Faculty position at UC San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Posted: 11/02/2009
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California in San Diego (http://scripps.ucsd.edu) invites faculty applications (tenure track to tenured) to fill one or more positions in one or more fields including the one listed below. We seek motivated, broad-thinking scientist-educators to establish vigorous research programs and provide intellectual leadership in their fields while complementing existing expertise at Scripps, other UCSD departments, and nearby institutions. SIO is a world renowned center of marine research with approximately 200 principal investigators leading research programs on all aspects of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences.
Successful candidates will be expected to teach classes and supervise research at both the graduate and undergraduate level. The positions require a PhD degree and a competitive record of publication, as well as evidence of the ability to conduct and fund an active research program consistent with the opportunity to have done so at this career level.
Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2009, and will continue until positions are filled. Applicants should send a letter including descriptions of their teaching experience, research interests, a list of publications, immigration status, the position(s) for which they are applying and the names of three potential referees, along with their complete institution address, email address, phone and fax numbers to: Chair Search Committee, Department of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093-0208 USA. Applicants should clearly indicate for which position(s) they are applying using the areas of interest as stated below. Questions about submission of applications may be addressed to Cristy Whitehead at 858-534-3205, (gradrecruit at sio.ucsd.edu). Salary will depend on the experience of the successful applicant and will be based on the UCSD pay scales.
Applicants are welcome to include in their cover letter a personalstatement summarizing their contributions to diversity. UCSD is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity.
Earth Section: SIO invites applications to fill a faculty position (with preference at the rank of Assistant Professor) in the sciences of the solid Earth. Areas of particular interest include continental margins, seafloor structure and tectonics, sea-level and cryospheric changes, earthquakes and other natural hazards, theoretical and computational methods, and Earth and planetary history. Candidates should have demonstrated research competence, the ability to develop new and innovative directions in research, and an interest in teaching. Interaction and collaboration with existing programs in the Earth Section at Scripps are welcome, as are research areas that would capitalize on our experimental marine and terrestrial seismic, electromagnetic, and geodetic capabilities. Members of the Earth Section do research in geology, geophysics, chemistry, biogeosciences, glaciology, and climate science (for more information see the Annual Report at: http://sio.ucsd.edu/Research/Research_Units/Earth_Science/ )
See: http://sio.ucsd.edu/About/Resources/Employment/Faculty_Positions/
