Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Urban Climate Science
University of Delaware

Job no: 500451
College / VP Area: College of Earth & Ocean Envir
Work type: Faculty
Location: Newark
Categories: Geography, Full Time

Assistant Professor of Urban Climate Science

University of Delaware

Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences

The Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment of the University of Delaware seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Urban Climate Science to support our graduate program in Climatology and our undergraduate program in Meteorology and Climate Science as well as our Graduate Certificate in GIS and Data Analytics. We seek exceptional individuals eager to work in an interdisciplinary research environment who wish to become leaders in their fields while engaging in high-quality teaching and mentoring of a diverse student body. Applicants are expected to show significant potential to develop a nationally and internationally recognized funded research program. The successful candidate will have a strong background in modeling urban climates with preference for scholars who have complementarities with existing faculty strengths, land surface-atmosphere interactions, urban heat island dynamics and data analytics using a range of geospatial and observational technologies in cities.

The ability to harness large data sets with machine learning and/or use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) methodologies in the investigation of urban climates would be particularly welcome. The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching within our Meteorology/Climate Science programs, especially courses such as urban meteorology and climatology, boundary-layer meteorology, land-surface interactions, and synoptic-dynamic meteorology.

GSS offers six undergraduate majors (Meteorology and Climate Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geography Education, and GIScience and Environmental Data Analytics), four graduate degree programs (Climatology PhD; Geography MA, MS, and PhD), along with several undergraduate minors and graduate certificates. GSS is home to a vibrant student population of 300 undergraduate and 30 graduate students. This position would also have opportunities for linkages with the Data Science Institute on campus and the development of a new Urban Geospatial Analytics Lab.

Founded in 1743, the University of Delaware (www.udel.edu) combines tradition and innovation. Located on an attractive campus in Newark, Delaware, roughly an hour from Philadelphia and Baltimore, and just over two hours from New York and Washington, D.C., the University is a state-assisted institution with a strong private endowment and selective admission. It is one of the oldest land-grant institutions in the nation and an R1 research university. The University ranks among the top 100 universities in federal R&D support. The UD benefits package is one of the best in the nation.

Application Process

Application due date is 1 December 2023.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer with diversity as one of its core values. In that spirit, we seek a broad spectrum of candidates, including scholars from historically excluded and underrepresented groups. We also encourage those who have held non-tenure track positions for multiple years to apply. The University is the recipient of a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Grant focused on enhancing the climate of the University for women STEM faculty. For more information go to http://sites.udel.edu/advance/. See our Notice of Non-Discrimination at: http://www.udel.edu/aboutus/legalnotices.html.

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Applications close: Open until filled