Florida International University invites applicants for multiple Senior Faculty
Positions in the Diversity
Mentor Professorship Initiative to recruit excellent scientists,
mathematicians, computer scientists,
and engineers with a history and commitment to the mentorship of students from
underrepresented
and underserved populations, particularly women and Hispanic-American and
African-American
students.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. and outstanding academic credentials. Successful
candidates are
expected to have outstanding records of scholarly publications, research
support, and teaching and
be eligible for a tenured appointment in any of the following:
• Science departments: Chemistry & Biochemistry, Earth & Environment,
Mathematics & Statistics, or
Physics
• Engineering departments: Civil and Environmental, Electrical & Computing,
Mechanical & Materials,
Computing and Information Sciences, or Construction, Infrastructure, and
Sustainability.
Candidates that can collaborate with these research centers and institutes are
encouraged to apply:
Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Center for Imaging Science, International
Forensic Science Institute,
International Hurricane Center, Southeast Environmental Research Center,
Stocker Astroscience
Center, Extreme Events Institute, Center for Advanced Technology and Education,
High Performance
Database Research Center, or the Lehman Center for Transportation Research.
The successful candidate will be expected to mentor undergraduates and graduate
students and to
participate in campus-wide and departmental programs that promote the goals of
FIU’s NSF
ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant (see: advance.fiu.edu), its Faculty
Diversity and Inclusion
Plan, and programs that provide research and professional development
opportunities for our diverse
student body. Faculty appointment will be made at a tenured professorial rank
commensurate with
current academic standing and achievement. FIU offers competitive salaries,
research start-up
funds, and recruitment allowances.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply at
https://facultycareers.fiu.edu/. For Science
Departments, apply to Job Opening ID 514305; for Engineering Departments, apply
to Job Opening
514306. Please attach: 1) a cover letter that specifies the likely tenure
department and includes
names and contact information for referees; 2) curriculum vita; 3) statement of
research interests; 4)
statement of teaching interests; and 5) statement of evidence of diversity
mentoring (Guidelines: https://advance.fiu.edu/Diversity_Statement.pdf).
Nominations and questions
should be sent to: Dr. Walter Van Hamme, (vanha...@fiu.edu). Review of
applications will begin on
December 18, 2017, and continue until the positions are filled.
