The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (engineering.tufts.edu/cee) at Tufts University (www.tufts.edu/) seeks candidates for a part-time Professor of the Practice position in the area of Environmental Health Engineering. Candidates must possess a minimum of a Master's degree in environmetal health engineering and have a minimum of 10 years of experience.
We seek applicants with expertise in environmental health engineering. Principal responsibilities will include graduate and undergraduate instruction and mentorship, and University and professional service. The successful candidate will join our Environmental Health Engineering program with strengths in Public Health Engineering. Preference will be given to candidates with a proven record of teaching.
Tufts' School of Engineering (SOE) distinguishes itself by the interdisciplinary focus and integrative nature of its engineering education and research programs, within the intellectually rich environment of both a "Research I" university and a top-ranked undergraduate institution. The past ten years have been a period of extraordinary growth for SOE at Tufts, with recruitment of over half of its current tenured and tenure-track faculty members and a more than three-fold increase in research productivity. Tufts offers the best of a liberal arts college atmosphere, coupled with the intellectual and technological resources of a major research university. Home to seven graduate and professional schools across three campuses, Tufts University prides itself on its culture of cross-school partnerships. Located on Tufts' Medford/Somerville campus, only six miles from historic downtown Boston, SOE faculty members have extensive opportunities for academic and industrial collaboration, as well as participation in the rich intellectual life of the region.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will join an active department that offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. programs, and thus must demonstrate excellence in teaching and an interest in mentoring graduate students. Teaching responsibilities will include two courses per year and mentoring of M.S. students in the Environmental Health graduate program.
Application Instructions
Questions about the position should be addressed to Professor Laurie Baise, search committee chair; laurie.baise@tufts.edu. Candidates should submit their application, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact information for three references, and a vision statement through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/129349. The vision statement should include a discussion of advancing graduate level geosystems teaching and ways of supporting and mentoring existing and prospective graduate students. Candidates are encouraged to demonstrate attention to diversity and inclusion as it relates to teaching, research, and scholarship throughout their application. Review of applications will begin August 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.
