The Florida State University Extreme Events in Climate hires
As part of Florida State University's new initiative to hire 200 new
faculty members within the next few years
(pathways.fsu.edu),
six new tenure-track faculty positions in the general area of extreme
events and climate will occur over the next three years. These
positions are a combined initiative in the departments of Meteorology,
Oceanography, and Geological Sciences at FSU to build a cluster of
faculty interested in extreme events and their variability and their
effect on climate. This year we anticipate making two hires at the
full professor level; however, we invite interested candidates at all
levels to apply. These initial hires are expected to be involved in
future hiring decisions. All positions are state-funded, nine-month
academic positions, and salaries will be commensurate with
experience. The home department for the faculty hires will depend on
the expertise of each hire. The successful applicants for the EEC
positions will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to excellence
and innovation in undergraduate and graduate teaching, develop and
sustain an externally-funded high quality research program, and
regularly publish high quality, creative new findings in the best
journals. We anticipate this group to be active in the development of
new curricula and programs spanning the geosciences. Applicants at
the full professor level are expected to have demonstrated a
sustained externally-funded research program that has achieved
substantial professional recognition.
The EEC cluster is dedicated to understanding and predicting the
frequency and intensity of such extreme events as hurricanes, forest
fires, red tides, and severe storms and their links with past,
present, and future climate. Areas of interest for hiring within the
cluster include: (1) Climate modeling, including the ability to
downscale to regional variability, with a focus on extreme events and
climate change; (2) Severe storm modeling, including the capability
of linking such events to larger scale climate dynamics; (3) Statistical climatology, with a focus on expertise in the analysis
and modeling of stochastic processes; (4) Sediment and chemical
transports related to extreme events from observations through
erosion models to larger-scale climate modeling; (5) Biogeochemical
modeling or physics as related to water and air quality variability
due to extreme events and linkages with larger-scale climate.
Applicants should forward a letter of application describing their
achievements and professional goals, a current Curriculum Vitae,
the names and contact information for three references, and two representative
reprints to:
Dr. Carol Anne Clayson
Department of Meteorology
The Florida State University
Tallahassee FL 32306-4520
Telephone: (850) 644-0922
Email:
The search committee will commence its initial screening of
applications on 1 December 2006. However, the search process will
remain active until the positions are filled.
The FSU Meteorology Department (www.met.fsu.edu) is home to about 275
undergraduate majors and 90 graduate students, and has currently 16
faculty and additional active searches. The FSU Oceanography
Department (www.ocean.fsu.edu), with 19 faculty and over 45 graduate
students, also has significant expertise in areas related to this
cluster. Both departments, as well as the Geological Sciences
department (www.geology.fsu.edu),
have strong ties to the Center for
Ocean-Atmosphere Prediction Studies (COAPS), which is also currently
hiring new faculty through these departments, and the Geophysical
Fluid Dynamics Institute (GFDI), with experimental facilities and
Ph.D. students. FSU is a Carnegie Foundation Research I University
with 27 colleges and programs ranked in the top 25 among public
institutions in the U.S and has outstanding computing facilities. The
quality of life is excellent in Tallahassee, the state's capitol
city. The Florida State University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to diversity in
hiring, and a Public Records Agency.
