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Faculty Position in Next Generation Transportation Systems

Civil and Environmental Engineering
September 5, 2014
The University of Michigan’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position in the general area of Next Generation Transportation System| Short Read

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