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Faculty Position in Geotechnical Engineering Introduction
The College of Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile ranks among the top Latin American engineering institutions. Our undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by the Chilean Commission for Accreditation, and our undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). The undergraduate program offers admission to 480 students per year, who belong to the top 3% scores of the national higher education admission test taken by high school graduates every year. Currently our full-time academic staff includes 110 professors, 97% of which have obtained their PhD at prestigious universities worldwide. Our professors are highly motivated for seeking innovative ways of teaching, performing state-of-the art research and publishing in archival international journals.
The Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in the area of Geotechnical Engineering. The successful candidate will join a select group of sixteen full-time academics whose areas of expertise include, but are not limited to: geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, experimental analysis, structural analysis, structural design, structural dynamics, computational methods applied to structural and geotechnical analysis, Andean tectonics, structural geology, applied geophysics, and micro-structural analysis.
General requirements
We are looking for applicants with either a PhD degree or exceptionally qualified PhD students with expertise in geotechnical engineering and documented success in teaching and research. Proficiency in English and Spanish will be required. Applicants must have a special motivation for innovative teaching, developing state-of-the-art research and publication in highly reputed international journals. Applicants must also exhibit excellent oral and written communication skills, an aptitude for teamwork, and a scholarly interest in high-quality engineering education.
Applicants must show strong motivation for continuously improving their teaching skills; an interest for becoming involved with our graduate programs, especially the doctoral program; and abilities for developing and maintaining an active research life. It is also expected that the successful candidate will create new undergraduate and graduate courses, and will be able to teach traditional courses in geotechnical engineering.
Specific requirements
Applicants must be interested, and preferably experienced, in topics like analysis and design of geotechnical systems, characterization of soil and rock properties, assessment of rock mass mechanical properties, stability of large soil and rock slopes, design of tunnel support for static and dynamic conditions.
Application instructions
Candidates should submit electronically the following to [email protected] by May 31, 2011 (indicate in the subject of the email the position in which you are interested: “Geotechnical Engineering”; see note A):
1. Statement of purpose (in Spanish or English) indicating your merits for the vacancy, and your plans in the areas of research and teaching. Be as specific as possible, e.g., giving examples of how you aim to transfer your engineering knowledge to undergraduate and graduate students, and detailing potential collaboration networks with other researchers you may have developed or intend to develop in the future.
2. Up-to-date curriculum vitae (in Spanish or English, see note B).
3. If available, a copy of your five most recent ISI publications. In case you do not have ISI articles, include articles that you consider relevant in the context of your application.
4. Three letters of reference, sent directly by the persons who sign them to [email protected].
Note A:
From this e-mail address you will get an automated response confirming that your information has been received.
Note B:
The CV must be organized along the following lines:
i. Personal background: name, address, contact telephone (with country and city codes), e-mail address, web page (if available), age, nationality, marital status.
ii. Educational experience (university or institution, courses taught, years).
iii. Professional experience (company, tasks, years).
iv. Education: list of all degrees or professional titles obtained with granting institutions and dates, starting from your secondary education degree. In case you are on the course of obtaining a PhD, indicate the date you expect to obtain such degree.
v. Research
a. List of ISI journal publications (see note C)
b. List of other publications such as: reports, books or book chapters, conferences attended, research projects where participated, patents, etc.
vi. Other: prizes and awards, computing abilities, languages, other background information that you consider relevant.
Note C:
Please avoid crowding this list with other publications, such as non-ISI journal papers, conference papers, and similar. To see if a journal is included in the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) catalogue, visit the site: http://www.isinet.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jl ... ?PC=master.
Once the complete set of application materials has been received, the applicant will be contacted, within two months, and informed whether or not his/her application has been found acceptable. If this initial screening is successful, the candidate will be asked to give a lecture about his/her current research topics and to hold interviews with faculty members of the Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, with the Dean of the School of Engineering, and with the Selection Committee.
Further information
Further information can be obtained at http://www.ing.puc.cl/ice/. Applicants may also request more information on a specific topic by sending an e-mail to the Department Chairman Dr. Rafael Riddell ([email protected]).
