PROFESSOR of Climate

Position Description

The MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences announces a major expansion of its activities in climate science and seeks applicants for up to four faculty positions in climate-related fields. Preference will be given to junior appointments but a senior appointment can be considered for an individual with exceptional qualifications. Areas of specific interest include observations, models and theory of the atmosphere, ocean and cryosphere, past and present climates, biogeochemical cycles and ecology.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have a strong record of accomplishment in their discipline, a strong commitment to teaching and student advising, and a keen interest in relating their work to complementary research in the Department and in the MIT/Woods Hold Joint Program in Oceanography. Joint appointments with other MIT departments are also potentially negotiable where appropriate.

More information about this position can be obtained by writing Professor Raffaele Ferrari at raffaele@mit.edu.

A completed application will include a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching objectives, and the names of 5 potential references. Applications are being accepted at Academic Jobs Online [Position ID: MIT-Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences-CLIMATE]. To receive full consideration a completed application must be received.

Search Contact: Mr. Michael Richard, HR Administrator, EAPS, 54-926, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139; E-mail: mrj@mit.edu, Phone: 617-253-5184; Fax: 617-253-8298.

Search ongoing as of 11/2011.