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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial";font-weight:700">Department Head, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial";font-weight:700">Job Summary
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">The College of Science at Purdue University invites applications for Head of the Department of
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT";color:rgb(17,85,204)">EAPS</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">). We seek a highly accomplished scholar
and visionary leader who is dedicated to promoting scholarly and teaching excellence in an
interdisciplinary department.
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">Key responsibilities of the Department Head include:
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">● </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">providing leadership to support existing preeminent research programs and launch new
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">high-impact growth areas;
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">● </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">leading efforts to attract, mentor, and retain high-achieving faculty;
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">● </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">fostering an inclusive environment;
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">● </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">preparing students to become scientific leaders;
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">● </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">managing substantial budgets;
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">● </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">advocating on behalf of the Department’s mission to internal and external stakeholders,
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">including cultivating long-term relationships with our alumni and fundraising;
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">● </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">enhancing the continuing efforts of our University and College to build interdisciplinary
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">programs.
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial";font-weight:700">EAPS at Purdue
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">Purdue EAPS is a vibrant and rapidly growing community of researchers with diverse interests.
EAPS is an interdisciplinary department with almost 40 faculty in five major areas: Atmospheric
and Climate Sciences, Environmental Geoscience, Geology and Geophysics, Planetary
Science, and the Geodata Science Initiative. The department houses world-class analytical
laboratories, including clean rooms associated with TIMS and ICP-MS instruments, a noble gas
mass spectrometry facility, stable isotope laboratory, and access to campus-wide AMS, XRD,
XRF, and electron microscopy facilities. New incoming faculty will expand our capabilities to
include studies of magnetic fields, experimental petrology, and the origin of life on Earth. Further
information about the Department can be found at </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT";color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.eaps.purdue.edu/">https://www.eaps.purdue.edu/</a> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">and additional
materials are available upon request.
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">EAPS is part of the College of Science, which comprises the physical, computing, and life
sciences at Purdue. It is the second-largest college at Purdue with over 350 faculty and more
than 6000 undergraduate students. Current major initiatives in the College include </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT";color:rgb(17,85,204)">Purdue
Computes</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT";color:rgb(17,85,204)">Physical AI</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">, and the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT";color:rgb(17,85,204)">Integrative Data Science Initiative</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">. Purdue itself is one of the
nation’s leading land-grant universities, with an enrollment of over 50,000 students primarily
focused on STEM subjects. The </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT";color:rgb(17,85,204)">Purdue Institute for a Sustainable Future </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">promotes
transdisciplinary efforts in sustainability research across campus units. Purdue is an
international leader in human and robotic space exploration, and directly collaborates with major
aerospace entities through the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT";color:rgb(17,85,204)">Cislunar Initiative</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">. Purdue is a member of the Big Ten Academic
Alliance and a member of the Association of American Universities.
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial";font-weight:700">Required Qualifications
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">The successful candidate will have (1) a Ph.D. in Earth, Atmospheric, or Planetary Sciences or
a related discipline, (2) qualifications for appointment at the rank of full professor with tenure at
an AAU university, including a distinguished scholarly record and evidence of excellent
teaching, and (3) evidence of effective prior leadership in an academic setting.
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial";font-weight:700">Application Procedure
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">A review of applications will begin on March 1, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.
The anticipated start date for the position is as early as August 2024. Applicants should
submit the following documents via SuccessFactors (</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT";color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="https://careers.purdue.edu">https://careers.purdue.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">):
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">- a cover letter (1-2 pages), including an overview of the applicant’s research program and
teaching experience;
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">- names, affiliations, telephone numbers, and e-mail for three references (initial
nominations and inquiries will be kept confidential; references will be contacted only
upon advancement of the applicant);
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">- a statement of the applicant’s vision for Purdue EAPS and administrative philosophy
(maximum 5 pages), emphasizing their ability to provide leadership in research,
teaching, and service; and their ability to foster faculty, staff, and student development;
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">- a complete curriculum vitae.
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">Nominations of outstanding potential candidates are welcomed. Applications, nominations, and
inquiries should be addressed to: Prof. Ken Ridgway and Prof. Briony Horgan, Co-Chairs of the
Search Committee (</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT";color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="mailto:eaps-faculty-search@purdue.edu">eaps-faculty-search@purdue.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">). A background check is also required for
employment in this position.
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"ArialMT"">Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer. All individuals, including minorities, women,
individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
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