Faculty Position in Geotechnical Engineering
Introduction
The College of Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile ranks among the top Latin American engineering institutions. Our undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by the Chilean Commission for Accreditation, and our undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). The undergraduate program offers admission to 480 students per year, who belong to the top 3% scores of the national higher education admission test taken by high school graduates every year. Currently our full-time academic staff includes 110 professors, 97% of which have obtained their PhD at prestigious universities worldwide. Our professors are highly motivated for seeking innovative ways of teaching, performing state-of-the art research and publishing in archival international journals.
The Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in the area of Geotechnical Engineering. The successful candidate will join a select group of sixteen full-time academics whose areas of expertise include, but are not limited to: geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, experimental analysis, structural analysis, structural design, structural dynamics, computational methods applied to structural and geotechnical analysis, Andean tectonics, structural geology, applied geophysics, and micro-structural analysis.
General requirements
We are looking for applicants with either a PhD degree or exceptionally qualified PhD students with expertise in geotechnical engineering and documented success in teaching and research. Proficiency in English and Spanish will be required. Applicants must have a special motivation for innovative teaching, developing state-of-the-art research and publication in highly reputed international journals. Applicants must also exhibit excellent oral and written communication skills, an aptitude for teamwork, and a scholarly interest in high-quality engineering education.
Applicants must show strong motivation for continuously improving their teaching skills; an interest for becoming involved with our graduate programs, especially the doctoral program; and abilities for developing and maintaining an active research life. It is also expected that the successful candidate will create new undergraduate and graduate courses, and will be able to teach traditional courses in geotechnical engineering.
Specific requirements
Applicants must be interested, and preferably experienced, in topics like analysis and design of geotechnical systems, characterization of soil and rock properties, assessment of rock mass mechanical properties, stability of large soil and rock slopes, design of tunnel support for static and dynamic conditions.
Application instructions
Candidates should submit electronically the following to [email protected] by May 31, 2011 (indicate in the subject of the email the position in which you are interested: “Geotechnical Engineering”; see note A):
1. Statement of purpose (in Spanish or English) indicating your merits for the vacancy, and your plans in the areas of research and teaching. Be as specific as possible, e.g., giving examples of how you aim to transfer your engineering knowledge to undergraduate and graduate students, and detailing potential collaboration networks with other researchers you may have developed or intend to develop in the future.
2. Up-to-date curriculum vitae (in Spanish or English, see note B).
3. If available, a copy of your five most recent ISI publications. In case you do not have ISI articles, include articles that you consider relevant in the context of your application.
4. Three letters of reference, sent directly by the persons who sign them to [email protected].
Note A:
From this e-mail address you will get an automated response confirming that your information has been received.
Note B:
The CV must be organized along the following lines:
i. Personal background: name, address, contact telephone (with country and city codes), e-mail address, web page (if available), age, nationality, marital status.
ii. Educational experience (university or institution, courses taught, years).
iii. Professional experience (company, tasks, years).
iv. Education: list of all degrees or professional titles obtained with granting institutions and dates, starting from your secondary education degree. In case you are on the course of obtaining a PhD, indicate the date you expect to obtain such degree.
v. Research
a. List of ISI journal publications (see note C)
b. List of other publications such as: reports, books or book chapters, conferences attended, research projects where participated, patents, etc.
vi. Other: prizes and awards, computing abilities, languages, other background information that you consider relevant.
Note C:
Please avoid crowding this list with other publications, such as non-ISI journal papers, conference papers, and similar. To see if a journal is included in the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) catalogue, visit the site: http://www.isinet.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jl ... ?PC=master.
Once the complete set of application materials has been received, the applicant will be contacted, within two months, and informed whether or not his/her application has been found acceptable. If this initial screening is successful, the candidate will be asked to give a lecture about his/her current research topics and to hold interviews with faculty members of the Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, with the Dean of the School of Engineering, and with the Selection Committee.
Further information
Further information can be obtained at http://www.ing.puc.cl/ice/. Applicants may also request more information on a specific topic by sending an e-mail to the Department Chairman Dr. Rafael Riddell ([email protected]).
