<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)">The Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment at Northern Illinois University invites applications for an assistant, associate, or full professor in the field of atmospheric science. The position will begin in August of 2026 and may be offered as tenure track or with tenure, based on the candidate's documented record of achievement, and subject to approval from the Department, College, University, and NIU Board of Trustees.</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)"></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)">Job posting here:<span style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4"> </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://employment.niu.edu/postings/87256" title="https://employment.niu.edu/postings/87256" style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,153,153)">https://employment.niu.edu/postings/87256</a></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)"></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)"><br></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)">Earth, Atmosphere and Environment offers programs leading to the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, and currently has 14 faculty members, whose research and teaching interests are described on our web site at<span style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4"> </span><a href="https://go.niu.edu/eae" class="gmail-ms-outlook-linkify" target="_blank" title="https://go.niu.edu/eae" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,153,153)">https://go.niu.edu/eae</a>.</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)"><br></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)"></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)">NIU is a public research university in DeKalb, an affordable and growing community that is a commutable distance from Chicago and Rockford metropolitan areas. The proximity of DeKalb to Chicago provides easy access to Chicago's Technology and Research Corridor (e.g., Argonne, Fermi, many Fortune 1000 companies, etc.), the arts and extensive nature preserves and parks. Our 16,000+ student body is diverse, with many first-generation and racially and culturally diverse students. NIU is dedicated to fostering an inclusive academic environment where all students, faculty and staff thrive.</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)"></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)"><br></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)">We are seeking a scholar whose research interests complement existing Department strengths in numerical modeling, weather and climate extremes, climate variability and change, artificial intelligence, climate analytics, or other related areas. The Department is particularly interested in candidates who can integrate applied atmospheric science using machine learning, statistics, or other forms of data analytics into their teaching and scholarship.</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)"></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)">The successful candidate is expected to seek external funding in support of scholarship; a successful applicant at the associate or full professor level should have a well-established record of externally funded research and teaching excellence.</div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)"></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)"><br></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4;color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:Inter,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.02)">Preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate a willingness to collaborate with faculty in our Weather, Climate and Society Research Group, our broader Department, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms (CIRCS), and/or the Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability (NICCS) hub.</div></div></div>