Valparaiso University Hiring for Visiting Assistant Professor Faculty Position in Structural Engineering at Valparaiso, Indiana Full Time

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Valparaiso University invites applications for a one-year visiting faculty position in Civil/Structural Engineering that will begin in the fall semester of 2024 (https://www.valpo.edu/college-of-engineering/).  Teaching responsibilities could include courses in structural engineering, introductory civil engineering courses, the civil engineering capstone design sequence, and general engineering courses.

Valparaiso University (“Valpo”), a community of learning grounded in the Lutheran tradition of scholarship, freedom, and faith, prepares students to lead and serve both church and society. Located one hour southeast of Chicago on a 310-acre campus, Valpo is a comprehensive university with an enrollment of over 2,900 undergraduate and graduate students. Valpo is consistently recognized as one of the best private universities in the Midwest and is located in Valparaiso, Indiana, a county seat of 30,000 residents with high quality schools and an active social community.

Valparaiso University’s undergraduate-only College of Engineering offers an ABET-accredited BS Civil Engineering degree and a new BS Environmental Engineering degree. The College of Engineering at Valpo is currently ranked tied for 14th in Engineering Programs (non-doctoral) in the 2023 U.S. News Rankings.

As a campus with an increasingly diverse student body, we encourage applications from individuals with a commitment to mentoring students from underrepresented communities. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, and contact information for three references to Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/137866. In your cover letter, please include brief statements of (a) how you might contribute to the university’s and college’s distinctive missions and (b) how you will mentor students from underrepresented communities.  Please address in your teaching statement how you will promote inclusion in your teaching, especially inclusion of students from traditionally underrepresented communities in engineering. Candidates should expect that the search committee will contact the references provided, in confidence, and that the candidate’s credentials will be confirmed prior to an offer. Employment will require passing a criminal background check. Applications will be considered until the position is filled; however, applicants are encouraged to apply by February 2, 2024 for timely consideration.

Valparaiso University does not unlawfully discriminate and aims to employ persons of various backgrounds and experiences to develop and support its diverse community. Its entire EEO policy can be found at http://www.valpo.edu/general-counsel/policies/equal-opportunity-policy/.

Please direct questions about the visiting faculty position to Prof. Carmine Polito, Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at [email protected]. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.