Jobs:Job-00453
Start reviewing process: 1 November 2021
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Position: Tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level
Start reviewing process: 1 November 2021
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a strong institutional commitment to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Members of traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer.
We seek an individual aimed at the highest standards of scholarship in teaching and
research at both the undergraduate and graduate (PhD) levels, and who would be
drawn to interact with a diverse, interdisciplinary faculty and student body in the
Earth and Environmental Sciences and related fields. The position is effective for the
Fall 2022 semester at the Assistant Professor level. The successful candidate will
have completed the PhD by August 16, 2022.
The desired concentration of study centers on climate change and/or internal
modes of climate variability that operate at inter-annual to millennial time scales
and at synoptic to planetary spatial scales. Study areas could also involve related
biogeochemical cycles and/or the water cycle. A strong foundation in climate
modeling or earth system modeling is preferred, as well as interest or experience
with both modern and ancient systems. The College of Arts and Science intends to
launch a new interdisciplinary major in Climate Studies, and we seek applicants who
are enthusiastic about contributing to this program through their teaching and
research.
Applications should include a vita, statements of research and teaching interests
specific to our program, a separate statement that discusses efforts and plans to
enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion and how these are integrated into research
and teaching, teaching evaluations (if available) and names of at least three
references (including mail and e-mail addresses and phone numbers).
Applications should be submitted online via Interfolio at
http://apply.interfolio.com/92897 .The review of files will begin on November 1,
2021 and will continue until the position is filled.
Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee, a thriving state-capital city
that enjoys a moderate climate, excellent parks and natural areas, a strong and