[ES_JOBS_NET] Two BU Faculty positions - Global Change Biology and Remote Sensing

[Dan Li]

Could you please post these two faculty positions through es_job_net?
thanks in advance.


Global Change Biology and Remote Sensing

The Departments of Biology and Earth & Environment at Boston University
seek candidates for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions: one in
Global Change Biology and one in Global Change Remote Sensing, both
starting July 1, 2025. These positions are part of a cluster hire
initiative in Global Change & Sustainability led by Boston University’s
College of Arts & Sciences. Candidates whose work spans multiple
disciplines in Global Change & Sustainability are preferred. The successful
candidates will have appointments in the Department of Biology or Earth &
Environment, with the option to have a joint or secondary appointment. We
seek candidates that complement and broaden existing expertise in the
Departments of Biology and Earth and Environment and the Center for Remote
Sensing at Boston University, which includes faculty with research
interests in atmospheric, marine, and terrestrial ecosystem processes.  A
key goal of this joint search is to deepen existing connections and
collaborations between the departments of Biology and Earth and
Environment, and we specifically seek candidates who will advance this goal.

For the Global Change Biology position we seek candidates whose research
addresses fundamental questions about human-induced environmental change at
the level of genes, organisms, communities, or ecosystems in terrestrial,
marine, or freshwater systems. Any scale of inquiry is appropriate, from
genes to the biosphere, with a focus on biotic interactions under
environmental change.

For the Global Change Remote Sensing position we seek candidates whose
research falls in any domain of Earth observation, including both active
(radar, lidar) and passive (optical, thermal, microwave) remote sensing.
The scientific focus for this position is open, including any thematic area
related to physical, chemical, or biological function of the Earth system,
such as processes in oceans, the atmosphere, on land, and in coupled
human-natural systems. We particularly welcome candidates whose expertise
complements existing strengths in global environmental change at Boston
University.

Within the Departments of Biology and Earth & Environment, opportunities
exist for collaboration in many subject areas, including ecology,
evolution, marine biology, land change science, natural resource
management, land surface processes, and hydrology.  Additional
opportunities exist for collaboration with colleagues in the Computing &
Data Sciences, Ecology, Behavior and Evolution group and Marine Science
group in the Department of Biology, Microbiome Initiative, National
Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory (NEIDL), Boston University
Biogeoscience Program, URBAN Program, Institute for Global Sustainability,
Center for Remote Sensing, Pardee Center, and across the Department of
Environmental Health, among others.

Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant field and a strong publication
record. The successful applicants will be expected to supervise graduate
research in Ph.D. programs, teach in the Biology and/or Earth & Environment
curriculum, and maintain an externally funded research program. BU is
especially interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching,
and service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the
academic community.

Review of applications for both positions will begin October 15, 2024.
Please use AcademicJobsOnline (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28479)
to select the position of interest (Global Change Biology or Global Change
Remote Sensing), then submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements
of research, teaching & mentorship, and three representative reprints.
Please provide the names and contact information for three professional
references. Inquiries can be addressed to Richard Primack (primack at bu.edu),
Chair, Global Change Biology Search Committee; or Mark Friedl (friedl at bu.edu),
Chair, Global Change Remote Sensing Search Committee, as appropriate.
Please visit the following website for information about the Departments of
Biology (http://www.bu.edu/biology/) and Earth & Environment (
https://www.bu.edu/earth/).

BU  conducts  background checks on all final candidates for these
positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s
current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years,
there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that
employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this
process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the
form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” after execution of an
offer letter.

Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded
exploration, and upholds freedom of expression. In a continuing effort to
enrich its academic environment and provide equal educational and
employment opportunities, the university actively encourages applications
from members of all groups underrepresented in higher education. Boston
University is an AAU institution with a rich tradition of inclusion and
social justice. We are proud to be the first American university to award a
Ph.D. to a woman, and we continue that tradition of educating a diverse and
talented student body. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or
mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic
information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or
because of marital, parental, or veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.


-- 
Dan Li
Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Environment and Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Boston University
685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
Work: 1-617-358-0170
Email: lidan at bu.edu
Zoom: https://bostonu.zoom.us/my/buefm
Website: http://sites.bu.edu/efm/
Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4m4V5rMAAAAJ&hl=en
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