[ES_JOBS_NET] Job Position: Endowed Chair in Environmental Data Science (Boston University)

[Christoph Nolte]

*Endowed Chair in Environmental Data Science (Boston University)*

Boston University seeks to hire an endowed chair in *Environmental Data
Science*, with specific focus on the theory and applications of data
science to Environmental Science and Sustainability, to begin in the Fall
2023 semester pending Provost budgetary approval. The candidate we seek
will be an exceptional scholar with a proven record of high-impact research
at the interface of data science, environment, and sustainability. The
successful candidate will be jointly appointed with tenure in Boston
University’s *Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences* and in the *Department
of Earth and Environment*. This position will anchor a cluster of new
faculty and will support two key priorities in Boston University’s newly
released strategic plan: Data Science and Sustainability. The successful
candidate will provide significant guidance and leadership in recruiting a
number of additional faculty members in this field.

Senior scholars focused on theoretical and applied computational and
data-driven inquiry, with expertise in one or more areas of data science,
broadly conceived, are encouraged to apply. Because of our focus on
environmental systems, geospatial and spatiotemporal approaches to data
science are of particular interest. Priority research and teaching foci
include, but are not limited to the theory, methods, and computational
tools for analyzing very large environmental data sets, including remote
sensing data with high spatial, temporal or spectral resolution, sensor
network data, and social or organizational data, with application to
environmental and ecological monitoring and forecasting; energy and
environmental policy analysis; coupled human and natural system modeling;
integrated assessment models; or climate change projections, impacts, and
adaptations.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with a
rich array of academic and research units engaged in environmental and
sustainability research at Boston University including the Sustainability
Research Institute, Center for Remote Sensing, BU Marine Program, the
Institute for Sustainable Energy, BU Biogeosciences program, BU URBAN
program, the BU Initiative on Cities, and the Pardee Center for the Study
of the Longer-Range Future. They will also contribute to development of
curricula and degree programs in environmental data science and
sustainability at the undergraduate, professional Masters, and PhD level.
Given Boston University's strategic investment in Data Science and
Sustainability, the successful candidate will have excellent opportunities
to translate theory and research results into real-world impact by
collaborating with stakeholders at the local, national, and international
scale.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, CV, research and teaching
statements (including a statement on diversity and inclusion) to
https://www.academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/22121. Informal queries may be
addressed to the co-chairs of the search committee, Mark Crovella (
crovella at bu.edu) and Michael Dietze (dietze at bu.edu).

Boston University is an AAU institution with a rich tradition dedicated to
inclusion and social justice. We are proud that we were the first American
university to award a PhD to a woman and that Martin Luther King Jr.
received his PhD here. We welcome, embrace and respect diversity of people,
identities, and cultures. We are committed to fostering an organizational
culture of diversity and inclusion where all students, faculty, and staff
can thrive, productively collaborate and learn, advance understanding and
create new knowledge.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic
protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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*3D Rendering of Boston University's new Data Science building*

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*Christoph Nolte*
Assistant Professor
Earth & Environment
Boston University
chrnolte at bu.edu
www.placeslab.org
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