Assistant/Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Wilkes University invites applicants for a tenure track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the field of Civil Engineering to join the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department starting August 2025. The department offers exclusively undergraduate degrees with a long tradition of personalized learning and teaching experiences featuring small class sizes, publishable undergraduate research, and hands-on projects. The successful applicant would be expected to complement the existing engineering faculty by building a research, and/or service program with undergraduate students as an integral component.

Candidates must have earned a doctoral degree at the time of appointment and be working toward a Professional Engineering license. Professional experience in Geotechnical and Structural Engineering or a closely related field will be considered favorably. Expertise in soil mechanics, foundation and structural design, transportation and construction management is desired. Candidates with other relevant experience will be considered. Duties would be focused on flexibility in teaching foundation courses for engineering, environmental science, and geology majors, bringing expertise to upper level civil engineering electives and contributing to the continued development of the program. The successful candidate must have the ability to provide outstanding classroom, laboratory, and in-field instruction for engineering and science courses. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Review of applications begins November 15, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. You can direct questions to Holly Frederick, Department Chair, at holly.frederick@wilkes.edu or 570-408-4880.

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.

Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

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Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.