AssistantAssociateFull Professor College of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Intelligent Infrastructure Boston

About the Opportunity

Founded in 1898 Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students faculty alumni and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline degree and campus.

Our locationsinArlington; Boston; Charlotte North Carolina; London; Miami; New York City; Oakland; Portland Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver;and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahantare nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network we expand opportunities for flexible student-centered learning and collaborative solutions-focused research.

Northeasterns comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of on-campus and onlineformatslead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these we offer more than195multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About CEE and COE at Northeastern University:The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Northeastern University has a faculty of more than 40 members (several with joint appointments with other colleges) pursuing use-inspired research in structures urban coastal systems urban transportation and mobility construction management air quality wind energy water quality environmental health resilience sustainability and climate change life cycle assessment green infrastructure urban informatics and robotics. CEE sits within NortheasternsCollege of Engineering (COE) a leader in experiential education and interdisciplinary research focused on innovating for global impact anchored by Northeasterns signature cooperative education program and R1 research rating. The college enrolls more than 10000 students pursuing BS MS and PhD degrees and includes more than 450 faculty. COE leads four university-wide research institutes while partnering in ten more and brings together researchers from a global network of campuses and partners.

About the Opportunity:

As part of a strategic initiative coordinated across the university under the broad theme of Physical AI Robotics & Autonomous Systems the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Northeastern University seeks faculty candidates for tenured or tenure-track appointments at the assistant associate or full professor ranks.

The university-wide Physical AI Robotics & Autonomous Systems theme brings together researchers working at the intersection of artificial intelligence robotics and the physical world to build systems that sense reason and act in real-world environments. The theme spans intelligent infrastructure and adaptive construction and manufacturing; embodied and wearable AI and human-robot collaboration; automated laboratories for chemistry materials and biomanufacturing; AI-enabled telepresence; and physical AI applications in health. Within this theme the position focuses on Intelligentinfrastructureconstructionandmanufacturing; adaptive robotics & digital twins. The position draws on cross-college collaboration among the College of Engineering Khoury College of Computer Sciences the College of Arts Media and Design and the College of Science. It is further strengthened by Northeasterns recently launched Physical AI Research (PAIR) Initiative by the Institute for Experiential Robotics (IER) and by the Institute for Experiential AI (EAI).

Appointments will be primarily or fully in theDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) within Northeastern Universitys College of Engineering with opportunities for joint cross-college appointments with theCollege of Arts Media and Design the Khoury College of Computer Sciences or the College of Science. The position will be based primarily on Northeastern Universitys Boston campus.

Candidates with interest in joint appointments with other departments or colleges should indicate their intent in their application materials in the cover letter.

For this position we seek candidates who will leverageadvances in AI automation digital twins and sensing to transform construction and construction management; innovate in infrastructure systems adaptation operations controland inspection; and advance human-robot term infrastructure systems refers to all aspects of the built environment (such as dams and reservoirs buildings and bridges transportation systems and water distribution networks energy systems). Candidates working broadly in these fields are encouraged to apply but example areas of interest include:

• Construction automation and construction management: AI-enabled construction management for planning resource allocation and on-site decision support; infrastructure robotic fabrication and assembly automated inspection and site-scale sensing and control; autonomy in complex and dynamic construction environments under uncertainty; AI-enabled digital twins for construction; human-robot interaction for construction and infrastructure focusing on safe and adaptive teaming between people and autonomous systems; human-in-the-loop control; multimodal and wearable sensing; transforming the design and construction methods that are required to effectively reuse structures and/or materials.

• Physical AI for infrastructure materials: Discovery and/or characterization of novel materials for construction and infrastructure maintenance; repurposing of materials to improve the sustainability and resilience of infrastructure systems; transforming the design and construction methods that are required to effectively use new materials.

• Autonomous mobility: Autonomous vehicle control and trajectory planning; mixed traffic with fleets of autonomous vehicles; AI-enabled planning operations and control of urban mobility systems for sustainability and resilience; transportation of people and goods through connected vehicles intelligent infrastructure and new types of services.

