Empire Innovation Professor - Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering

Position Title Empire Innovation Professor - Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering Department Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering Posting Number F230255 Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/45815 Employer State Faculty Appointment Term Term Position Type UUP Faculty

Posting Detail Information

Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Position Summary

The Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSEE) at University at Buffalo (UB) invites candidates to apply for a position of Professor of Empire Innovation, at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor. The selected candidate will receive support through the SUNY Empire Innovation Program (EIP) which recognizes exceptional scholars with proven track records of externally funded research.

We invite prominent leaders working in the areas of resilient infrastructure, in pursuit of innovations in the built environment in response to natural and man-made hazards, impacts of climate change, increasing encroachment of communities into areas prone to hazards, and aging infrastructure systems. Examples of the relevant civil infrastructure include buildings, transportation, energy, water, and wastewater, as well as coastal and inland flood protection. We particularly encourage candidates whose scholarship engages system-level analysis, multi-system interdependencies, and risk and reliability analysis of complex systems.

The Professor of Empire Innovation will complement one or more areas of Departmental strengths in extreme events (e.g., earthquake, wind, fire), structural/bridge/geotechnical engineering, materials, transportation systems, environmental/water-resources engineering, and environmental sustainability. CSEE faculty are encouraged to participate in cross-disciplinary collaborations and engage with ongoing initiatives such as the Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL), the Center for Computational Research (CCR), the Center for Climate and Geological Hazards, the Institute for Bridget Engineering (IBE), the Stephen Still Institute for Sustainable Transportation and Logistics (SSISTL), and the Institute for Research and Education in eNergy, Environment, and Water (RENEW).

The Professor of Empire Innovation will develop innovative courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, mentor graduate students, and maintain an active externally funded research program. We are particularly looking for candidates who can operate effectively in a diverse community of students and faculty members and share our vision of helping all constituents reach their full potential within a professional culture that values equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Outstanding Benefits Package

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About the Department

The CSEE Department offers BS degrees in civil engineering and environmental engineering, both accredited by the Accreditation Commission of ABET. At the graduate level, CSEE offers MS/PhD degrees in civil engineering, MS/PhD degrees in environmental and water resources engineering, an MS program in engineering sustainability, and an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Bridge Engineering.

The Department currently comprises 34 tenure-track faculty, 4 teaching faculty, approximately 500 undergraduate majors, 90 masters' students and 60 doctoral students. We are currently recruiting up to three additional faculty members (in addition to this position) during the academic year 2023-2024.

CSEE scholars routinely engage in collaborations with colleagues from diverse academic disciplines and participate in numerous cross-disciplinary research centers. Teaching faculty work also closely with colleagues from the Department of Engineering Education.

About the University at Buffalo

The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America's leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence.

Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.

About Buffalo

The City of Buffalo, located on the reinvigorated Lake Erie waterfront, is a dynamic urban center with a rapidly growing economy, eclectic neighborhoods, world-class art galleries and museums, a vibrant theater and music community, a city-wide system of parks designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and multiple professional sports teams. Lake Ontario and Niagara Falls are easily accessible within a 20-minute drive. The CSEE Department is located on the UB North Campus in the nearby Town of Amherst, a thriving area that combines outstanding public schools and services with a surprisingly low cost-of-living.

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a doctorate in civil engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering, or a closely related field.

• Candidates must demonstrate excellence in research, teaching, service, and mentoring.

• Candidates should be internationally recognized scholars as evidenced by impactful publications and a sustained externally funded research program.

Preferred Qualifications

Licensure as a registered Professional Engineer (PE).

Physical Demands Salary Range Competitive Additional Salary Information Type Full-Time Campus North Campus Posting Alerts Special Instructions Summary

The purpose of the diversity statement is to help the committee understand how you'll contribute to our efforts to build a more equitable and inclusive learning and working environment.

• Describe the ways you integrate equity, inclusion or accessibility into your teaching, research and service spaces. Consider including:

• experiences you have had working across different student and colleague groups;

• strategies you use to account for diversity and difference in your professional work;

• teaching activities that highlight inclusive pedagogy; and/or

• key definitions or philosophical frameworks that inform your approach.

• Explain ways you imagine integrating these approaches into your work at UB.

Additional Information

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Is a background check required for this posting? No Background Check Notification

Contact Information

Contact's Name Teng Wu Contact's Pronouns Contact's Title Associate Professor Contact's Email tengwu@buffalo.edu Contact's Phone 716-645-6152

Posting Dates

Posted 10/13/2023 Deadline for Applicants Open Until Filled Date to be filled 01/11/2024

References

Number of References Required 3 Reference Cutoff Date Instructions to Applicant