{"id":28,"date":"2016-08-26T19:39:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T19:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/birgonul\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:03:03","slug":"experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/birgonul\/experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\u2022<\/span> 1979-1980 :<\/td>Student Assistant, <\/em><\/strong>METU Civil Engineering Department<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> 1980-1981 :<\/td>Research Assistant, <\/em><\/strong>METU Civil Engineering Dept., Construction Management Division<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> 1981-1983 :<\/td>Teaching Assistant, <\/em><\/strong>METU Civil Engineering Dept., Construction Management Division<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> 1983-1985 :<\/td>Research\/Teaching Assistant, <\/em><\/strong>METU Civil Engineering Dept., Construction Management Division<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> 1985-1990 :<\/td>Instructor, <\/em><\/strong>METU Civil Engineering Dept., Construction Management Division<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> 1990-1996 :<\/td>Assistant Professor, <\/em><\/strong>METU Civil Engineering Dept., Construction Management Division<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> 1993-1994 :<\/td>Visiting Academic Fellow, Reading University, <\/em><\/strong>Dept. of Construction Management and Eng.<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> 1996-2004 :<\/td>Associate Professor, <\/em><\/strong>METU Civil Engineering Dept., Construction Management Division<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> 2004-2023 :<\/td>Professor, <\/em><\/strong>METU Civil Engineering Dept., Construction Management Division <\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> 2023- :<\/td>Professor Emeritus<\/em><\/strong>, METU Civil Engineering Dept., Construction Management Division<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SERVICE AND POSITIONS HELD IN UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u2022<\/span> Congress Secretary of the XXIVth<\/sup> \u201cWorld Housing Congress<\/em>\u201d organised by IAHS (International Association for Housing Science), Ankara, (1996)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Member of Civil Engineering News Bulletin Editorial Board, (1996-1999)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Congress Secretary of the 3rd<\/sup> \u201cAdvances in Civil Engineering<\/em>\u201d Congress, (1997)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Chairman of Graduate Education Committee, (2000-2001)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Member of Engineering Faculty Executive Board, (1997-2003)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Member of METU Construction Industry Education and Research Centre Executive Board, (2002-2005)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Director of Construction Management and Engineering Division, Civil Eng. Dept., METU, (1999-2023)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Member of Civil Engineering Department, PhD Qualifying Exam Committee, (September 2007- April 2009)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Member of Civil Engineering Department, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, (April 2008- April 2009)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Co-Chair of the \u201cFifth International Conference on Construction in the 21st<\/sup> Century (CITC-V)\u201d, Istanbul, (May 2009)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Chair of the \u201cFirst Project and Construction Management Congress\u201d, Ankara, (September 2010)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Jury member of the research entitled \u201cDetermining the Most Successful Real Estate Investments in Turkey\u201d, Istanbul, (2011)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Co-Chair of the \u201cSecond Project and Construction Management Congress\u201d, \u0130zmir, (September 2012)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Jury member of the research entitled \u201cDetermining the Most Successful Real Estate Investments in Turkey\u201d, Istanbul, (2012)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022 <\/span>Executive Board member of METU Research and Implementation Center for Built Environment and Design (December 2012- December 2015)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Member of Civil Engineering Department, Academic Staff Committee, (April 2013- February 2019)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Co-Chair of the \u201cThird Project and Construction Management Congress\u201d, Antalya, (November 2014)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Co-Chair of the \u201cFourth Project and Construction Management Congress\u201d, Eskisehir, (November 2016)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Co-Chair of the \u201c5th<\/sup> International Project and Construction Management Conference<\/em>\u201d (IPCMC 2018), Girne, North Cyprus, (November 2018)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Honorary Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (JCEMI), (December 2018-To Date)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Co-Chair of the \u201c6th International Project and Construction Management Conference<\/em>” (e-IPCMC2020), Istanbul, Turkey, (November 2020)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Co-Chair of the \u201c7th International Project and Construction Management Conference<\/em>” (IPCMC2022), Istanbul, Turkey, (October 2022)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Co-Chair of the \u201c8th International Project and Construction Management Conference<\/em>” (IPCMC2024), Istanbul, Turkey, (June 2024)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Co-Chair of the “9th International Project and Construction Management Conference<\/em>” (IPCMC2026), Gaziantep, Turkey, (October 2026)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

SEMINARS GIVEN IN THE METU CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTER<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u2022<\/span> Real Estate Economics (General Directorate of Turkish Railroads, June 1993)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Project planning and computer applications (STFA-Enerkom Co., March 1997)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Project Management (Ankara Greater City Municipality, General Directorate of Electricity-Gas-Transportation, July 1997)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Project planning (Turkish Aerospece Industry, July 1997)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> International Contracting Services: Risk management, strategic business development and planning seminar for the companies which are members of International Contractors Association (November 2002 \u2013 January 2003)<\/td><\/tr>
\u2022<\/span> Current Technology and Trends in International Construction Management-Claim Management with Case Studies: Seminar given to Association of Turkish Consulting Engineers and Architects, sponsored by Ministry of Development (November 2015)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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