[ES_JOBS_NET] Assistant or Associate Professor in Climate & Health, Texas A&M University (USA)

[Oliver W. Frauenfeld]

The Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas 
A&M University invites applications for a full time (9 month) 
tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor (tenure-track) 
or associate professor (tenured) level in physical geography with an 
anticipated start date of fall 2024. Applicants should have research and 
teaching interests in climate and human health. We are looking for 
candidates with expertise in human bioclimatology with a focus on topics 
such as extreme temperatures, thermal comfort, air pollution, and health 
impacts.

Candidates should have an outstanding research program and a record of 
excellence in teaching, both relative to their career stage. Essential 
characteristics include publications commensurate with experience; 
demonstrated capability to secure external funding; and the ability to 
strengthen the graduate program in geography through course offerings 
and mentoring students. Candidates should have the potential for 
creating synergies with existing department strengths and a have strong 
commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and service to the 
profession. This position is one of five tenure-track lines to be filled 
in the Department of Geography over the next two years as part of a 
foundational hiring program to recruit more than 100 tenured or 
tenure-track faculty in the new College of Arts and Sciences.

The Department of Geography (http://geography.tamu.edu) has 25 faculty 
members with strengths in biogeography, climatology, geographic 
information science and technology (GIST), geomorphology, human 
geography, and human-environment relationships. We are one of 18 
departments in the College of Arts & Sciences (http://artsci.tamu.edu). 
Texas A&M University, a land-, sea-, and space-grant university, is 
located in a metropolitan area with a dynamic and international 
community of over 270,000 people.

The university is aware that attracting and retaining exceptional 
faculty often depends on meeting the needs of two careers and therefore 
implements policies that contribute to work-life balance, including a 
dual-career program.

Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Geography or related 
field at the time of appointment. Postdoctoral experience is desirable 
but is not required. Strong written and verbal communication skills are 
required.

Application Instructions: Initial review of applications will begin on 
October 15, 2023 and continue until the position is filled.

To apply, please submit a complete CV; a cover letter; a personal 
statement to include teaching, research, and service (not to exceed 2 
pages in length); and the names and contact information for at least 
three references to http://apply.interfolio.com/131809.

Informal inquiries or requests for more information may be sent via 
email to the search committee chair: Dr. Oliver Frauenfeld 
(oliver.frauenfeld at tamu.edu).

-- 
Oliver W. Frauenfeld, Ph.D.
Professor | Director of Undergraduate Programs
Department of Geography, 814A O&M
Texas A&M University, 3147 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3147

oliver.frauenfeld at tamu.edu | (979) 862-8420