Job Description:

Job Title: Open Rank Professor, 9 Month Salaried (Water Resources -Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering-FAMU-FSU College of Engineering)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 56261
Department

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Florida A&M University - Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) joint College of Engineering invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate is expected to establish and maintain a robust externally funded research program, have a strong commitment to teaching excellence in undergraduate and graduate courses, and participate in college and professional service.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess an earned Ph.D. in civil and/or environmental engineering or closely related discipline. The successful candidates will work in areas that complement and strengthen existing faculty research and teaching in water resources.

Preferred Qualifications

Possession of a Professional Engineering (PE) License or the ability to obtain a Florida PE license is highly desirable.

Helpful

We expect to hire at the Assistant Professor rank, but well-qualified candidates will be considered at a higher rank.

Although the search is open to highly qualified applicants in broad range of disciplines in these subjects, primary areas of interest are specified as follows:

Water Resources: Applicants should have expertise in one or more areas of integrated surface and groundwater management, optimization and risk analysis, remote sensing of water resources, ecosystem restoration, and water infrastructure resilience and sustainability in a changing climate, compounding flood events. Example areas of interest include but are not limited to:

• Impact of changing climate and land cover change on regional and large-scale watershed hydrology


• Interactions of terrestrial and coastal surface and ground water systems


• Application of data science (such as artificial intelligence and machine learning on water resources)


• Public health and socioenvironmental impacts of flood events, pollution, and hydro climatic extremes
  
  

Contact Info

Any questions about the search should be directed to the corresponding search committee chair:

Water Resources position: Dr. Tarek Abichou (abichou@eng.famu.fsu.edu)

University Information

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research, encourages creativity, and embraces diversity. At FSU, there's the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow's news!



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How To Apply

If qualified and interested in a specific Faculty job opening as advertised, apply to Florida State University at https://hr.fsu.edu/facultyjobs. If you are a current FSU employee, apply via myFSU > Self Service.


Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include education details even if attaching a Vita.

Applicants must include the following documents:

• Cover letter
  


• A full curriculum vitae
  


• A research statement including research interests and plans.
  


• A statement on teaching and philosophy
  


• No more than four selected publications for review
  


• The names and contact information of four potential references.

Applications should be received by November 30th, 2023, to receive full consideration. Acceptance and review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Appointments are expected to begin in August 2024. Additional information about both universities and the department may be found at http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu.

Considerations

This is a Faculty position.

This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check.

This position is open until filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity

An Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer.

FSU's Equal Opportunity Statement can be accessed at: https://hr.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2186/files/PDF/Publications/diversity/EEO_Statement.pdf.

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