Assistant Professor in Transportation Systems

Title:
Assistant Professor in Transportation Systems

Department:
Civil & Environmental Engineering

Reports To:
The Department Chair

Position Type:
Faculty

Position Summary:
The John A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the area of transportation systems, with an emphasis on advanced transportation mobility, multimodal transportation systems management and operations, resilient and sustainable transportation systems. Both educational and research aspect of this position will be cross-cutting and multidisciplinary, relaying on transportation systems analysis, integration of sensors for transportation data acquisition and analysis, modeling of transportation systems, and considerations of mobility and impact of transportation on sustainable urban growth and development.

The department offers bachelor, master and doctoral programs serving about 1,000 students. With 21 tenured/tenure-track faculty, CEE is one of the most research active departments at NJIT. Our annual research expenditure exceeds $7M. Research thrust areas include resilient infrastructure systems, sustainable environmental systems and intelligent transportation systems. We are funded by NSF, USDOT, USDOD, USEPA, NJDOT, NJDEP and private foundations.

Essential Functions:
- Candidates are expected to conduct and advance scholarly research in the field of transportation engineering (areas such as transportation systems management and operations, advanced mobility, transportation systems resiliency, safety and security, performance monitoring and analysis, economic development, and sustainable growth).
- Be able to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in their fields of expertise, and develop new teaching areas over time. They should provide service to the department, college and university, as well as to the professional community.

Additional Functions:
- Assistance with recruiting of new faculty and graduate students. Assistance with outreach activities of the department and the college.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- A Ph.D/D.Sc degree in transportation engineering, civil engineering, or closely related field. High quality scholarly achievements and a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education. Holders of this faculty position are expected to generate a significant externally-funded research program in their areas of specialization.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

Special Instructions to
Applicants:
Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants must include a curriculum vitae, teaching and research statements, cover letter and a list of (3) professional references. Questions may be directed to the department chairperson, Dr. Taha Marhaba at marhaba@njit.edu.