Career Center

Workload for Faculty of Practice includes teaching a minimum of 9 credits of CIM courses each semester depending on area of expertise and department needs and fulfilling service and advising obligations at a level that warrants the award of 3 credits each semester.

Applicants with expertise in all areas related to concrete production or concrete construction management are invited to apply.

The preferred start date for this position is 12/15/2025 to allow for a successful applicant to begin teaching in the spring semester 2026, but no later than 8/15/2026 to begin teaching in the fall semester 2026.

All positions are subject to availability of funds.

For the rank of Associate Professor – Appointment to the rank of associate professor of practice may be extended to individuals with the following additional qualifications:

• Minimum of ten (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.

For the rank of Professor of Practice – Appointment to the rank of professor of practice may be extended to individuals with the following additional qualifications:

• 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).

• Graduate degree in Concrete Industry Management, Construction Management, Construction Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering, or related field.
• 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)
• Evidence of, or verified potential to, transfer knowledge to individuals in formal or informal teaching and/or training sessions.
• Construction industry training experience as an instructor.
• 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, 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, pavement types, groundwater control, 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 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)