Global Health and Water

Global Health and Water

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington is embarking on an ambitious multiyear period of growth and renewal. As part of this initiative, applications are being solicited for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position that will expand the Department’s capabilities in environmental engineering as they relate to global health and sustainable water supply and and/or water treatment. Notwithstanding these potential focus areas, outstanding applicants with a background across other water related environmental engineering subdisciplines are encouraged. Major societal challenges that are likely to motivate research in the various water subdisciplines over the next few decades including the need to develop cost-effective and sustainable water supply and treatment technologies that respond to global health issues. Candidates are sought who will strengthen the Department’s capabilities in these areas, while leveraging from existing expertise within the Department and elsewhere on campus in areas such as water treatment, fluid mechanics, limnology, hydrology and climate related research, as well as exceptional strengths in other areas of the Earth and Health Sciences across the UW campus, including the recently established College of the Environment and the Department of Global Health. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an internationally recognized research program and to participate in the teaching and service missions of the department. Candidates capable of developing collaborative relationships in research and teaching are of particular interest. Candidates at the rank of assistant or associate professor with an established reputation as a leader in their area of expertise are encouraged to apply, as are recent Ph.D. graduates. A PhD in civil engineering or related science discipline is required. Applications should include a cover letter, CV, a concise personal statement describing the candidate’s vision for research and education and potential areas of collaboration within and outside of the department, and a list of at least three references. Applicant review will begin 15 January 2010 and continue until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted at http://www.engr.washington.edu/facsearch/?dept=Cee. The UW is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. The UW is the recipient of a 2006 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Faculty Career Flexibility and a 2001 National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award to increase the advancement of women faculty in science, engineering, and math (see www.engr.washington.edu/advance). The University is an EO/AA Employer. All positions are contingent on the availability of funding.