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<h3 class="size90tmar" style="margin-top: 1.5em; font-family:
Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bolder;
font-size: 14px;">Regional Climate Modeler</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; font-size: 12px;"><strong
style="font-weight: bold;">Regional Climate Modeler.</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The Department of
Geography at San Diego State University invites applications for
a tenure-track Assistant Professor in climate modeling.
Candidates must have a PhD in Geography or a related field and
demonstrated outstanding research potential in climate modeling,
with interests that could include land-atmosphere interactions,
dynamic and statistical downscaling, high-resolution modeling,
regional drivers of climate variability and change, and/or
impacts of climate change on water resources, ecosystems,
hazards, human health or society. Demonstrated excellence in
teaching and scholarship and commitment to funded research
activity is required. The candidate will have an interest in
teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in climatology,
climate change, and climate modeling. The successful candidate
will join and contribute to the interdisciplinary Area of
Excellence: The SDSU Center for Climate and Sustainability
Studies, will interact with recent hires in land surface
modeling and climate mathematics, and will participate in the
SDSU Master’s programs and joint SDSU-UCSB PhD program in
Geography. Anticipated start date for the position is Fall 2015.
Applications should include i) letter of application describing
research and teaching interests, ii) curriculum vitae including
publications, presentations, research summary, and past, current
and pending funding, and iii) three letters of reference sent
directly to the search committee email. Electronic submission of
application materials and letters is encouraged and should be
sent via email to<a
href="mailto:climate_model_search@mail.sdsu.edu"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(25, 51, 169);">climate_model_search@mail.sdsu.edu</a>.
Applications received by October 1, 2014 will receive full
consideration. The position will remain open until filled.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; font-size: 12px;">SDSU is a large,
diverse, urban university and Hispanic-Serving Institution with
a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence. Our
campus community is diverse in many ways, including race,
religion, color, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual
orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin,
pregnancy, medical condition, and covered veteran status. We
strive to build and sustain a welcoming environment for all.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; font-size: 12px;">SDSU is seeking
applicants with demonstrated experience in and/or commitment to
teaching and working effectively with individuals from diverse
backgrounds and members of underrepresented groups.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; font-size: 12px;">SDSU is a Title IX,
equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against
individuals on the basis of race, religion, national origin,
sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age, disability or
veteran status. The person holding this position is considered a
“mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect
Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements
set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of
employment. For additional information see<a
href="http://geography.sdsu.edu/About/jobs.html"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(25, 51, 169);">http://geography.sdsu.edu/About/jobs.html</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or contact the Chair of
the Search Committee,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="mailto:tbiggs@mail.sdsu.edu" style="text-decoration:
none; color: rgb(25, 51, 169);">Trent Biggs</a>.</p>
<h3 class="size90tmar" style="margin-top: 1.5em; font-family:
Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bolder;
font-size: 14px;">About SDSU, Geography, and the Center for
Climate and Sustainability Studies</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; font-size: 12px;">SDSU is a large
campus that embraces the teacher-scholar model. The university
offers bachelor’s degrees in 84 areas, 76 master’s degrees and
21 doctorate degrees. Our >30,000 students represent one of
the most<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/bioadvise/degree.html#Diversity"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(25, 51, 169);">ethnically
and socioeconomically diverse</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>student bodies of any
major university. SDSU is a Hispanic Serving Institution and is
ranked 10th in the nation in conferring baccalaureate degrees to
minorities according to Academic Analytics. Candidates with
experience in and/or commitment to working in a multicultural
environment with large numbers of students of diverse
backgrounds and learning styles are desired. Since 2000, SDSU
faculty and staff have attracted more than $1.5 billion in
grants and contracts.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://www.academicanalytics.com/"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(25, 51, 169);">Academic
Analytics</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>consistently
ranked SDSU faculty research productivity highly when they
performed these analyses in 2007-2010: #1 out of 92 small
research universities in the United States, #15 out of<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>all</em><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>155 public research
universities, and #35 out of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>all</em><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>222 American research
universities.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; font-size: 12px;">Within SDSU, the
Department of Geography has one of the strongest research
programs, with strengths in physical geography, remote sensing
watershed analysis, biogeography, human-environment
interactions, GIScience, geocomputation, and human and urban
geography. Its joint doctoral program with the University of
California, Santa Barbara is 7th ranked nationally according to
the most recent report from Academic Analytics. See<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://geography.sdsu.edu/" style="text-decoration:
none; color: rgb(25, 51, 169);">geography.sdsu.edu</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for more information.
Faculty also have access to the<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://www.sdsc.edu/" style="text-decoration: none;
color: rgb(25, 51, 169);">San Diego Supercomputing Center</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; font-size: 12px;">The Center for
Climate and Sustainability Studies (C2S2) was established 2013
to foster interdisciplinary funded research on climate change
and its impacts on ecosystems and society. C2S2 has members in
Departments of Mathematics, Ecology, Geography, and
Anthropology, and collaborating members across campus. The
climate modeler would be a key member of C2S2 in investigations
related to regional climate change and impacts, including but
not limited to southern California.</p>
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