Autonomy in construction and infrastructure is revolutionizing the way we design, construct, maintain, and operate infrastructure and is an integral part of adaptive, sustainable and resilient infrastructure. It enables integrated, system-level sensing, analysis and optimization that will promote resiliency and sustainability in a wide array of civil engineering domains. As the boundary between design, construction, and operation blurs, new approaches to construction, management, and engineering of infrastructure are needed. The area of this search includes, but is not limited to: autonomous construction operations, human/machine production, construction and operation systems, next-generation multi-scale infrastructure systems, and digitally fabricated, reconfigurable or redeployable materials and structures.
We seek candidates who will lead civil and environmental engineering in the area of infrastructure and construction autonomy. Programmatically, this search area encompasses critical needs in CEE that relate to resiliency and sustainability. A successful candidate will be expected to interface with the College of Engineering faculty’s existing strengths in autonomy, robotics, and infrastructure.