The Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering is responsible for leadership and administration of department faculty and staff, development and maintenance of curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and student recruitment. The University of Mississippi offers B.S., M.S., and Ph. D. degrees in civil engineering. The research activities of the department cross several traditional emphasis areas and include transportation, infrastructure, structural mechanics, materials, water resources, and environmental science . Plans are underway for major renovation and expansion of the facilities of the School of Engineering . Applications are invited from civil engineers in academia, industry, and government.
Salary is competitive, rank, and tenure probationary period are negotiable.
The University of Mississippi is located in the historic town of Oxford, in the wooded hills of northern Mississippi. Oxford has a college-town atmosphere with excellent public schools, affordable housing, performing arts, fine restaurants, and bookstores. Oxford is the home town of Nobel laureate William Faulkner and home of famous author John Grisham. Visit the University of Mississippi and Oxford home pages. The urban attractions of Memphis, Tennessee are an hour and twenty minutes drive to the north.