This page lists job openings in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at The George Washington University.

Current students, both undergraduate and graduate, seeking part time internships and full time employment opportunities should visit the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) website at: http://seas.gwu.edu/jobs/index.php&rsn=ifaf.

Faculty Openings

Assistant Professor Position in Materials Engineering

The George Washington University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of assistant professor in materials engineering starting as early as January 2010.

Basic Qualifications:

Applicants must have:

demonstrated expertise in characterization and/or modeling of engineering materials; and

a doctoral degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field.

Doctoral candidates will be considered, but must complete the doctorate by December 1, 2009.

The successful applicant is expected to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and to establish and maintain a strong, externally-funded research program.

Preferred Qualifications:

Desirable areas of research include, but not limited to: micro/nano scale characterization of civil engineering materials, computational materials engineering, multi-scale materials modeling, smart materials, and high rate dynamic effects.  A bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and postdoctoral experience are desirable.  Preference will be given to candidates who exhibit the desire to collaborate in more than one area.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to contribute to university-wide initiatives on energy, sustainability, and University wide research entities such as GW Institute for Nanotechnology, Institute of Materials Science, GWU Institute for Massively Parallel Applications and Computing Technology, and National Crash Analysis Center.  More information about the CEE Department can be found on http://www.cee.seas.gwu.edu/index.htm.

Application Procedure: Applications for the position and questions about the search process may be addressed by e-mail to the search committee chair, Prof. Majid Manzari.  To apply, please e-mail to ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) a single PDF file containing:

1) curriculum vitae;

2) statements of research plan, teaching interests and philosophy, and career objectives; and

3) the names, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of five references.

Review of applications will begin on September 7, 2009, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be accepted.

EEO / AA Policy:

The George Washington University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Applications from women and under-represented minority groups are strongly encouraged.  

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Staff Openings

No staff openings are available at this time. Please check back again for new openings.

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Fellowship and Scholarship for Students

ACI Foundation's Student Fellowship & Scholarship Program Open 

The ACI Foundation, a non-profit subsidiary of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), is now accepting applications for 13 different Fellowships and Scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year!  Fellowship recipients receive an educational stipend valued at $7,000-$10,000, in addition to travel/expenses for participation in two ACI conventions, assignment of an industry mentor, and the opportunity for a summer internship.  Scholarship recipients receive an educational stipend of $3,000.

If you know a deserving student working toward a promising career in the concrete industry, please consider nominating and encouraging them to apply for one of the ACI Foundation's Fellowships or Scholarships.  

For your convenience, a downloadable flyer is available online and can easily be printed out for distribution to your students.  Please click to download and print the flyer.

More information about ACI Foundation Fellowships and Scholarships can be found at http://www.scholarships.concrete.org/. 

Please note that the deadline for ACI Foundation Fellowship and Scholarship applications is Oct. 30, 2009, and awards can only be given to those students attending school full-time in the U.S. or Canada for the 2010-2011 academic year. 

 National Crash Analysis Center paid research internship

 The National Crash Analysis Center of George Washington University is looking for student that is interested in a paid research internship at the Vehicle Modeling Laboratory.  The internship is a full time position for 6 months.  The position involves the following: digitizing vehicle and crash dummy components; gathering data such as mass and thickness of components; disassembling components; and cutting parts for material sampling.

 We are also looking for students for one or two days a week during the semester. The positions require no experience, yet mechanical knowledge would be helpful.

 If interested, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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