Tenured/tenure-track faculty position in Climate Science, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (open rank)
Company: Georgia Tech
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: October 18, 2024
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Job Description:
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About Us
OverviewGeorgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources,
collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to
building an outstanding and diverse community of learning,
discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose
values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our
Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity
of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration
and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech
has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware
that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two
careers.About Georgia TechGeorgia Tech is a top-ranked public
research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and
vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The
Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked
undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering,
computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia
Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards
this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to
artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors,
neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the
nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending
and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school. Georgia
Tech's Mission and ValuesGeorgia Tech's mission is to develop
leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The
Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything
we do: Students are our top priority. We strive for excellence. We
thrive on diversity. We celebrate collaboration. We champion
innovation. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression. We
nurture the wellbeing of our community. We act ethically. We are
responsible stewards. Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will
become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological
research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to
serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the
biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of
our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing
exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to
produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
About the School of Earth and Atmospheric SciencesThe School of
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) at the Georgia Institute of
Technology (GA Tech) is highly interdisciplinary and covers broadly
all fields of Earth and space science. EAS hosts a range of
undergraduate degrees, including B.S. programs in Atmospheric and
Oceanic Sciences (AOS), Solid Earth and Planetary Sciences (SEP),
and Environmental Science (ENVS), and hosts a distinct
interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Ocean Science and Engineering in
collaboration with the School of Biological Sciences and
Environmental Engineering. For more information about our School
and academic programs, visit .The School of Earth and Atmospheric
Sciences (EAS) includes 35 academic faculty members whose research
areas cover the earth, atmospheric, oceanic, and planetary sciences
as well as interdisciplinary climate and earth system research. EAS
provides vibrant and inclusive learning experiences that prepare
students to pioneer the advancement of knowledge in geosciences and
become future leaders of academia, government, and industry.
Location
Atlanta, GA
Job Summary
The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
(https://eas.gatech.edu/) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. invites applications for a tenure-track
faculty position in Ocean and Climate Sciences. Applicants will be
considered at all ranks. We are seeking candidates who will make
fundamental contributions in the broadly-defined area of ocean and
climate sciences through a range of approaches including theory,
observations, modeling and data sciences. The successful candidate
will complement the existing expertise within the department, and
the areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to,
physical oceanography and its role in climate dynamics, the
cryosphere and sea level change, earth system modeling, and machine
learning/artificial intelligence. The ideal candidate will be
expected to successfully develop and teach fundamental courses at
the undergraduate and graduate levels, and make positive
contributions to the School, Institute, and community. Candidates
are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the
teaching and mentoring of students. The ideal candidate will be
expected to successfully develop and teach fundamental courses at
the undergraduate and graduate levels, and make positive
contributions to the School, Institute, and community. Candidates
are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the
teaching and mentoring of students.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to:
Required Qualifications
An earned doctorate in Atmospheric Science, Oceanic Science or a
related field is required before start of employment.
Preferred Qualifications
Examples of preferred qualifications include, but are not limited
to, the following student success criteria:
Required Documents to Attach
Applicants should submit the following documents:
Contact Information
Requests for information and pre-application enquiries from senior
candidates should be directed to Dr. Takamitsu Ito, Search
Committee Chair, at .
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26
institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System
Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence,
Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation
for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community
member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these
standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and
Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and
can be found on-line at .Additionally, USG supports Freedom of
Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and
Academic Freedom found on-line at .
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal
Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to
maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end,
and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents
policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal
opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members
of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission
and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in
institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech
complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal
opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.Georgia
Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment,
on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex
(including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran
status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions.
This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other
members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates,
invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship
status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in
hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are
required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order,
or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by
Federal, State, or local government contract.More information on
these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual -
University System of Georgia (usg.edu).
Other Information
Applications will be considered beginning December 1, 2024, but the
search will continue until the position is filled.
Background Check
The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment
background screening. .
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