<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Dear colleagues,<br><br></div>Please find below the announcement for a position
open at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), College Park, University of Maryland.<br></div>ESSIC is a multi-cultural, interdisciplinary research department within the University of Maryland’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS). I encourage you to please consider applying.<br><br></div><div>Please direct inquiries to the chair of the search committee, Professor Steve Halperin: <a href="mailto:shalper@umd.edu">shalper@umd.edu</a><br><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Further details: <a href="http://essic.umd.edu/joom2/index.php/about-essic/additional/essic-director-search">http://essic.umd.edu/joom2/index.php/about-essic/additional/essic-director-search</a><br><br></span></div><div>Best regards,<br></div></div>Sinead <br><div><div><br><div><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="1">-------------------------------------<br></font><div><font size="1">Sinéad Louise Farrell, Ph.D.<br></font></div><div><font size="1">Associate Research Scientist<br></font></div><div><font size="1">Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC)<br></font></div><div><font size="1">University of Maryland<br><br></font><br>------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>---------------------------<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">National / International Director Search: Earth System
Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Leading a significantly expanded vision for ESSIC, the
Director will leverage excellence across the campus relevant to the Earth
system to build co-operative partnerships with departments in a wide range of
colleges, including but not limited to Agriculture and Natural Resources,
Engineering, Public Health, and Public Policy. S/he will be a scientist of the
highest quality in any of the disciplines essential to understanding the Earth system
and must be a recognized player in the Earth system community, with a strong
record of strategic leadership and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively
and successfully, nationally and internationally, inside and beyond academia. ESSIC
has 11 academic faculty and 150 research scientists, with an annual research
income of approximately $35M, and the Director must <span>have a strong commitment to faculty and staff development.</span><span> </span>Appointed for a five year (renewable) term reporting
to the Dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences s/he
will also hold a tenured Full Professorship in an appropriate department on the
campus. Ph.D. or equivalent required. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Applicants should submit as a SINGLE document a Curriculum Vitae
including publications, a description of how their research and their
experience qualify them for this position and the names and contact information
for five referees. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">For more detail see </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"times new roman""><a href="http://essic.umd.edu"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">http://essic.umd.edu</span></a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Please apply at: </span><span><a href="http://go.umd.edu/essicdir"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">http://go.umd.edu/essicdir</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">The position will remain open until filled, but for best
consideration applications should be received by December 31, 2016. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">Inquiries
may be sent to: Professor Steve Halperin at </span><span><a href="mailto:shalper@umd.edu"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">shalper@umd.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%"></span></p>
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