Assistant Professor, Climate System Modeling, University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is committed to climate science and climate education that will address the environmental, social, and economic challenges facing society in the 21st century.  We seek to add an assistant professor in the area of Climate System Modeling to the Department of Earth Sciences.

The Department is a multidisciplinary home to scientists who investigate the interacting components of the Earth system.  A successful candidate would bring new expertise to the Department in the area of ocean and atmospheric dynamics and use models to advance fundamental understanding and predictability of climate system behavior at various temporal and spatial scales.  We are particularly interested in candidates whose research includes regional and decadal time-scale climate system dynamics.  We expect the new faculty member to participate in an expanding cross-disciplinary research and educational effort in environmental studies at USC.

The successful candidate must have a PhD at the time of appointment and could begin fall of 2010.  USC strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.  Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, are encouraged to apply.  Applicants should electronically submit a CV, statement of research and teaching interests, together with names of 4 references (addressed to: Chair, Search Committee) to Karen Young kayoung@usc.edu.  The review of applications will commence on December 15, 2009.