Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T invites applications for the position of Department Chair and Professor.
The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), Rolla, Missouri, seeks an outstanding and visionary leader for the position of the Chair of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CArEE).
Missouri S&T’s CArEE Department, with 19 tenured/tenure-track faculty and 25 total faculty, positively impacts society through ground-breaking research and high-quality graduate and undergraduate education spanning a legacy of over 150 years. The department’s research awards exceeded $9.4M in FY24 with substantial growth over the past 5 years. The department has over 750 students across the three-degree programs.
The department enjoys strong support from alumni and corporate partners with seven endowed professorships. Recent fundraising resulted in a $7.5-million expansion for the Clayco-Advanced Construction and Materials Laboratory, which opened in 2021.
The CArEE department and programs are highly ranked in U.S. News and in the World University Rankings (Shanghai rankings). Research thrusts in the department align with stated campus investment areas of Infrastructure Resilience, Smart Systems, Sustainable Energy, Minerals, and Resources. Additionally, the department is home to the Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation (MCTI) and additional equipment and facilities are available through active leadership and participation in S&T’s Research Centers: Center for Research in Energy and Environment, Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies, Center for Intelligent Infrastructure, and the Materials Research Center.
Review of applications will begin on Oct. 15, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should electronically submit an application at https://hr.mst.edu/careers/academic-employment/. Applications MUST include: A cover letter; A current curriculum vitae; Statements of research & teaching interests & goals; A statement of Leadership Philosophy; A department Vision Statement; and Complete information for five references. All submitted application materials must have the position reference number 47957 in order to be processed. Acceptable electronic formats that can be used for electronic submission of an application include PDF and Word; hardcopy materials will not be accepted.
Those wishing further information about the search process may email the search committee chair, Dr. David Bayless, at DBayless@mst.edu.