[Oppslist] Rutgers hydro-climate faculty position

[David A. Robinson]

NEW JERSEY, New Brunswick.  Rutgers University invites applications for 
a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of 
Geography, starting Fall 2009 (pending budgetary approval).  We are 
searching for a physical geographer who specializes in hydrology and 
climate change, and whose research has a meso- to macro-scale landscape 
perspective.  The successful applicant will have the opportunity to make 
contributions to interdisciplinary endeavors at Rutgers that focus on 
climate variability and change associated with water resources, 
wetlands, and fluvial dynamics.  There will be opportunities for 
interactions with other academic units, including the Center for 
Environmental Prediction, the NJ Water Resources Research Institute, the 
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences and the Center for Remote 
Sensing and Spatial Analysis.  This individual will also participate in 
Rutgers’ Climate and Environmental Change Initiative.
     Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Geography or a closely related 
discipline upon appointment, and be able to demonstrate excellence in 
research and teaching.  Applications (cover letter; curriculum vitae; 
statement of research and teaching interests, philosophy, and 
experience; and contact information for three references) and inquiries 
should be addressed to: David A. Robinson, Chair, Department of 
Geography, and submitted electronically to geog at rci.rutgers.edu.  For 
more information about the department, visit our web site: 
http://geography.rutgers.edu.  Review of applications will begin 
December 1, 2008, and continue until the position is filled.  Rutgers is 
an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
-- 
Dr. David A. Robinson
Chairman, Department of Geography
New Jersey State Climatologist
Rutgers University
54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8054

voice: 732-445-4741
fax: 732-445-0006
email: drobins at rci.rutgers.edu