Karen and John Huff Chair of the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Employer
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Salary
- Not Specified
- Date posted
- May 26, 2017
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs, Research Administration
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Karen and John Huff Chair of the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
The College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of
Technology is seeking nominations and applications for the position
of the Karen and John Huff Chair of the School of Civil and
Environmental Engineering (CEE). The School, founded in 1898,
currently has 49 full-time faculty members and an enrollment of
over 700 undergraduate and 460 graduate students; it has an annual
operating budget, including external funding, of approximately $26
million. The School offers various degree programs, which are
consistently top-ranked by U.S. News & World Report,
including B.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental
Engineering, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioengineering, Civil
Engineering, Computational Science and Engineering, Environmental
Engineering, and Engineering Science and Mechanics, and a Ph.D.
degree in Ocean Science and Engineering.
The diverse faculty is organized into six areas of research and
education: Construction and Infrastructure Systems Engineering;
Environmental Engineering; Water Resources Engineering; Geosystems
Engineering; Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials; and
Transportation Systems Engineering. CEE is committed to
interdisciplinary research, especially on smart cities, sustainable
communities, and resilient infrastructure structures, and is
developing new education and research models through the
Serve-Learn-Sustain (SLS) program at Georgia Tech (https://serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu).
Sponsored research funding generated by faculty is approximately
$15 million per year. Additional information may be found at
http://cee.gatech.edu.
The Karen and John Huff School Chair reports to the Dean of the
College of Engineering and has overall responsibility for the
academic and research programs of CEE, including all
administrative, budgetary, and personnel decisions. The Chair has
significant responsibility for external affairs, including fund
raising, community outreach and alumni and industry relations.
Candidates for the position must have an earned doctoral degree and
international recognition in his/her specific discipline(s) with a
record of excellence in technical, academic and professional
achievements, and a strong record of demonstrated leadership.
Candidates should provide evidence of fiscal responsibility and a
record of attracting funds from private and public sources.
Candidates must have the strategic skills and vision necessary to
advance the School towards higher levels of excellence within a
rapidly evolving multi-disciplinary and high-technology
environment. Candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to
forward-thinking approaches to engineering education,
interdisciplinary research and entrepreneurship, and be able to
address the challenges involved in scaling innovative programs to
the size of the School. The ability to work successfully with
federal, state and private funding agencies as well as with the
faculty and Georgia Tech administration is critical. Salary and
benefits are highly competitive.
Applications should include a letter of interest (highlighting
leadership experience), curriculum vitae, and names and addresses
of five references. Electronic submission of materials is preferred
and should be sent to: cee-search@coe.gatech.edu.
Review of application materials will begin August 1, 2017 and
continue until the position is filled.
The Georgia Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
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