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Head, Architectural Engineering

The Penn State College of Engineering invites nominations and applications for the head of the Department of Architectural Engineering (AE) position. The successful candidate will provide innovative and energetic leadership with strong administrative skills and a commitment to higher education. Reporting to the dean, the department head is responsible for visioning, strategic planning, operations, finances, academic affairs, and external relations and advancement. 

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be a collaborative leader committed to strengthening the department’s education, research, service and belonging missions, and will possess the scholarly record, leadership skills, strategic capacity, and entrepreneurial spirit to advance the department. A demonstrated ability to work with industry is desirable, enabling our department to build upon and grow our existing industry partnerships successfully.

Overall, the candidate should be positioned to strengthen the department's national and international reputation. The successful candidate must possess academic credentials of the highest quality and an established and widely recognized reputation in one or more sub-disciplines with an orientation toward building system integration. An earned doctorate is required, and the candidate should be either a full-tenured professor or eligible for immediate tenure at the full professor rank. 

More Information

Nominations and inquiries regarding this leadership opportunity can be directed to AESearch@engr.psu.edu. For full consideration, applications should be received by November 1. Learn more »


EEO IS THE LAW

Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473. Federal Contractors Labor Law Poster

 


  • Application Deadline

  • November 1

 
 

About

Globally recognized as a leading architectural engineering department, the mission of the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State is to advance the built environment through the development of world-class architectural engineers and research. The vision of the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State is to lead the world in innovative education and research to achieve high-performing built environments. Our program emphasizes the scientific and engineering aspects of planning, designing, and constructing buildings, providing our architectural engineering graduates with outstanding education and research opportunities. 

Department of Architectural Engineering

408 Engineering Collaborative Research and Education (ECoRE) Building

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-6394