The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Valparaiso University invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in the area of Materials/Structural Engineering. This position will begin in August of 2023 (https://www.valpo.edu/college-of-engineering/). Primary teaching responsibilities may include covering core lecture and laboratory courses in Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Introduction to Materials Engineering, Structural Analysis, Reinforced Concrete Design and Structural Steel Design. The faculty member will also be expected to contribute to the department’s senior design sequence.
Valparaiso University (“Valpo”), a community of learning grounded in the Lutheran tradition of scholarship, freedom, and faith, prepares students to lead and serve both church and society. Located one hour southeast of Chicago on a 310-acre campus, Valpo is a comprehensive university with an enrollment of over 3,100 undergraduate and graduate students. Valpo is consistently recognized as one of the best private universities in the Midwest and is located in Valparaiso, Indiana, a county seat of 30,000 residents with high quality schools and an active social community.
Valparaiso University’s undergraduate-only College of Engineering offers an ABET-accredited BS Civil Engineering degree and a new BS Environmental Engineering degree. The College of Engineering at Valpo is currently ranked tied for 15th in Engineering Programs (non-doctoral) in the 2022 U.S. News Rankings.
As a campus with an increasingly diverse student body, we encourage applications from individuals with a commitment to mentoring students from underrepresented communities. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, research statement, and contact information for three references to Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/115693. In your cover letter, please include brief statements of (a) how you might contribute to the university’s distinctive mission, and (b) what experiences you have had which will enable you to mentor a diverse student body. Candidates who submit names of references should expect that the search committee will contact these references, in confidence, and that credentials will be confirmed prior to hire. Employment will require a satisfactory criminal background check. Applications will be considered until the position is filled; however, applicants are encouraged to apply by November 15, 2022 for timely consideration.
