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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">FACULTY POSITION IN METEOROLOGY</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">School of Meteorology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">The University of Oklahoma</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma (OU) invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">
at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to begin in the academic year 2011-2012.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Applicants should have demonstrated the potential to establish and sustain a strong research program in the observational analysis, dynamics, and forecasting or numerical
prediction of weather systems, particularly from the mesoscale or synoptic-scale up to the intra-seasonal and planetary scales. Applicants should also have demonstrated a commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and a willingness to
participate in department, University, and professional service. An earned Doctorate is required.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The School of Meteorology is an academic unit of the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif"">It is located in
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:windowtext">the National Weather Center (NWC) on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. One of the largest facilities of its kind in the world, the NWC houses twelve University of Oklahoma,
state, and federal organizations with more than 650 faculty, researchers, support staff, and students. The Center accommodates OU’s academic and research programs in meteorology and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif"">Administration’s Norman-based weather research and operations programs. In addition, thirteen weather-related companies employing 300 people are located in the research park adjacent to the NWC.
There are many opportunities for collaboration with colleagues in these companies and in the following NWC organizations:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">University programs:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">School of Meteorology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"> Atmospheric Radar Research Center</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"> Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"> Center for Spatial Analysis</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"> Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"> Oklahoma Climatological Survey</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"> International Center for Natural Hazards and Disaster Research</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">NOAA organizations:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.0pt;text-indent:-11.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif ;","serif""><a href="http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">National Severe Storms
Laboratory</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.0pt;text-indent:-11.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif ;","serif""><a href="http://nws.noaa.gov/norman"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">National Weather Service
(NWS) Forecast Office</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.0pt;text-indent:-11.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif ;","serif""><a href="http://www.roc.noaa.gov/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">NEXRAD Radar Operations
Center</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.0pt;text-indent:-11.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif ;","serif""><a href="http://www.spc.noaa.gov/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">NWS Storm Prediction Center</span></a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.0pt;text-indent:-11.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif ;","serif""><a href="http://wdtb.noaa.gov/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">NWS Warning Decision Training
Branch</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">To apply, please submit a letter of interest including a statement of professional goals, current
<i>curriculum vitae</i>, and the names of three or more people who can serve as references (with full mailing and e-mail addresses, telephone, and fax numbers) by 15 Feb. 2011. Screening of applications will begin on 15 Feb. 2011 and will continue until the
position has been filled. Please address all correspondence to:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">Prof. Howard B. Bluestein</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">Search Committee Chairperson</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">School of Meteorology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">University of Oklahoma</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">120 David L. Boren Blvd., Rm. 5900</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">Norman, OK 73072</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">Phone: 405-325-3006/FAX 405-325-7689/E-mail:
<a href="mailto:hblue@ou.edu">hblue@ou.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">The University of Oklahoma is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman , serif","serif"">Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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