Faculty of Practice or of Instruction - Concrete Industry Management

About the role

The Department of Engineering Technology at Texas State University seeks an Open Rank Non-tenure line (NTL) faculty member for the expanding Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program. The successful candidate will teach relevant undergraduate courses, engage with student organizations, travel to industry conferences, and build relationships with industry companies.

Responsibilities

• Teach relevant undergraduate courses for students preparing for a career in the concrete materials/construction industry or related careers.
• Work with student organizations and/or mentor student competition teams.
• Travel with students to industry conferences locally, nationally, and internationally.
• Develop and maintain relationships with concrete industry companies.
• Participate in membership in industry associations that represent the concrete and construction industries.
• Participate in service activities in support of the university, the department, and the profession.

Requirements

• For all ranks: Bachelor’s degree in Concrete Industry Management, Construction Management, Construction Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering, or a related field.
• Excellent oral and written English language skills.
• For Faculty of Practice, all ranks: At least five years of experience in the concrete or construction industry including plant management, operations management, project management and coordination, jobsite supervision/management, subcontracting, or other applicable concrete or construction industry related experience.
• Demonstrates a current and contemporary competence in professional practice or management.
• Engages in scholarship through professional presentations, publications, or similar contributions.
• For the rank of Associate Professor of Practice: Minimum of 10 years of experience in the concrete or construction industry including plant management, operations management, project management and coordination, jobsite supervision/management, subcontracting, or other applicable concrete or construction industry related experience.
• Demonstrates leadership in relevant professional organizations.
• For the rank of Professor of Practice: Minimum of 15 years of experience in the concrete or construction industry including plant management, operations management, project management and coordination, jobsite supervision/management, subcontracting, or other applicable concrete or construction industry related experience.
• Documented recognition by peers for professional contributions to the field (e.g. awards).
• For Faculty of Instruction, all ranks: Demonstrate current and contemporary competence in their teaching content area.
• Exhibits the potential for continued professional growth in teaching and instructional activities.
• For the rank of Associate Professor of Instruction: Documents more than five years of full-time effective teaching and learning contributions, including advances in curriculum, pedagogy, course delivery, or similar innovation.
• Exhibits the potential for increased leadership in teaching and instructional activities (e.g., course coordination, teaching innovation, professional outreach, scholarly engagement).
• For the rank of Professor of Instruction: The requirements listed for Associate Professor of Instruction.
• Documents more than 10 years of full-time effective and sustained teaching and learning contributions, including advances in curriculum, pedagogy, course delivery, or similar innovation.
• Documents recognition for leadership and contributions in teaching and instructional activities (e.g., awards, accreditation reviews, curriculum innovation, program coordination, scholarly contributions).

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Concrete Industry Management, Construction Management, Construction Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering, or related field.
• A minimum of five years of experience in the U.S. concrete materials or construction industry within the last eight years.
• Construction and/or concrete industry certifications (i.e. Certified Professional Constructor (CPC), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), NRMCA Plant Manager Certification, NPCA Master Precaster, ASCC Concrete Formwork Specialist, or related).
• Higher education teaching experience as an instructor or guest lecturer.
• Knowledge and/or teaching abilities in two or more of the following areas:
• Fundamentals of Concrete Construction (i.e. ACI 318 codes, ACI field grade I certification, hot weather concreting, cold weather concreting, concrete quality control, types and uses of concrete in construction).
• Concrete Project Management (i.e. concrete materials and methods, concrete project estimating, concrete project scheduling, concrete equipment and uses, concrete formwork systems, manpower and resources for concrete projects, jobsite quality management, safety).
• Applications of Concrete in Construction (i.e. basic foundation types, cast-in-place, tilt-up, forming systems, protection of excavations, backfilling, building layout, concrete pumping/pumpability, lightweight concrete, workability, consolidation, placement methods, shoring and reshoring, platforms and access).
• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Management (i.e. common types and uses, plant management, logistics, supply chain, precast/prestressed materials and methods, plant safety, precast formwork/bracing/lifting/erecting, precast concrete mix design, quality control and assurance, precast estimating, precast sales).
• Sustainability in Concrete (i.e. sustainability initiatives, decarbonization methods, calculating emissions, life cycle analysis, environmental product declarations (EPD’s), environmental and regulatory, corporate responsibility).
• Concrete Sales and Project Economics (i.e. sales and marketing strategy, technical marketing, market analysis, technical sales, pricing strategy, CRM, sales pipelines, sales forecasting).
• Concrete Problems (i.e. batch plant failure, concrete construction related defects, batch plant failure, service related defects, durability related distress, freeze thaw damage, fresh concrete problems, deterioration of hardened concrete, concrete repair, non-destructive testing).

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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