Job Description

Job Classification: Research Faculty - Non-CFS Full-time Research Only Faculty

Posting close date: December 24, 2023

Start date of this position: February 1, 2024

Required Degree: PhD in Civil Engineering or highly related field

The required degree must be completed by the start date.

Experience: Extensive experience developing and training users on custom science and engineering software applications using a wide variety of programming languages, libraries, and platforms.

Duties/Expectations: The selected candidate will work on one or more research projects in the Department of Civil & Construction Engineering related to engineering software development and training for geospatial data analysis, sharing, and modeling in hydrology and water resources. Tasks include: 1) Participating actively in the design and develop both web-based and desktop software tools using open source and proprietary mapping libraries; 2) Helping advise graduate and undergraduate students involved in the projects; 3) Assisting with the management of source code, issues, and tasks using code versioning systems; 4) Writing associated end user documentation and tutorials and organizing and delivering workshops and training; and 5) Preparing manuscripts and posters for presentation at appropriate professional conferences and for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The candidate should be committed to publication of research results in peer-reviewed journals, should have excellent English communication skills, and enthusiasm for hydroinformatics.

Information required at the time of application - Please list the individual contact information for each of your three recommenders on the faculty application. At some point during the selection process, they may be contacted to submit their letters of reference electronically

Document(s) required at the time of application - Please attach your updated Curriculum Vitae and cover letter to the faculty application.

Mission Alignment Statement: BYU is committed to hiring faculty members who enthusiastically embrace and energetically advance its unique mission. To this end, please include a one-page mission alignment statement as part of your application that addresses how you might, as a BYU faculty member: (1) live a life of loyalty to Jesus Christ and His restored Church and align yourself with doctrines and teachings declared by living prophets, seers, and revelators; (2) demonstrate intentionality in building faith in Jesus Christ and testimony of His restored gospel among students and others in the BYU community; and (3) teach your subject matter with the Spirit of God and strive to keep it bathed in the light and color of the restored gospel¿ (Spencer W. Kimball).

Applicants who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints include a one-page mission alignment statement that describes understanding of and commitment to the Mission of Brigham Young University and the AIMS of a BYU Education (https://aims.byu.edu/).

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Equal Opportunity Employer: m/f/Vets/Disability

All new employees who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

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