Position Announcement for Department Head of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
The University of Wyoming’s College of Engineering and Applied Science invites applications for a faculty position as Department Head of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering.
The Department, one of six in the College, offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering and seeks to further strengthen its undergraduate and graduate programs.
The Department currently has 16 faculty and approximately 50 graduate and 280 undergraduate students.
Opportunities for research collaboration exist with the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources and the High Plains Gasification Advanced Research Center.
The Head’s responsibilities include providing leadership, vision and assessment of the Department’s undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and sustaining a personal research program.
The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering or a closely related field, strong interpersonal and communication skills and a proven record of teaching and research.
The applicant must be eligible for appointment with tenure in the Department as Associate Professor or Professor.
A complete application will include a letter describing the applicant’s interests, qualifications and experience related to the position, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching interests, a curriculum vitae and contact information for three references.
Review of applications will begin early in December 2009 and continue until the position is filled.
Applications via mail should be addressed to:
Dr. Charles W. Dolan
Chair of Department Head Search Committee
College of Engineering
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3295
Laramie, WY 82071-2000
Applications via e-mail should be submitted to:
Ms. Heather Warren
hwarren@uwyo.edu
Subject Line: CPE Head Search
The University of Wyoming is a research university located in Laramie, Wyoming (pop. 28,000), 130 miles northwest of Denver. Laramie and Wyoming offer a reasonable cost of living, no state income tax and easy access to outdoor activities in the Rocky Mountain region.
Additional information on the Department, College and Laramie is available at:
http://wweng.uwyo.edu
and:
http://www.laramie.org 
