Faculty Position in Water Resources

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Water Resources Engineering. Applications will primarily be considered at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full-Professor. Candidates should be specialized within hydrologic and hydraulics engineering areas and have demonstrated research accomplishments in specific or combined applications of ecosystem, watershed and groundwater hydrology, surface-groundwater interactions, stormwater drainage and flood management, sediment transport, water quality estimation, statistical methods, and modeling.

The successful candidate is expected to develop a strongly-funded research program and cooperate, as needed, with multi-disciplinary groups of faculty and professionals of university academic units and research centers including the Hemispheric Center for Environmental Technologies, the Southeast Environmental Research Center, and the International Hurricane Center. Among others, funding opportunities are currently linked to federal and state legislation and programs to restore, preserve and protect the Florida Everglades ecosystem and inter-connected water-rich land and coastal environments, while providing regional water supply needs and flood protection.

Applicants must possess a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or a closely related field, and an earned doctorate in Civil Engineering or a closely related discipline at the time of appointment. They should demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and to make curricular contributions to the ABET-accredited undergraduate civil engineering program and graduate civil engineering programs. Possession of Professional Engineering registration or ability to become a registered professional engineer in Florida within the first 4 years of appointment is required. For best consideration, applications should be received by February 28, 2005. However, applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

FIU is the state research university in Miami, Florida, with more than 34,000 students in programs leading up to the doctoral level. The Department currently has 13 full-time faculty, 1 instructor, 5 affiliated faculty, and 9 full-time research associates, with emphasis areas in structural, wind, geotechnical, transportation, environmental, water resources engineering, and construction. The Department generates over $2 million of externally funded research per year. It offers an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science degree program in Civil Engineering, Master of Science degree programs in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Environmental & Urban Systems, and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering with various specialization tracks. Enrollments are approximately 250 undergraduate, 80 masters, and 40 doctoral students. The Environmental and Water Resources Engineering program has been recognized nationally and internationally for faculty expertise, diversity of students, and collaboration with Latin American and Caribbean countries. Information about the department can be found at www.eng.fiu.edu/cee

Applicants should send the following materials: a letter of interest, a resume, a statement of teaching objective, a plan to initiate and maintain extramural research funding and publishing, a plan to perform professional service, and names, phone numbers and addresses of at least four references. A hard copy of the materials should be mailed to Chair, Search and Screen Committee (WRE), Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida International University, 10555 West Flagler St., Miami, Florida 33174. In addition to the submittal of hard copies, an electronic version of the application materials may be sent to ceewrep@fiu.edu. For general information, you may call at (305) 348-3055. FIU is an equal access/equal opportunity employer and institution.