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Edinburg, Texas48

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Practice (Open Rank) - Civil Engineering

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Lubbock, Texas65

Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering

Texas Tech University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin47

Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering

Milwaukee School of Engineering
Binghamton, New York64

Assistant Professor/Instructor

SUNY Broome Community College
Richardson, Texas50

Associate or Full Professor Faculty Position in Mechanical Engineering - Civil

The University of Texas at Dallas
New York, New York63

Lecturer (Doctoral Schedule) ? Civil Engineering

City College of New York
Charlotte, North Carolina63

Adjunct / Part-Time Faculty; Albert School of Construction

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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