The Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago invites applications for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions from scholars who will make significant contributions to the experimental aspects of Climate Systems Engineering. The University is building a world-leading Climate Systems Engineering initiative with multiple faculty hires. We seek individuals who will lead research programs that will produce significant contributions to their field and to this research initiative.
Applications are welcome from geoscientists with expertise in laboratory or field experimental work and who expect to contribute to the understanding of climate systems engineering at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor, and tenured faculty positions at the ranks of Associate Professor and/or Professor. Applications are welcome from scholars who have not previously worked on climate systems engineering.
Examples include, but are not limited to, work on environmental science or geochemistry relevant to open-system carbon removal, atmospheric measurements or laboratory work applicable to solar geoengineering, or cryosphere science relevant to glacial interventions.
Research on Climate Systems Engineering is inherently interdisciplinary, so we seek individuals with a track record of collaboration beyond their discipline; the University’s culture is highly collaborative.
Qualifications
Completion of all requirements for a PhD is required at time of appointment. Candidates for Associate Professor and Professor positions must have evidence of leadership in their field and a record of independent research.
Application Instructions
Applications must be submitted online through the University of Chicago’s Academic Job’s website:
Assistant Professor: apply.interfolio.com/158212
Associate Professor: apply.interfolio.com/158216
Professor: apply.interfolio.com/158219
Review of applications will begin on December 2, 2024 and continue until all positions are filled.
The following materials are required of all applicants:
· A brief cover letter.
· A C.V.
· A statement of research plans (up to 5 pages) that describes how you plan to integrate research on climate systems engineering into your overall research trajectory.
· A statement of teaching philosophy and experience.
The following additional materials are required for applicants for Assistant Professor:
· Applicants are required to request three confidential letters of recommendation through Interfolio.
EEO Statement
All University departments and institutes are charged with building a faculty from a diversity of backgrounds and with diverse viewpoints; with cultivating an inclusive community that values freedom of expression; and with welcoming and supporting all their members.
We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange. The University’s Statements on Diversity are at https://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity.
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