The Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University invites nominations and applications for the position of Head of the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering (CaSE). This is an outstanding opportunity for an accomplished scholar with leadership experience, in collaboration with a growing faculty and an enterprising Dean, to further strengthen a collegial, ambitious, and innovative department at the nation's first research university. Serving a renewable five-year term, the Head will be appointed in CaSE, with secondary appointment(s) possible elsewhere, and will be encouraged to remain active in research, with strategic leadership of the Department as their top priority.
CaSE faculty have identified a set of Grand Societal Challenges to drive innovation in research and education: Resilient Cities, Space Exploration and Habitation, Decision-Making and Health, Human Safety & Security, and Future Energy Infrastructure. A shorthand term for the ambition that motivates CaSE is "civilization engineered." These challenges, along with an updated curriculum, evolved name for the Department, and initiatives aligned with research institutes at the University all grew out of a recently completed faculty-driven strategic planning process. Within the department, the faculty address these challenges with a shared passion for computationally driven, multi-disciplinary solutions across three overlapping domains and scales: systems, structures, and mechanics of materials.
The new Head will be a proven, entrepreneurial leader with the capacity for vision and leadership to advance CaSE's distinctive approach to its fields and will have a track record of impact in diversity, equity, and inclusion that will build on the Whiting School's commitment to these values. The Head will continue to position the Department as a center of innovation in research, teaching, and translation, and to advocate for CaSE initiatives, faculty, and students to University leadership. Candidates will possess a scholarly record deserving appointment as a tenured full professor at The Johns Hopkins University.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest outlining their experience in and vision for research, education, and academic leadership; their CV; and a statement describing their contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Review of credentials will begin in November and will continue until the appointment is finalized. Every effort will be made to ensure candidate confidentiality.
The Whiting School of Engineering has engaged Opus Partners (www.opuspartners.net) to support the recruitment of the CaSE Department Head. Please send application materials, nominations, and inquiries to Jeffrey.stafford@opuspartners.net.
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Kimia Ghobadi
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore MD
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