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Faculty Position: The Catholic University of America invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the Department of Civil Engineering beginning September 1, 2010. The department seeks candidates in but not limited to structural engineering, transportation engineering, and/or civil engineering materials. Candidates with strong experiment background are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate must have earned doctorate and undergraduate degrees in civil engineering or a closely related field. Duties include instruction at the undergraduate and graduate courses, development of a sustainable, externally funded research program, and service to the university, the profession and the community. Applicants should either possess professional registration or have the ability to obtain professional licensure. For consideration, applicants should send in mail or via email (serrano@cua.edu) a resume, statement of research and educational goals, two representative publications, and names and contact information for three references to: Faculty Search Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064. Application review will begin on Feb. 15, 2010, and will continue until the position is filled. Information on the Department may be found at www.engineering.cua.edu/civil. The University was founded in the name of the Catholic Church as a national university and of research and scholarship. Regardless of religious affiliation, all faculty members are expected to respect and support the mission of the university. The Catholic University of America is an equal opportunity employer.


 

Post-Doctoral Research Fellows/Ph.D. Students: The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. - The Department of Civil Engineering is inviting applications for three post-doctoral research fellows and/or Ph.D. students in the area of (1) structural health monitoring with emphases on instrumentation and field data collection; (2) image processing; (3) web-based management information systems, to begin on September 1, 2010. These positions will remain open utill filled. Interested applicants may send a detailed resume and three recent publications to Dr. Lu Sun at sunl@cua.edu.


Graduate Research Assistantships: The Construction Engineering and Management Program at CUA is currently seeking highly qualified and motivated applicants at the beginning doctoral or master’s level. Financial support will individually be determined based on funding availability, departmental and program needs, and match of stated research objectives with student qualifications, skills, potential, and interests.

Two competitive graduate research assistantships including a full or partial stipend are available. Further administrative details will be discussed with the successful applicants. In addition to an outstanding previous academic background, special desired qualifications and skills include:

  • Organized, reliable, and motivated work and submittals;
  • Experience in practical construction and its management;
  • Experience in scholarly or technical writing in English;
  • Knowledge in construction scheduling and its analysis;
  • Critical-analytical thinking, strong knowledge in calculus;
  • Computer programming or ability to acquire as needed.

Interested applicants should immediately submit a signed hardcopy of a one-page detailed description of their scholarly experience and ambition in performing graduate research to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Gunnar Lucko (lucko@cua.edu), and one-page plan of studies and attach hard- or softcopies of any pertinent records of scholarly work, e.g. completed publications, reports, or theses for evaluation. These assistantship positions will remain open until filled.

Admissions requirements are available at <http://engineering.cua.edu/graduate> for the School of Engineering and at <http://admissions.cua.edu> for the university.

The Catholic University of America is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.



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