Applications are invited for the full-time permanent post of Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, to provide strong academic leadership in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at University College Cork.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a sustainable future, addressing the challenges of energy and the environment and building on the Department's very active research programmes, including a number of major research projects funded by Science Foundation Ireland, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, the Environmental Protection Agency and the EU. The Department works closely with UCC's Environmental Research Institute and with the Tyndall National Institute. It looks forward to developing close links with the International Energy Research Centre, which the Irish Government is about to establish in Cork.

The School of Engineering at UCC includes Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical, Electronic & Microelectronic Engineering, and Process & Chemical Engineering. The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering attracts outstanding undergraduate students to the B.E. degree programmes in Civil Engineering and in Energy Engineering. Its graduates occupy leading positions in the profession, nationally and internationally.

The successful candidate will be expected to make a substantial contribution to the research agenda and the development of postgraduate education in the School and to act as Head of Department, if asked to do so. The successful candidate will have a doctorate in Civil/Environmental Engineering, a scholarly reputation of international standing in Civil/Environmental Engineering, a significant record of sustained internationally published research, and a proven track record of seeking and obtaining substantial funding for research.

Salary scale (new entrants): €113,604 - €145,953

For informal discussion, contact Dr Michael Creed, Head of the School of Engineering: Email: m.creed@ucc.ie / Tel: +353 21 490 2670

Website: http://www.ucc.ie/en/civileng/

Closing date: 12 noon on 17^th September 2010

Application forms must be completed and are available, together with full details, from http://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancies/academic/ or from the Recruitment Office, Department of Human Resources, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Email: recruitment@per.ucc.ie / Tel: + 353 21 4903603 / Fax: + 353 21 4271568

For further information see www.ucc.ie/hr/vacancies

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent upon Government approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector