MARYLAND, BALTIMORE 21250. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. =20 Assistant or Associate Professor of Environmental Science, beginning =20 in August 2008. Ph.D. required at time of appointment. The UMBC =20 Department of Geography & Environmental Systems invites applications =20 from scholars who can contribute to the growth of our =20 interdisciplinary environmental science program in one or more of the =20=
following areas: ecohydrology, watershed science, soils, conservation =20= biology, restoration ecology, ecosystem science, and/or global change =20= science. The successful candidate will demonstrate a robust program =20 of research and publication, a commitment to seek external funding =20 and interest in collaborative research and teaching. A strong =20 interest in advising, mentoring and teaching at both graduate and =20 undergraduate levels is essential. In the most recent Carnegie ranking, UMBC is listed as a Research =20 University-High Research Activity. Research opportunities at UMBC =20 include collaboration with the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES), an =20 NSF-funded Urban Long-Term Ecological Research site; the Joint Center =20= for Earth Systems Technology (JCET) and Goddard Earth Sciences & =20 Technology Center (GEST), both research consortia formed by UMBC and =20 NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center; the Center for Urban Environmental =20 Research and Education (CUERE), an EPA and NOAA-funded center focused =20= on the environmental, social and economic impacts of urban and =20 suburban landscape transformation, and the U.S. Geological Survey =20 Water Science Center for the MD-DE-DC region, which moved its staff =20 of 60+ personnel into its new facility at UMBC in August 2007. The =20 Department is currently recruiting M.S. and Ph.D. students for its =20 new graduate program, and our faculty are active participants in =20 UMBC=92s NSF-IGERT traineeship program, =93Water in the Urban =20 Environment.=94 UMBC is located in close proximity to both Baltimore =20 and Washington D.C. and an array of federal, state, and local =20 agencies, and other research institutions along the Washington-=20 Baltimore-Philadelphia corridor. Interested candidates may visit the =20= web site http://www.umbc.edu/ges for additional information. Please send curriculum vitae and cover letter describing research =20 agenda and teaching interests, and have three letters of reference =20 sent to Dr. Erle Ellis, Search Chair, at [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those =20 unable to submit electronically, please send applications to =20 Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop =20= Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250. Review of applications will begin =20= on Dec. 3, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. UMBC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and actively =20= seeks the applications of minorities, women, and individuals with =20 disabilities. --=20 Christopher M. Swan, Ph.D. Dept. of Geography & Environmental Systems University of Maryland, Baltimore County 211 Sondheim Hall 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://userpages.umbc.edu/~cmswan (410) 455-3957
