About the position
The Department of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track position in Impacts of Global Environmental Change at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2027. This position will bring expertise in a physically-based understanding and scholarship of environmental change and its underlying processes and how environmental change is transforming the lived experiences of communities. This position will address the critical challenge of producing transformative scientific scholarship for societally-relevant understanding and action. We seek scholarship on the mechanisms and impacts of global environmental change, such as more frequent and severe heatwaves and drought, altered hydrological cycles and water resources, and land-use and land cover change, although other research topics are welcome. We particularly encourage community-engaged research that co-develops research questions and methods with relevant communities, stakeholders, and rights-holders, aligned with the goals of the search and the mission of our department. This position will add to the department’s existing quantitative strengths in physical geography, contributing to our research and teaching areas in Earth System Science, Critical Environments, and Geospatial Representation. Berkeley Geography has been a center of scholarship on human relationships to the environment for more than a century. The Department of Geography is committed to addressing the family needs of its faculty, including dual-career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: New Senate Faculty webpage .
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application) PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application. Preferred qualifications The ideal candidate will bring expertise in physical understanding of the underlying mechanisms of environmental changes, quantitative measurements and analysis such as field data collection, spatial statistics, and spatial modeling, and an ability to leverage quantitative analysis to co-produce environmental solutions with local community organizations, stakeholders, and rights-holders. The successful candidate will have experience with undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring, have evidence of strong research productivity and the potential for securing extramural funding, contribute to the department’s collaborative academic environment, and advance research agendas that deepen understanding of global environmental change.
How to apply
Document requirements Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter Teaching and Mentoring Statement - Please discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Please also discuss your mentoring experiences and approach. This can include, for example, past efforts and future plans to support the success of all students, and to foster an inclusive research environment that removes barriers and promotes equitable access and advancement of the research program. Research Statement - Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research. Service Statement - Please discuss specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities. This can include, for example, participating in professional or scientific associations, serving on committees that advance department, campus or discipline goals, and conducting outreach activities that can remove barriers and increase participation of academics in your field. Authorization to Release Information Form - An institutional reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form . Publication/Writing Sample #1 - Completed or in-progress journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter, or other appropriate products. Publication/Writing Sample #2 - Completed or in-progress journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter, or other appropriate products. Publication/Writing Sample #3 - Completed or in-progress journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter, or other appropriate products. Reference requirements 3 required (contact information only) Letters will be solicited at the end of October for those candidates under serious consideration with a submission deadline of two weeks from when the request is sent for those applicants under consideration at that stage. Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05449 Help contact: dmmolina@berkeley.edu
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