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Job Summary

This is a non-tenure-track part-time position that will bring an internationally renowned structural engineer to School of Architecture to oversee interdisciplinary courses designed for architecture and civil engineering students. The term is August 2022 - July 2025.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering, in a field related to structural engineering
• Evidence of effective teaching
• The ability to demonstrate, through accomplishment, promise of academic, scholarly and/or research achievement in building systems, systems integration, and in technologies supporting innovative approaches to design and construction.
• Extensive practical experience and a record of exemplary leadership in design and delivery of innovative engineering/architectural projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to teach interdisciplinary courses in both a seminar and studio format
• Ph.D. in Engineering or foreign degree equivalent

Travel

• This position will organize and accompany the annual Bedford Travelling Workshop (Bedford Seminar : Rensselaer | Architecture)

Application instructions

Follow the on-screen prompts to create a brief online profile with contact information for three (3) professional references. Please be ready to upload the following required documents

1. CV
2. Cover letter
3. Statement of Research/Scholarship
4. Evidence of Effective Teaching (could be past evaluations, course comments, student surveys, feedback on professional training or presentations delivered)
5. Statement of commitment to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment

If you need assistance with the online application process, please contact careers@rpi.edu 

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Expected hiring amount: $50,000 per academic year (for 1/2 time appointment)

Pay transparency disclosure: The selected candidate’s salary will be determined based on factors that include the available budget, internal equity, and the final candidate’s qualifications, experience, education and other job-related credentials. This hiring range is provided as Rensselaer’s good faith estimate of the expected hiring range at the time of posting.

Rensselaer is committed to the cultivation of a community that is welcoming, inclusive, and above all values learning. We welcome candidates who bring a variety of perspectives to Rensselaer’s work and campus communities. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law.