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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor – Civil, Materials and Environmental Engineering

Hiring Department: Civil, Materials and Environmental Engineering
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1022497
Posting Close Date: March 15, 2024

About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Description:
The Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering (CME) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track/tenured faculty position at the Assistant/Associate/Full Professor level focused on Environmental Engineering starting August 16, 2024. Candidates who work at the intersection of Environmental Engineering and other Civil Engineering related fields are particularly encouraged to apply.

Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to, cross disciplinary research in AI/ML approaches for environmental informatics/dynamics; indoor air quality/smart building technology for one health; earth systems; environmental biotechnology; waste prevention and valorization; surface and groundwater management and remediation; resource recovery; environmental forensics; climate change risk and resiliency; and environmental sustainability.

The ideal candidate will complement the existing strengths of the CME department by bridging between the Environmental Engineering and one or more of the Civil Engineering research groups (Structural, Construction, Transportation, Materials, Geotechnical, etc.). The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate in cross-disciplinary teams across the University and will complement the department’s core environmental engineering and science research group with interests in eco-restoration, contaminant fate and transport, applied environmental biotechnology, water treatment, water supply, stormwater management, infrastructure system management, and smart, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure systems. Excellent laboratory facilities exist in the CME Department.

The successful candidates will possess a PhD (or equivalent) in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a closely related field, and will be expected to establish a strong sponsored research program, teach, and develop undergraduate and graduate courses, and advise students. The successful candidate will be expected to perform interdisciplinary research, interface with industry, federal, state, local, national labs (e.g., Argonne), and other governmental agencies to attract external funds for support of research, provide service to the university and the profession, and publish in technical journals.

The CME Department has a vibrant civil, materials, and environmental engineering program. Faculty members in the Department are highly active in conducting cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research. Opportunities are available to collaborate with faculty from the departments of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Urban Planning and Policy, the School of Public Health, the largest College of Medicine in the US, and the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy with a special research focus on urban environmental issues and the Great Lakes. The Department offers a BS degree in Environmental Engineering, BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering, and MS and PhD degrees in Materials Engineering, and currently has an undergraduate enrollment of about 400 and a graduate enrollment of about 200.  More information about the Department can be found at http://www.cme.uic.edu.

The UIC College of Engineering has undergone tremendous growth in recent years; both COE faculty size and annual research expenditures have doubled to >200 faculty and $50 million, respectfully. Campus-wide research activity has also grown rapidly, reaching $500M. The campus is in the heart of the modern, livable, vibrant, and diverse city of Chicago, and adjacent to high-tech suburban corridors that include prominent national laboratories and industries, offering unique advantages and considerable growth potential for interactions with industry. UIC is the largest institution of higher learning in the Chicago metropolitan area, with an annual budget of $3.4 billion. It is one of only four Carnegie Foundation Research-I universities in the State of Illinois.

Qualified applicants are required to send a letter of application indicating their qualifications, an up-to-date CV including the names and contact information of three references, and three separate statements outlining their future plan for teaching, research, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. For fullest consideration, applications must be submitted online.

Applications from under-represented minority groups are strongly encouraged. For fullest consideration apply by March 15, 2024.  Review of applications will start on January 17, 2024, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications from women and under-represented minority groups are strongly encouraged. The University of Illinois conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of contingent offer of employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. As an EOE/AA employer, the University of Illinois will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and veteran or disability status.

Duties:
The successful candidate will be expected to establish a strong sponsored research program, teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses, and advise students. The successful candidate will be expected to perform interdisciplinary research, interface with industry, federal, state, local, national labs, and other governmental agencies to attract external funds for support of research, provide service to the university and the profession, and publish in technical journals.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
An earned PhD in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a closely related environmental science field is required for this position.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

The university provides accommodations to applicants and employees. Request an Accommodation

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Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate in Materials Engineering

Hiring Department: Civil, Materials and Environmental Engineering
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1022234

About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Description:
The Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering (CME) at the University of Illinois Chicago invites applicants for a Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Materials Engineering beginning on August 16, 2024.

The Bridge to Faculty (B2F) Scholars Program is a university-level initiative that aims to attract and retain promising scholars to UIC as well as diversify our faculty, with an emphasis on scholars from groups who are underrepresented in their field. To achieve this, the program operates through recruitment of postdoctoral scholars, with the goal of transitioning them to tenure-track faculty positions after two years.  For more information on the B2F program, please visit https://diversity.uic.edu/faculty/bridge-to-faculty/.

Our goal is to attract world-class scholars to enrich the educational experience of our bright and motivated students. We believe that our department’s scholarship and teaching is enhanced through the inclusion of diverse perspectives. UIC is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty, committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment, and we strongly encourage applications for this position from women and members of underrepresented identity groups. For more information about diversity at UIC, please visit https://oae.uic.edu/resources/diversity-resources/.

Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will spend the duration of their postdoctoral appointment working in a lab in the Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering (CME) that is closely aligned to their research interests. During this time, the candidate will be mentored by a team of faculty members to support a successful transition to the tenure-track position. To prepare for this transition, specific duties and responsibilities include:

• The establishment of an independent research program that will support competitive proposals to major federal funding agencies, peer-reviewed scholarly publications, and presentations at professional conferences.
• Teaching one course in each year of the appointment. To support their instructional duties, the successful candidate will be paired with an instructor from our faculty pool.
• Co-supervision of graduate students in partnership with a CME faculty member
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

In addition to CME faculty mentorship, the successful candidate will have institutional support for the development of their research and teaching through programs administered by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (https://research.uic.edu/) and the Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellent (https://teaching.uic.edu/). The successful candidate will also benefit from mentoring and programming through the Office of The Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity, and Engagement (https://diversity.uic.edu/), where they will interact with their campus peers in the Bridge to Faculty program.

Subject to satisfactory performance in the 2024-2025 academic year, and University approval, the scholar may be re-appointed for one additional year (2025-2026 academic year). Successful postdocs in the Bridge to the Faculty program may have the opportunity to transition to the tenure-track faculty position starting in the 2026–2027 academic year.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must have received a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering or a closely related field no earlier than August 16, 2019 and no later than August 16, 2024. All applications within the areas of experimental, computational, and theoretical materials science and engineering will be considered. Topics that are of particular interest include materials for decarbonization, decarbonization of materials extraction, production and/or processing, materials protection, materials for extreme environments, and functional materials. In addition to the Materials Engineering program, the CME department is home to UIC’s Civil and the new Environmental Engineering program, which provides a rich environment for cross-disciplinary research activities and collaboration.  Candidates may learn more about CME research activities from the department webpage (https://cme.uic.edu/).

Applications must include the following documents:

• A cover letter (maximum 2 pages)
• A research statement outlining their research achievements and future research plans (maximum 2 pages). It is not a requirement that candidates identify a CME faculty mentor in their submission.
• A teaching statement (maximum 1 page). Candidates with limited teaching experience may instead describe their philosophy and long-term plans for teaching at UIC.
• A statement on the candidate’s current and future contributions to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (maximum 1 page).
• A curriculum vitae
• Contact information for at least three professional references.

Applicants should submit their application online to https://jobs.uic.edu on or before February 15, 2024. Review of applications will begin on January 16, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Questions regarding this position may be sent to Professor Matthew Daly (mattdaly@uic.edu) or Professor Didem Ozevin (dozevin@uic.edu).

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

The university provides accommodations to applicants and employees. Request an Accommodation