[Oppslist] U-M Faculty Position: Assistant Professor

[Nehls-Frumkin, Mary]

The Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (AOSS) Department at the University of Michigan (U-M) is seeking tenure-track applicants at the assistant professor level for a climate/climate change or hydrosphere-atmosphere-interactions modeler with expertise in scientific computing. The candidate should have a strong focus on computational performance and petascale-ready designs of scientific software.

Numerical predictions of high-impact local weather events and the growing demand for regional-local climate predictions are grand challenge problems and one of the main drivers for petascale computing. The software challenge facing the petascale efforts is the explosion in hardware parallelism. This requires a significant redesign of climate science applications, libraries, numerical methods and algorithms to reach the level of parallelism needed to fully utilize the newest generation of computer architectures. Applicants will have the potential to bridge this ever-widening gap between petascale hardware and the models used in the climate sciences, and may be eligible for a courtesy appointment in the Computer Science division in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science.

This position was awarded to AOSS under U-M’s Interdisciplinary Junior Faculty Cluster Hire initiative. The Cluster Hire includes four proposed hires in the Departments of Materials Science & Engineering, Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space Sciences in collaboration with Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mathematics, and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. Successful candidates will work in their primary disciplinary area and contribute to the development of high-performance computing. Faculty hired into these positions are expected to be active and contributing members of U-M’s Institute for Computational Science and Engineering.

The successful candidate will be expected to (1) develop a widely recognized research program, (2) attract external funding, (3) mentor graduate students and (4) participate in the teaching mission of the AOSS department at both the graduate and undergraduate level. Candidates capable of developing collaborative relationships in research and teaching are of particular interest. A PhD in atmospheric science, scientific computing or another relevant discipline is required. Applications should include a cover letter, CV, a concise personal statement describing the candidate’s vision for research and education, and a list of at least four references.

For full consideration applications should be received before November 1, 2010. Questions concerning these positions and applications (in a single pdf file) should be directed to aoss-search at umich.edu. The University is supportive of the needs of dual career couples.

The University of Michigan, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of Michigan is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, height, weight, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. Inquiries or complaints may be addressed to the Senior Director for Institutional Equity, and Title IX/Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Office of Institutional Equity, 2072 Administrative Services Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1432, 734-763-0235, TTY 734-647-1388. For other University of Michigan information call 734-764-1817.

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Mary Nehls-Frumkin
Communications Manager
Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space Sciences
University of Michigan
1521C SRB
2455 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143
734.763.7305
734.615.4645 (FAX)
maryln at umich.edu
http://aoss.engin.umich.edu
http://www.facebook.com/umaoss



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