Visiting Assistant Professor of Construction Management

With an enrollment of nearly 4000 students Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) is a fully accredited regional comprehensive state university that provides social educational and cultural opportunities to its constituents. Designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution the University boasts a friendly student body that is among the most varying in Colorado at over 55 percent minority. Colorado State University Pueblo is also proud of its designation as a militaryfriendly institution due to its history of supporting active duty and veteran students.

The goal of the Construction Management program is to prepare baccalaureate degree graduates who have the necessary skills to plan organize staff lead and exercise control in the directing and coordinating of resources to achieve construction project objectives. Accordingly the programs objective is to produce graduates who have the technical grounding in construction processes for civil works and have managerial skills to plan and direct projects.

The School of Engineering consists of seven degree programs that collectively offer five baccalaureate degree programs two masters programs and three undergraduate minors. The baccalaureate degree majors include Civil Engineering (BSCE) Industrial and Systems Engineering (BSIE) Mechatronics Engineering (BSME) Civil Engineering Technology (BSCET) Construction Management (BS). The lone engineering technology program and the three undergraduate engineering programs are all ABET accredited. Our masters programs lead to graduate degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering (MSISE) and Mechatronics Engineering (MSME). The School of Engineering in collaboration with the Hasan School of Business provides an opportunity for a 32 academic degree program that enables students to simultaneously earn a construction management (CM) undergraduate degree and an MBA degree within five years. Similarly students in the School of Engineering can opt for 32 academic degree programs leading to degrees in BSIE or BSME and MSME or MSISE. The School of Engineering faculty is a community of highly qualified professionals most with many years of both teaching and industry experience and many are certified in engineering specialties or licensed to practice. The School of Engineering performs research in engineering and provides service to the college university the southern Colorado region and the world. Engineering lab spaces include a foundry metallic materials lab machine shop a concrete and soil mechanics lab measurements lab mechatronics lab with computer workstations using NI ELVIS equipment and LabVIEW nanotechnology lab virtual reality lab 3D printing lab a robotics lab and a hydraulics lab. The faculty members are involved in research on manufacturing issues in nanotechnology 3D printing technologies logistics mathematical models for decision making and transportation systems. The School of Engineering is home to the Southern Colorado Institute of Transportation Technology.

CSU Pueblo is a proud minorityand Hispanicserving institution (MSI HIS). As we serve a widely comprehensive student body we are dedicated to interdisciplinary learning and entrepreneurship that elevates our people and our community creates educational opportunities fosters unique collaborations and supports inclusion access and affordability as a gateway to the world.

The faculty member will be able to teach online and on campus courses in three or more of the following program areas within the context of commercial residential and heavy construction project management: construction estimating project costing control and accounting construction law and documents construction planning and scheduling structural systems electrical & mechanical systems environmental systems and environmental issues in the construction industry Building Information Modeling codes of practice construction graphics quality control Construction safety and risk management construction methods and equipment and economic analysis of construction projects.

Primary Duties

Teach employing various modes of delivery baccalaureate courses (including laboratory courses) primarily in the Construction Management program in accordance with program expectation. Teaching entails full participation of the faculty member in all activities that support the teaching and learning process including: preparing and presenting course materials; assessing and evaluating student performance; providing academic support to students outside the classroom selecting and ordering text books. It will also include preparing proposals for new courses recommending program modifications and making necessary adjustments to the curriculum according to institutional procedures.

Review and update content in CM courses. Minimum review and update 2 courses per year. This includes reviewing the textbooks and content specific to Construction Management education standards. Review online curriculum course schedule and collaborate with Instructional Designer / IT professionals to develop quality courses. When the expertise may reside with another individual for an update assist in reviewing credentials for other courses.

Provide service to the department college institution and community by participating in such activities as student advising student recruiting serving on committees and task groups that support the shared governance of the program department college or institution. In addition service activities include outreach to the community and profession.


Salary Range
$68000

• A minimum of Masters degree in Construction Management or a closely related occupation such as Civil Engineering Construction Engineering or Architectural Engineering.
• Ability to teach and develop inperson and online courses
• Ability to use the computer as an educational and management tool.
• Six (6) verifiable years of construction industry experience for applicants with a Masters degree and three (3) verifiable years of construction industry experience for applicants with a Ph.D. with at least one (1) year of U.S. construction industry experience in both cases.

• Ph. D. degree with a background in construction management construction engineering or civil engineering
• Professional certification such as LEED AP Certified Professional Constructor (CPC) or P. E.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Previous postsecondary teaching experience in closely related field.
• Experience as a faculty member in construction managementrelated discipline including vertical and horizontal and heavy/ highway construction.
• Significant experience five years or more in U.S. construction practice.
• Experience at management level such as project manager lead estimator or site supervisor.
• Experience in heavy/highway construction practice.
• Experience in Building Information Modeling and able to incorporate current technologies into the curriculum.

All interested candidates must apply through the online application system.No other format of application materials will be accepted.

Applicants must attach the following documents in order to be considered for this position:

1. a letter of intent (cover letter) describing the means in which you meet the qualifications for this position
2. a current resume or CV
3. unofficial or official transcripts showing required degree conferred
4. three professional references either within the application or as an attachment (please note: personal references do not count towards this requirement).

• Medical and prescription insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible benefit plan
• Basic term life insurance
• Voluntary term life and AD&D lnsurance
• Longterm disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Travel accident insurance
• Voluntary critical illness and accident insurance
• Annual and sick leave
• Retirement plans
• Employee and dependent tuition discounts
• State employee discounts via BenefitHub