Associate or Full Professor of Pavement Engineering
As part of UC Davis’ commitment to hire leading research faculty with a clear commitment to teaching, research, and service that will promote the success of diverse student communities, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering invites applications for a tenure track Associate or Full professor faculty position in the area of pavement engineering. Requirements include a doctoral degree in engineering or a related field and demonstrated success in research, engagement with external partners, and teaching along with a commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion within the engineering community and academia.
As one of the country’s leading R1 institutions, UC Davis seeks candidates with an exceptional record of research, teaching, engagement in implementation, and inclusive excellence. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a significant independent research program in pavement engineering related to the resiliency, durability, and sustainability of transportation infrastructure. Areas of special interest include, but are not limited to; improving the structural, functional, economic and environmental performance of pavement structures and materials in projects, and when considered as networks of pavement assets. Example research can include development and evaluation of novel pavement materials and structures; pavement material reuse and recycling; development of guidelines and specifications to support pavement innovations, new technologies and adaptions to climate change; and methods and applications of life-cycle cost and environmental analysis of pavement systems at different scales. Candidates should have a strong background in fundamental pavement mechanics with strengths in physical, numerical, or systems modeling and a strong track record of engagement with external partners.
In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the barriers preventing full participation of members from historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities in higher education. The successful candidate will have an accomplished track record of socially conscious teaching, research, or service activities and a clearly articulated vision of how their work at UC Davis will continue to contribute to the University’s mission of serving the needs of our diverse state and student population and the needs of the state. The applicants’ track record of engagement and activity related to diversity, equal opportunity, and inclusion as well as their plans for future engagement will be an important part of the overall evaluation of the candidate’s qualifications for a faculty appointment.
The faculty hire for this position will have a home in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and is expected to have a leadership role in the University of California Pavement Research Center (UCPRC). Hiring is expected to be at the Associate or Full Professor level. Applications should be submitted by December 18, 2020 to assure full consideration. Applications will continue to be accepted until 3/31/2021, but applications received after the initial review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
To learn more about the campus, college, department, and position, we invite interested parties to explore the University’s most recent annual report, Diversity Equity and Inclusion resources, the College of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and University of California Pavement Research Center. Please contact Prof. Alissa Kendall (amkendall@ucdavis.edu) for further questions and include the position number in the subject line of your email.
UC Davis is ranked 5th nationally by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education and 11th nationally by US News and World Report among U.S. public universities overall and for research funding. The university is ranked third in the world for campus sustainability practices by the 2019 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings. The campus is located in a beautiful natural setting near Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay area which offers abundant opportunities for corporate and academic collaborations. Please read our full job description to learn more about UC Davis.
Apply here: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF03840.
Temporary Lecturer Positions 2020-2021
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California - Davis anticipates openings for temporary lecturers for the 2020–2021 academic year to instruct courses in civil and environmental engineering. For brief course descriptions, see below:
Courses in Engineering (ENG) and Civil Engineering (ECI) which may be available during 2020–2021 pending availability of funding are:
ENG 35: Statics (4 units) – Force systems and equilibrium conditions with emphasis on engineering problems.
ENG 104: Mechanics and Material (4 units) – Uniaxial loading and deformation. General concepts of stress-strain-temperature relations and yield criteria. Torsion of shafts. Bending of beams. Deflections due to bending. Introduction to stability and buckling.
ECI 114: Probabilistic Systems Analysis for Civil Engineers (4 units) – Probabilistic concepts and models in engineering. Statistical analysis of engineering experimental and field data. Introduction to stochastic processes and models of engineering systems.
ECI 136: Building Design: Senior Design Experience (4 units) – Design of a building structure for a specific need under the multiple constraints of safety, serviceability, cost and aesthetics.
ECI 137: Construction Principles & Project Management (4) Restricted to upper division standing in Engineering. Project management, with civil engineering construction and design applications, including project scope, schedule, resources, cost, quality, risk, and control. Construction industry overview. Interactions between planning, design, construction, operations. Construction operations analysis. Contract issues. Project management software, field trips, guest lectures.
ECI 155: Water Resources Engineering Planning (4 units) – Basic engineering planning concepts; role of engineering, economic, environmental and social information and analysis; institutional, political and legal aspects. Case studies and computer models illustrate the planning of water resource systems.
ECI 162: Transportation Land Use Sustainable Design: Senior Design Experience (4 units) – Interactions between land use and transportation systems design. Generalized design paradigm; project-based solutions for transportation land use. Students will select from various strategies to satisfy multiple constraints including cost, effectiveness and environmental sustainability. Oral, poster and written presentations required.
ECI 165: Transportation Policy (3 units) – Transportation and associated environmental problems confronting urban areas, and prospective technological and institutional solutions. Draws upon concepts and methods from economics, engineering, political science and environmental studies.
ECI 173: Foundation Design: Senior Design Experience (4 units) – Soil exploration and determination of properties for design; design of shallow and deep foundations for bearing capacity and settlements; design of retaining structures; selection and evaluation of foundation alternatives; excavation support and dewatering; major design experience and design report preparation.
ECI 179: Pavement types (rigid, flexible, unsurfaced, rail), their applications (roads, airfields, ports, rail) and distress mechanisms. Materials, traffic and environment characterization. Empirical and mechanistic-empirical design procedures. Maintenance, rehabilitation and reconstruction; construction quality; asphalt concrete mix design.
ECI 193 A: Civil & Environmental Engineering Senior Design (4) Culminating design experience for civil engineering and environmental engineering majors. Student teams work closely with faculty, city officials or consulting clients to propose, implement and validate a unique solution to a real-world problem.
ECI 193B—Civil & Environmental Engineering Senior Design (4) Lecture—1 hour(s); Laboratory—3 hour(s). Open to seniors in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering only. Culminating design experience for civil engineering and environmental engineering majors. Student teams work closely with faculty, city officials or consulting clients to propose, implement and validate a unique solution to a real-world problem.
ECI 289 (A-I): Special Topics in Engineering (up to 4 units) Variable. Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor. Directed group study in Environmental Engineering. May be repeated for credit.
Requirements: Candidates must have a Master's degree, or preferably a PhD, in Civil Engineering or a closely related field, be committed to excellence in teaching, and have demonstrated instructional experience or relevant disciplines. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and course load. To ensure consideration, submit curriculum vitae, contact information for three references, list of courses interested in teaching, and details of scholarly or professional attainments and teaching evaluations (if available) via the web-based, online submission system at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF03715.
Salary and appointment level are commensurate with experience. Actual salary is based on percentage of appointment: One four-unit course = 33% appointment. These positions are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
The University of California, Davis, is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty and staff.
Associate Project Scientist or Engineer - Pavement Research Center
The Project Engineer or Scientist will lead and manage a multi-year study into the use of recycled asphalt pavement in new asphalt concrete mixes. This will require the development of experimental plans, collection of material samples, asphalt binder extraction, asphalt binder testing, specimen preparation, asphalt mix testing, data analysis, and report and implementation plan writing.
Basic qualifications include a PhD in civil or geotechnical engineering or a related field, and experience with the asphalt binder and mix testing. Demonstrated ability to conduct and lead field and laboratory testing. Demonstrated experience with the use of numerical models. A demonstrated ability to quickly turn research results into technical reports and peer-reviewed publications. Experience with communicating with a diverse set of stakeholders.
Additional qualifications: excellent computing skills using Matlab and similar software.
Preferred qualifications: experience working with and mentoring graduate students and field technicians.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications.
To ensure consideration, submit curriculum vitae, three reference letters, via the web-based, online submission system at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF03679.
The University of California, Davis, is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty and staff.