University of California San Diego

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The University of California, San Diego has made an unprecedented commitment to understanding climate change impacts through long term global observations and modeling and addressing these impacts through the development of scalable adaptation tools and solutions. We invite applications from outstanding candidates for up to four separate searches (totaling 8 positions) for Tenure Track or Tenured Faculty Positions. These positions are part of a bold multi-discipline, multi-year initiative that spans the entire University. Each appointment will be made jointly between at least two departments from across the campus in order to facilitate collaborations in new inter-disciplinary fields. They include but are not limited to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), Health Sciences (School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences), the Jacobs School of Engineering, the Division of Biological Sciences, the Division of Physical Sciences, the Division of Arts and Humanities, the Division of Social Sciences and the School of Global Policy and Strategy. The initiative in climate change impacts and adaptation seeks to build on existing cross-disciplinary strengths to understand the implications of climate change and address the planet's most pressing climate related needs with actionable adaptation strategies. The initiative will leverage UC San Diego's existing strategic partnerships to inform climate change policy and adaptation decisions at multiple levels - local, state, federal and international - and address issues related to national security, public safety, global health, resilience and more. In addition to these appointments, UC San Diego's newly established Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation demonstrates the organization's commitment to addressing the consequences of climate change. Appointments generally will be at the Assistant or Associate Professorial level and in exceptional cases at the very early Professorial level. UCSD is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body.

There will be four focus areas within the climate change impacts and adaptation initiative:

1) Human health and climate change

2) Hazards from climate impacts in the natural and built environment

3) Biological, ecological and human adaptation to climate change

4) Sensor and platform development to monitor the changing environment

Candidates may submit an application to one or more of these areas.

Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant field. Successful applicants will be expected to teach both graduate and undergraduate students in the participating departments and establish a vigorous program of high quality, independently-funded research. The preferred candidates will have demonstrated strong leadership or a commitment to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in an academic setting.

The level of appointment and salary is commensurate with qualifications and based on UC pay schedules.

Completed applications received by November 13, 2015 will be assured of consideration and the positions will remain open until filled.

Applications must be submitted electronically through the AP-Online Recruit website. Candidates may submit an application to one or more of these areas.

Applications at the Assistant Professor level, please refer to the links below:

Human health and climate change

https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00933

Hazards from climate impacts in the natural and built environment
https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00935

Biological, ecological and human adaptation to climate change
https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00937

Sensor and platform development to monitor the changing environment
https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00939

Applications at the Associate or Full Professor level, please refer to the links below:

Human health and climate change
https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00934

Hazards from climate impacts in the natural and built environment
https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00936

Biological, ecological and human adaptation to climate change
https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00938

Sensor and platform development to monitor the changing environment
https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00940

For applicants with interest in spousal/partner employment, please see http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/aps/partneropp/index.html for the UC San Diego Partner Opportunities Program.

Please direct inquiries to mailto:climatechangerecruit@ucsd.edu.

The University of California San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.