CEDAR email: JOB OPENING: Department Chair, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan

[Xianzhe Jia]

JOB OPENING: Department Chair, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan

The Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLaSP) at the University of Michigan invites applications for the position of Department Chair, starting as early as June 2025. 

Our mission in CLaSP is to provide scientific, technological, and educational leadership in climate and space research to Michigan and the world. The CLaSP research agenda covers atmospheric science and meteorology, climate processes and impacts, the Earth’s space environment from the thermosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere to the Sun and the heliosphere, as well as planetary bodies, their surfaces, atmospheres, and magnetospheres. The intellectual community of CLaSP values academic and scholarly freedom, inventiveness, interdisciplinary teamwork, diversity, and entrepreneurial thinking. 

The successful candidate for Department Chair will be an outstanding scholar with an earned doctorate in climate, space sciences, or a related engineering field, and will have an exemplary record of achievement in research, teaching, and service at a level commensurate with appointment as a tenured full professor. The candidate must possess visionary leadership that applies to our department, a broad appreciation for the diverse perspectives within the department, and strong interests in promoting impactful research across all areas in CLaSP and mentoring faculty. The candidate will lead and support the faculty to ensure that learning of the highest quality flourishes at all levels, from undergraduate education to graduate and postdoctoral research, and will help the department grow its educational reach, e.g., through experiential learning initiatives. The candidate will work with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students, and administrators to achieve common goals and to maintain rapport with alumni and industry representatives.

The deadline for ensuring full consideration of an application is October 31, 2024, but the position will remain open and applications will continue to be considered until the position is filled. Please refer to the job announcement (https://apply.interfolio.com/145375) for more details about this position and the application process.

If you have any questions regarding the search, please contact Professor Mark Flanner (search committee chair) at flanner at umich.edu.

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Xianzhe Jia
Professor of Space Science and Engineering
Climate and Space Department, College of Engineering
University of Michigan
Climate and Space Research Building, Room 1433
Tel: 734-764-7220 ; Fax: 734-647-3083
https://clasp.engin.umich.edu/people/jia-xianzhe/
https://jia.engin.umich.edu/
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