Geotech Faculty Position UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FACULTY POSITION: The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of geotechnical engineering starting Fall 2006. While it is anticipated that the positions will be filled at the assistant professor level, exceptional candidates will be considered for appointment at higher levels. An earned doctoral degree in civil engineering is required, and professional registration or the potential to obtain registration is desirable. Successful candidates must have exceptional qualifications and be capable of developing outstanding teaching and independent research programs. The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has 23 faculty members, approximately 350 undergraduate students, and 90 graduate students. The department has active research programs in coastal, environmental, geotechnical, structural, and transportation engineering. Four research centers--the Center for Applied Coastal Research, the Center for Innovative Bridge Engineering, the Center for the Study of Metals in the Environment, and the Delaware Center for Transportation--facilitate multidisciplinary research and education within the department. The University is located in Newark, Delaware, an attractive college town within easy reach of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. Applicants should submit an electronic application consisting of a cover letter summarizing their experience, and teaching and research plans, along with their curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three references to the Search Committee Chair, Prof. Dov Leshchinsky geotech@ce.udel.edu. Applications may also be mailed to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 301 DuPont Hall, Newark, DE 19716. The curriculum vitae and letters of references will be shared with departmental faculty. Deadline for applications is January 9, 2006. The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from minority group members and women.