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Inside Higher Ed · 3 days ago

Assistant Professor Civil Engineering and Construction

Statesboro, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Georgia Southern University is the state's largest and most comprehensive center of higher education south of Atlanta. They are seeking an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering and Construction to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, develop and sustain an externally funded research program, and provide service to the department, college, university, and profession.

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Responsibilities

Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in assigned areas, like Construction Finance, Quantity Estimating, Cost Estimating; Building Information Modeling, Construction Graphics, Project Planning and Scheduling; Introduction to Construction Management, Construction Administration; Building Materials & Systems, Construction Surveying, and/or Building Codes

Develop new courses aligned with their expertise

Mentor undergraduate and graduate students

Support accreditation and assessment efforts

Actively engage in professional societies

Qualification

Digital TransformationAdvanced Structural MethodsProcess & Infrastructure SystemsInfrastructure ResilienceResearch ProductivityExternal Research FundingTeaching AbilityHuman Relations SkillsEffective CommunicationOrganizational Skills

Required

Earned doctorate in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, or a closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or Construction Management, by August 1, 2026

Evidence of research productivity in one or more of the following four relevant areas: Digital Transformation: digital twin technologies, AI applications in construction, and smart cities; Advanced Structural Methods: prefabrication (modular construction) and computational structural engineering; Process & Infrastructure Systems: lean construction practices, remote sensing, GIS, geospatial analytics, and sustainable transportation; Infrastructure Resilience: innovative materials, robust infrastructure, and water resource management

Demonstrated ability or potential to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in construction management and civil engineering

Demonstrated ability or potential to secure external research funding

Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development

Demonstrated strong and sustained commitment to advancing a robust research and scholarship agenda, including the production of peer-reviewed research and creative works appropriate to the discipline

Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives

Preferred

Experience preparing or contributing to research proposals for external funding (federal, state, or industry)

Evidence of collaborative research activity, particularly with faculty or interdisciplinary teams

Exposure to or involvement with undergraduate and graduate student mentoring or supervision (e.g., assisting with MS/PhD student projects, co-authoring papers)