Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Faculty Position in New Mobility Systems in Transportation Engineering

The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (C&EE), in the Samueli School of Engineering at UCLA, invites applications for two (2) tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the area of new mobility systems in transportation engineering. Applicants for the position must have a demonstrated record of excellence or show exceptional promise for high-quality research, teaching, professional development and the ability to build an extramurally funded research program.

We are particularly interested in the research areas of human-centered mobility systems and human-vehicle-infrastructure connectivity. Areas of interest may include, but not limited to: human-centered machine intelligence, human factors, evolving behavior and interactions between people, technologies, infrastructure, built environment and land use, resilient freight transportation and logistics, digital world modeling, infrastructure monitoring, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) systems, equitable and trustworthy technologies, and vehicle-highway automation.

Our transportation engineering program, emphasizing technology, resilience, equity, and sustainability in new mobility, is rapidly expanding. We seek candidates to enhance the strategic priorities of our program, the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, and the Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. This recruitment initiative is integral to the growth of our new mobility program with our strategic focus on connectivity, sustainability, automation, and security. Ideal candidates are expected to have a strong interdisciplinary research background and complement the current research activities ongoing in the department and the university. In addition, applicants must have a demonstrated record of interest in, and commitment to, the mentorship of and/or outreach to students from underrepresented and underserved populations. The successful candidate will be expected to advance their active mentoring activities and participate in programs that provide research and professional development opportunities for our diverse student body (such as our Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity, our Women in Engineering program, and our student organizations listed at https://samueli.ucla.edu/equity-diversity-and-inclusion/).

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment within our department and the broader Samueli School of Engineering. We strongly encourage applications from individuals who contribute to such diversity, including underrepresented groups in engineering, such as women, racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities.

The generously endowed Samueli School of Engineering is home to the departments of Bioengineering, Chemical & Biomolecular, Civil & Environmental, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer, Materials Science & Engineering, and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, where this position will be housed, currently hosts 26 tenured/tenure-track faculty, 4 affiliated and joint tenured/tenure-track faculty, and 7 adjunct faculty with diverse expertise. The department and Samueli Engineering are committed to continuously developing a strong teaching and research presence in new mobility and transportation engineering.

UCLA offers competitive salary and attractive benefits packages. All applicants should hold a PhD at the time of appointment. Candidates must hold an earned Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields. The expected start date is July 1, 2025.

To assure full consideration, applications should be submitted by November 1, 2024. The position will remain open until filled. Inquiries about the position and nominations of potential candidates should be directed to Jiaqi Ma at jiaqima@ucla.edu.

Document requirements

* Curriculum Vitae

* Cover Letter

* Statement of Research

* Statement of Teaching

* Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate's past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

* Reference check authorization release form

Reference requirements

3-5 required (contact information only)

Los Angeles is a global city renowned for its dynamism, robust economy, rich cultural diversity, and spectacular climate. UCLA has been ranked the No. 1 public university in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for seven straight years. Its engineering school is consistently ranked in the top 10 amongst U.S. public schools, and its master's online program is ranked No. 1 overall by U.S. News & World Report. The successful candidate for this position will enjoy this rich scholarly environment as well as research support from at least five campus research centers: UCLA Mobility Lab, FHWA Center of Excellence on New Mobility and Automated Vehicles (Mobility Center of Excellence), Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences, Smart Grid Energy Research Center, and UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies. UCLA Samueli is a tightly knit community with more than 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students and nearly 200 full-time faculty members; it is in the midst of its largest growth since the school was founded in 1945. UCLA Samueli is known as the birthplace of the internet, where countless other fields also took some of their first steps - from artificial intelligence to reverse osmosis, from mobile communications to human prosthetics. UCLA Samueli is deeply committed to diversifying the ranks of its faculty, staff, and students and to providing an equitable and inclusive environment for all its members.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $115,000-$130,000. "Off-scale salaries" and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, bullying and other demeaning behavior, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UCLA conducts targeted employment reference checks for finalists to whom departments or other hiring units would like to extend formal offers of appointment into Academic Senate faculty positions. The targeted employment reference checks involve contacting the finalists' current and prior places of employment to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UCLA requires all applicants for Academic Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload into RECRUIT the form entitled "Authorization to Release Information" as part of their application. If the applicant does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e., those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer) considered for Academic Senate faculty positions will be subject to targeted employment reference checks.

Department: http://www.cee.ucla.edu

All applicants should hold a PhD at the time of appointment. Candidates must hold an earned Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields. The expected start date is July 1, 2025.

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

The search committee requests the names and contact information of references only at the time of application submission. If a candidate is selected for an interview, the committee will then request letters of recommendation from the provided references before finalizing the interview process. This is our standard practice. This approach allows the committee to focus on reviewing qualifications without the additional workload of managing numerous letters of recommendation upfront. Additionally, by requesting letters of recommendation only for candidates who advance to the interview stage, we ensure that we are gathering detailed references for the most promising candidates, thereby making efficient use of and respecting everyone's time.

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