Jobs:Job-01719
Apply before: 6 January 2025
|
Posting:
Position: Tenure Track Faculty Position
Apply before: 6 January 2025
Apply online:
|
The successful candidate’s research will focus on soil physics and/or vadose zone hydrology addressing local, regional, and national issues in terrestrial ecosystems. Potential areas of research include: climate-change related soil-water processes; environmental remediation; modeling and experimental approaches to investigate coupled soil physical, hydrologic, biogeochemical, and rhizosphere processes; water, solute, and sediment transport in relation to land use and management practices; and basic water quality, water scarcity, food production, and ecosystem functioning. This new faculty position complements existing departmental and campus-wide initiatives related to soil science, water resources, hydrology, water policy, forest and wildlands management, urban environments, and aquatic ecology. Teaching responsibilities include upper-level undergraduate courses in Soil Composition and Physical Properties and Principles of Forest Soil Management as well as a graduate-level course in the areas of soil physics or soil properties. The position comes with a competitive start-up package and salary based on 36-weeks of service annually, which can be supplemented with additional salary up to a total of 48 weeks from external competitive grants and contracts and/or from endowment funds.
Qualifications: Individuals must have a PhD. (or equivalent) in Soil Science, Hydrology, Environmental Physics, or other related discipline. The successful candidate must have completed all degree requirements by the appointment date. Candidates should possess broad conceptual and methodological knowledge of the soil-water-plant environment, along with demonstrated research experience using field-based experimental investigation and relevant computational modeling approaches. Additionally, candidates could have experience in some of the following areas: vadose zone hydrology monitoring and modeling, nutrient biogeochemistry and/or microbiology, rhizosphere carbon dynamics, and soil health. The ideal candidate possesses a strong track record of peer-reviewed publications, demonstrates a proven ability or exceptional promise to develop an externally funded research program, and a portfolio of high-quality teaching experiences at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Application: Interested individuals are invited to apply at REQ_0000061207 (https://psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Academic/job/Penn-State-University-Park/Assistant-Professor-of-Soil-Water-Interactions_REQ_0000061207-1?) at https://hr.psu.edu/careers. Application materials should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contact information for three references, three representative publications, statement of research experiences/future interests, statement of teaching pedagogy/interests, and a reflection of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging document. Applicants are also encouraged to weave evidence of their commitment to fostering inclusivity throughout their application material. Questions about the application process should be directed to Mary Jo Schillings at mjs9@psu.edu. Review of applications will begin January 6th, 2025.
Jonathan M. Duncan, Ph.D., M.P.A.
Associate Professor of Hydrology
Department of Ecosystem Science & Management
Director, Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center
Pennsylvania State University
306 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802
