Description

Assistant Professor/Tenure Track - Earth System Science & Policy

The Department of Earth System Science and Policy (ESSP), housed in the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota, is seeking an Assistant Professor with expertise in Grassland and/or Wetland Ecology, with a strong complimentary background in Environmental Hydrology. This is a 9-month, tenure track position contingent on availability of funding. The ESSP department currently offers Masters of Science, Masters of Environmental Management, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, as well as an undergraduate Minor in Sustainability Studies.

The ESSP department is seeking a faculty who understands the critical nature of the interconnected Earth system, and how grassland/wetland ecology is integrally linked to hydrological systems in the Northern Great Plains Prairie Pothole Region. The successful candidate will fill critical teaching and research gaps within the ESSP department by teaching a core ESSP graduate course on topics related to the hydrological cycle in Earth Systems, along with developing a course on quantitative methods in environmental fields or an elective course within their field of expertise, and an undergraduate course to complement the Minor in Sustainability Studies. However, the greatest need for the ESSP department at this time is a new faculty who is eager to mentor, advise, and conduct research with graduate students, as the department is thriving with an influx of applicants to both the on-campus and online graduate programs. The ESSP department expects the new faculty to seek extramural grant funding to support their own research, and that of their graduate students’, which should align with the faculty’s research topics and interests. The new faculty’s research will be expected to fit within the larger scope of the ESSP department and the School of Aerospace Sciences through collaborative efforts with the other faculty in the department and college, particularly with the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program, as well as with other departments across campus.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Ph.D. in an Earth Systems related field focused on Grassland or Wetland Ecology (e.g. Biology, Geography, Agronomy, etc.).
• Background in environmental hydrology.
• Successful completion of a Criminal History Background Check

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of, and ability to teach, topics on sustainability and/or quantitative methods in environmental fields.
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro, ENVI Remote Sensing Software, and Statistical Analysis Software (e.g. SPSS, R, Matlab, etc.).
• Experience with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as a remote sensing tool.
• Field-based research experience, particularly in the Northern Great Plains.
• Teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
• A strong record of successful grant funding and high-quality, peer-reviewed publications.