systems architectures computational biomedicine advanced materials and manufacturing sustainable infrastructure and more. The college encourages and supports multidisciplinary research and provides ample opportunity for faculty to work with other disciplines.
About the University and the Region:
George Mason University is the largest and most diverse public research university in Virginia with an enrollment of more than 40000 students studying in over 200 degree programs. Mason is an innovative entrepreneurial institution with national distinction in a range of academic fields. It was classified as an R1 research institution in 2016 by the Carnegie Classifications of Institutes of Higher Education. The university has campuses in Fairfax Arlington and Prince William County. Its proximity to Washington D.C. provides unmatched geographical access to federal agencies and national laboratories. Northern Virginia is also home to one of the largest concentrations of hightech firms in the nation providing excellent opportunities for interaction with industry. The region is consistently rated as being among the best places to live in the country and has an outstanding local public school system.
About the Future:
In conjunction with Amazons decision to establish a second headquarters in Northern Virginia the Commonwealth of Virginia announced a multiyear plan to invest in the growth of degree programs in computing. As a result Mason has committed to accelerate its plans to grow its capacity in computing and hightech fields. Among the universitys exciting initiatives are the launch of the Institute for Digital Innovationa university think tank and incubator to serve the digital economyand the expansion of Mason Square home to its Arlington facilities. In 2025 Fuse a new 355000 square foot building will open to students faculty and research teams. This netzero facility will house the Institute for Digital Innovation stateof theart classrooms labs and collaborative spaces. It will also include retail space and leasing opportunities for local businesses. These initiatives reflect hundreds of millions of dollars in new investment by Mason that will rapidly elevate the universitys already leading national position in computing and related areas.
Employment Type
Full Time