Our recruitment initiatives at Northeastern are dedicated to fostering education and research across disciplinary boundaries. We aim to create a transformative signature effort at the interface of infrastructure systems AI automation and robotics. Candidates are expected to demonstrate the potential to sustain a research program with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary and translational research and teach both undergraduate and graduate classes. They should also exhibit active and recognized leadership in their respective fields.

The ideal candidate will be able to leverage Northeasterns expertise and facilities in high-performance computing machine learning and artificial intelligence human-system interaction network science sensing large-scale structural testing materials manufacturing materials characterization as well as opportunities enabled by Northeasterns global network while bringing new strengths in one or more of the above areas. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds including academia and industry.

Our tenure and promotion process values collaborative research and teamwork. Hires will be mentored for success with mentoring teams and group addition a strong and effective faculty development strategy is part of the Northeastern institutional mission. The ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development office works in conjunction with the Office of Research Development (ORD) the Office of Belonging the Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research (CATLR) and University Decision Support (UDS) to provide programs and trainings to further develop and support a thriving faculty.

Responsibilities:

Tenure-track faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are responsible for: teaching courses at the graduate and undergraduate level; developing vigorous research programs that attract external funding; advising mentoring and overseeing students and post-doctoral associates in their area of research; and participating in service to the department university and discipline. Candidates are encouraged to collaborate with other departments and colleges across the university on interdisciplinary research.

Candidates should be committed to promoting experiential learning which is central to a Northeastern University education and be prepared to work with global student populations.

Qualifications:

A Ph.D. degree or foreign equivalent in civil engineering environmental engineering or a related field is required by the employment start date. Senior-level candidates at the Associate and Full Professor levels should have a demonstrated record of developing transformative solutions to global challenges sustaining a research program with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary and translational research teaching both undergraduate and graduate classes and being an active recognized leader nationally and internationally in their discipline.

Applicants at the Associate level should have at least 4 years of academic or equivalent experience (e.g. industry research) and at the Full Professor level at least 8 years or equivalent experience (e.g. industry research).

How to apply: Interested candidates should apply using the Northeastern University the cover letter applicants should indicate their theme of interest as Intelligent infrastructure construction and manufacturing; adaptive robotics & digital twins. Applicants may also identify a department of interest for a joint secondary appointment within the College of Engineering or other colleges.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they arrive. The review is expected to start immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Applications must include the following:

• Cover letter
• Full curriculum vita
• Statement of Research Interests Objectives & Vision
• Statement of Teaching Interests & Philosophy
• A representative journal paper
• Statement of Leadership
• Names and contact information for at least three professional references

Successful faculty at Northeastern will be dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence and a commitment to fostering belonging in the university community. Thus strong candidates for this faculty position will have the expertise knowledge and skills to build their research pedagogy and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Please indicate how your expertise knowledge and skills have prepared you to contribute to this work with written statements addressing the following prompts:

Statement of Research Interests Objectives Vision and Service: Please describe the focus of your research including the questions you have identified any funding you have received to support the work the results you have discovered and the products of these efforts. Please also describe any research you have undertaken with students and/or the external community. Please outline the research directions you foresee pursuing as a faculty member including any cross-disciplinary and collaborative aspects. Finally discuss your involvement with the scientific community in your area and your service to the profession and your future plans of engaging with the profession.

Statement of Teaching Interests & Philosophy: Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship experiences your pedagogical philosophy your plans/goals for teaching (including existing and proposed courses) and your strategies for teaching and mentoring a diverse cohort of undergraduate and graduate students.

Statement of Leadership (1 page): Please describe your past experiences and activities and/or your future plans detailing your leadership style how you intend to cultivate a culture that promotes a sense of belonging including fostering a free and open exchange of ideas and managing different perspectives to help others strengthen their practice.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin age sex sexual orientation disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience education and skills when extending an offer.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin age sex sexual orientation disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Pay Range:

With the pay range(s) shown above the starting salary will depend on several factors which may include your education experience location knowledge and expertise and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.