Assistant Professor - Physical Climate Science - Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

The Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (ESPM) at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Physical Climate Science.

Globally, changes in temperature and rainfall patterns contribute to important feedbacks between changing climate dynamics and the biota and result in strong nonlinearities in the earth system's response to human action. Understanding such complex dynamics requires research in the physics of climate change, its underlying drivers, and interactions with the Earth system.

We encourage applications from candidates whose research contributes to understanding climate change in the earth system through the use of models, data analyses, and/or theoretical approaches. Areas of physical climatology and climate change of interest include (but are not limited to), atmospheric science, environmental climatology, hydrometeorology, microclimatology, and earth system science. Candidates whose research also addresses climate solutions are encouraged to apply.

ESPM is a multidisciplinary community of scholars from the physical, biological, and social sciences and humanities who conduct research, teaching, and outreach to advance scientific understanding and develop solutions for the world's pressing environmental problems. ESPM is home to a top-ranked Ph.D. program in environmental science, policy and management, and to five vibrant majors that span the disciplines in the department.

ESPM embraces open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our obligation and goal. An inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy are essential to address critical environmental challenges - including climate change, food security, natural resource access and management, biodiversity, environmental health, land use decision-making, and sustainable, just living conditions - and to create impactful solutions. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values.

The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty

Applicants for this position must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) or be enrolled in a Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) granting program at the time of application.

The ideal candidate will:

• Demonstrate strong process-based research skills and conduct research that contributes to an integrated understanding of regional and/or global climate change in the earth system through climate models, data analyses, and/or theoretical approaches.

• Show the potential to establish an innovative and internationally recognized research agenda, to communicate their work effectively to a broader public, and to work with other researchers from diverse disciplines.

• Exhibit interest and ability to conduct robust, process-based, basic and/or applied, computational or empirical studies.

• Provide evidence of strong research productivity, potential for funding, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and research mentoring of undergraduates, graduate students, and post-docs.

• Demonstrate the ability to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.

• 3 required (contact information only)

References will only be contacted for those candidates under serious consideration.

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

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As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

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