Senior Positions in Global Change Science and Adaptation Brown University Center for Environmental Studies/Environmental Change Initiative
Brown University announces a search for two distinguished senior scientists with broad interests in the science and policy of climate change and global environmental change. We seek outstanding researchers with strong records of interdisciplinary collaboration whose strengths will complement each other and integrate existing research strengths in earth systems history, remote sensing and spatial analysis, conservation biology, ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry, environmental sociology, demography, and climate change adaptation at Brown and our partner institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole. Examples of areas of particular interest include regional climate modeling, landscape and ecosystem ecology, predicting environmental and/or socio-economic impacts of energy, water or land use decisions, environmental risk analysis, and climate change adaptation. These appointments will be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, tenured in an appropriate department such as in Geological Sciences, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Sociology, Political Science or Economics. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to interdisciplinary research programs, teach environmental courses in their area of specialty, and advise undergraduate and graduate students. Requirements include an outstanding record of externally funded research and peer-reviewed publication meriting a tenured departmental appointment, commitment to excellence in graduate and undergraduate education; and potential for intellectual leadership and interdisciplinary collaboration with faculty in the CES/ECI and cooperating departments. To apply, please send a letter of interest, a current CV, and names of five references to: Search Committee, Center for Environmental Studies, Box 1943, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912-1943. For further inquiries, please contact patti_ca...@brown.edu. Applications must be received by November 15, 2010 in order to receive full consideration, but the search will remain open until the position is closed or filled. Brown University is an EEO/AA employer.
