Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor, Syracuse University

Assistant Professor in Cryosphere and Polar Science at Syracuse University, NY, USA

Job: # 077328

Job Title: Assistant Professor – Cryosphere and Polar Science

Location: Syracuse, NY, USA

Pay Range: $79,000 – $99,000

FLSA Status: Exempt

Hours: As determined by the Department Chair.

Job Type: Full-time

Rank: Assistant

Campus: Syracuse, NY, USA

Job Description:

The Syracuse University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Cryosphere and Polar Science. We seek an outstanding scholar with demonstrated excellence in research and teaching in any aspect of ice and snow dominated systems in polar regions, alpine systems, and/or high latitudes incorporating field observations, remote sensing, geodetic/geophysical, theoretical, and/or model-based methods. This includes the study of cryosphere interactions with the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and/or solid earth.

The Dept. currently has 18 full-time faculty with research strengths in hydrology, geochemistry, geochronology, geophysics, and paleoclimatology. The Department has an outstanding array of analytical facilities and recently renovated laboratories.

Qualifications:

  • Areas of expertise that are of particular interest include: cold regions response to global change, snow hydrology, geomorphology of arctic and alpine environments, Arctic or Antarctic systems science, biogeochemistry of polar environments, and/or the physics and dynamics of permafrost, ice-sheets, glaciers, or sea-ice.
  • Ph.D. required at the time appointment.

Job Specific Qualifications:

We welcome candidates who can contribute to an inclusive environment, bring new perspectives on mentoring students from diverse backgrounds, implement novel approaches to quantitative research, and who value collegiality and collaboration.The ideal candidate will collaborate across traditional disciplinary boundaries in support of ongoing initiatives at the Department, College, and University levels in the areas of water, energy, and climate.

Responsibilities:

Tenure-track faculty are responsible for teaching three courses per year, research, and service. The successful applicant will establish a strong, externally funded research program from diverse funding sources and develop a portfolio of excellence in teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Applicants are expected to contribute to existing courses in the Earth and environmental sciences and develop new undergraduate and graduate courses in their area of specialization.

Application Instructions:

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, a statement describing how they would contribute to the University’s commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive community, copies of three relevant publications, and the contact information for three references to http://sujobopps.com by 15 November 2023. The search will remain open until the position is filled.

Required Documents:

  1. Resume/CV
  2. Cover Letter
  3. Other Document
  4. Teaching Philosophy
  5. Diversity Statement
  6. Reference List
  7. Research Statement