NOTICE OF VACANCY TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY
SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON The School of the Environment at Washington State University invites applications for a nine-month, full-time, tenure-track position in Environmental Hydrology at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor depending on qualifications, to begin August 16, 2014. The successful candidate will be based on WSU’s Vancouver campus and contribute to a growing research and teaching program in Earth Systems Science. Although many areas of specialization will be considered, special priority will be given to candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas of surface-water hydrology: sediment-water interactions, climate-water interactions, hydrologic modeling, physical limnology, or remote sensing of hydrologic phenomena. Washington State University is a multi-campus, Tier I research institution with a commitment to research, graduate, and undergraduate training, instruction, and extension. WSU’s School of the Environment is an interdisciplinary unit, with a faculty distributed over three WSU campuses and several extension centers located throughout the state. WSU-Vancouver features a rapidly growing student body (currently ~3,000), growing faculty, and emphasis on environmental science (http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/sci/). WSU-Vancouver is located on a beautiful 351-acre campus across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon, offering numerous opportunities for research and collaboration with a variety of nearby institutions (e.g. the USGS Cascades Volcanoes Observatory and Oregon Water Science Center), and an excellent quality of life. WSU-Vancouver offers competitive salaries and start-up packages. Position responsibilities include research, teaching, and service, with research expectations and teaching loads (typically two courses per year, spread across the graduate and undergraduate curriculum) that are consistent across the four WSU campuses. Required qualifications: · Ph.D. in an earth sciences, or engineering, or other physical-science-related discipline by the employment start date. · Ability to serve under-represented groups and contribute to WSU’s diversity goals in research, teaching, mentoring, and/or service http://admin.vancouver.wsu.edu/office-chancellor/wsu-vancouver-strategic-plan. Preferred qualifications: · Successful, externally-funded research program or demonstrable potential to develop such a program; · Strong publication record relative to career stage; · Demonstrated ability to conduct research and graduate training in an interdisciplinary setting, and to contribute to a successful and growing program in the area of watershed science; · Strong capabilities or potential as a graduate student mentor; · Demonstrated ability to develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses that complement the existing curriculum; To apply, please visit: http://www.wsujobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=59070 Applications must include: 1) a cover letter addressing each of the seven required and preferred qualifications listed above, 2) current curriculum vitae, 3) statement of research interests and accomplishments, 4) statement of teaching/mentoring philosophy and interests, including discussion of the candidate’s approach to incorporating diversity goals into teaching and mentoring, 5) reprints of two publications, and 6) names and contact information for three professional referees. Review of applications will begin Nov.1, 2013. Direct enquiries should be sent via email to Dr. Stephen Henderson, search committee chair ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, include subject heading “Environmental Hydrology Search”). Washington State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action educator and employer. Members of ethnic minorities, women, members of groups historically under-represented in science, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply. WSU is committed to excellence through diversity, has faculty friendly policies including a partner accommodation program, and a NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant (www.excelinse.wsu.edu/<http://www.excelinse.wsu.edu/>).
