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Academia during the COVID-19 pandemic (survey results)
Vi trasmettiamo un lavoro, a cura del Prof. C. Santamarina e di G. Abelskamp, che esamina le implicazioni del periodo di emergenza COVID-19 sulla didattica e la ricerca del nostro settore.
Dear Colleagues,
the coronavirus pandemic and associated isolation periods have affected all academic activities in every corner of the globe.
The attached essay reports the results of an early study that examines the implications of this period on education and research within the geotechnical and earth science academic communities in four distinct geographical locations. It also includes the results of complementary surveys conducted to explore faculty choices for online education and student preferences.
Do not hesitate to contact us with any comments and feedback.
With best wishes to you all,
Carlos Santamarina
Attachment: Abelskamp_and_Santamarina_2020_Academia_During_COVID19Pandemic
International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering Education (GEE2020) ONLINE, 23-25 Giugno 2020
Cari colleghi,
tra meno di un mese, nei giorni 23-25 Giugno 2020, si svolgerà la Conferenza GEE2020 – International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering Education, che include la presentazione della seconda John Burland Lecture oltre a 2 keynote lectures, 3 invited lectures, 2 panel discussions e 7 sessioni tematiche in cui verranno presentati 23 articoli (https://www.erasmus.gr/microsites/1168/overview).
GEE2020 sarà la prima edizione della serie di conferenze organizzate dal TC 306 dell’ISSMGE ad essere svolta interamente online. Pur non negando gli indubbi svantaggi di una conferenza in cui i partecipanti non possono incontrarsi e confrontarsi dal vivo, ci sono alcuni altrettanto indubbi vantaggi di questo formato sperimentale (ed emergenziale) di GEE2020, tra cui: costi molto contenuti, che quindi consentono la partecipazione anche a coloro che hanno voglia di esplorare il mondo della “geotechnical engineering education”; possibilità di decidere le partecipazione a pochi giorni dall’inizio dell’evento, visto che non è necessario organizzare una missione all’estero.
Le modalità di partecipazione sono due (https://www.erasmus.gr/microsites/1168/registration):
· Interactive participant, quota di iscrizione 220 €, che consente la partecipazione alle sessioni di Q&A, al forum virtuale oltre che l’accesso alle presentazioni della conferenza fino al 15 Luglio.
· View-only participant, quota di iscrizione 50 €, che consente di vedere lo streaming in diretta di tutta la conferenza, incluso le sessioni di Q&A e le discussioni di panel.
Per i più GIOVANI (meno di 40 anni alla data di inizio della conferenza) c’è la possibilità di partecipare al AVAX-TC306 Prize for young geotechnical engineering educators, ovvero un premio di 2000 € per la partecipazione in presenza ad una futura “engineering education conference” a scelta (SCADENZA 19 Giugno 2020, https://www.erasmus.gr/microsites/1168/the-avax-tc306-prize).
Sperando di aver rinnovato o suscitato il vostro interesse per la partecipazione a GEE2020… vi aspetto online.
Un caro saluto a tutti,
Michele Calvello
(co-Chair di GEE2020)
International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering Education (GEE2020), 24-25 Giugno 2020, Atene – Call for Abstracts
La conferenza internazionale Geotechnical Engineering Education 2020 (GEE2020), che si terrà dal 24 al 25 Giugno 2020 ad Atene, è organizzata dal Comitato Tecnico TC306 for Geo-Engineering Education della International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). La conferenza è alla sua quinta edizione, dopo quelle di Sinaia, Romania (2000), Constantza, Romania (2008), Galway, Irlanda (2012) e Belo Horizonte, Brasile (2016).
Ulteriori informazioni sul sito: www.gee2020.org
La scadenza per l’invio degli abstract è il 15 Maggio 2019.
Istruzioni alla pagina: www.erasmus.gr/microsites/1168/abstract-submission
The Conference GEE2020 has two priority themes, in addition to more typical education themes such as curricula, coursework and educational material:
(A) two-way interaction between industry and academia for co-production of educational material and curriculum development;
(B) familiarizing young geotechnical faculty and late-stage PhD candidates with research-based good practices in engineering education.
www.erasmus.gr/microsites/1168/topics
Committees: www.erasmus.gr/microsites/1168/committees
Faculty position at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg – USA
The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Virginia Tech invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Geotechnical Engineering effective January 2020.
The successful candidate will contribute to the Department’s Geotechnical Engineering Program and demonstrate enthusiasm for collaborative and interdisciplinary research. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate instruction, specialized graduate education, sponsored research, and scholarly work. The CEE Department is comprised of 59 faculty members, with approximately 350 full-time graduate students and 630 undergraduate students. State of the art geotechnical research facilities are available, including the W.C. English Geotechnical Laboratory, field test sites, full-scale test facilities, and both on-shore and off-shore site characterization equipment.
The position is anticipated to be filled at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, but exceptional candidates will be given consideration for the Full Professor rank.
Review of applications will begin March 1, 2019.
More information at: https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/92776
Two Lecturer/Senior Lecturer positions, Imperial College, London
There are currently two open positions for academic staff at the lecturer/senior lecturer level within the Geotechnics Section of the Department of Civil Engineering at Imperial College, London. The first position has an emphasis on experimental soil mechanics, while the second position is for someone with an expertise in ground investigation and / or engineering geology.
Closing date: 31 January 2019
More information at:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/ENG00640/lecturersenior-lecturer-geotechnics
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/ENG00641/lecturersenior-lecturer-geotechnics
Two faculty positions at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Dear Colleagues,
please find attached announcements for two faculty positions in the Department of Civil & Materials Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago: (1) tenure-track faculty position in Water Engineering; and (2) senior-level faculty position (Associate or Full Professor) in Structural Engineering (large-scale structural testing).
UIC – Water Engineering – Faculty Position
UIC – Large Scale Structural Engineering – Associate or Full Professor Position
