Assistant or Associate Professor (tenure-track) position, Polar climate modeling – University o[...]

Overview

Assistant or Associate Professor (tenure-track) position in polar climate modeling at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This position is part of a campus-wide cluster hiring initiative to add to the vibrant community focused on “The Emerging Polar Regions” that would work at the intersections among earth system components (cryosphere, atmosphere/ocean, and biosphere). Units participating in the cluster hire include: the Departments of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Botany, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, Geography, Geosciences, and Integrative Biology. Tenure home will be determined at the time of hire based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and interests.

The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) at UW–Madison seeks to fill one position for an assistant or associate professor (tenure-track) in polar climate modeling as part of this cluster hire. The ideal candidate will be innovative in developing and using coupled models to address fundamental problems in polar climate, especially those involving interactions between the ocean, atmosphere, ice sheets, and/or terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The candidate should be able to work across system boundaries and build research linkages to other cluster hires and polar researchers on campus.

“The Emerging Polar Regions” is an interdisciplinary and integrated hire focused on the intersections among earth system components with three tenure-track hires in the cryosphere, polar climate, and polar ecology and ecosystems. Applications are encouraged from scientists representing a broad spectrum of polar climate modeling expertise. AOS will serve as the home department for the polar climate modeler position. The UW Cluster Hiring Initiative is designed to foster collaborative research, education and outreach by creating new interdisciplinary areas of knowledge across departments and units on campus.

“The Emerging Polar Regions” leverages a diverse landscape of existing and historical strengths in polar and global-change research at UW–Madison that spans many departments, research centers, and units on campus including Botany, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, Geography, Integrative Biology, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geoscience, the Center for Limnology, CIMSS, AMRC, CCR, SAGE, and Wisconsin Ecology.

The AOS Department continues to sustain and enhance its strengths in climate, remote sensing, and weather systems. Professors in the AOS Department have opportunities to engage in collaborations with the Center for Climate Research (CCR), Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC), CIMSS, and SAGE. The AOS Department is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment and aims to add new faculty who value collegiality and collaboration in research and teaching.

Principal Duties

• Develop a nationally recognized program of scholarly research.
• Teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.
• Advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
• Contribute to local, university, and national service appropriate for the career stage.
• Contribute to an inclusive environment, bring new perspectives on mentoring and educating students from diverse backgrounds, and pursue novel approaches to research.

Qualifications

• PhD in Atmospheric, Oceanic, Climate or Earth Sciences, or closely related field required.