Climate Dynamics/Climate System Variability, University of Rochester. The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in climate dynamics and/or climate system variability to begin in the 2008-09 academic year. We are interested in a dynamic educator and researcher who can build an externally funded program through strong links to the international climate change community. Preference will be given to applicants who can build cross-disciplinary programs involving undergraduates and graduates that complement University of Rochester’s programs in earth and planetary evolution, tectonic-climate interactions, and evolutionary biology. See http://www.earth.rochester.edu for more information about the Department’s strengths in geophysics, geochemistry, petrology, tectonics, and sedimentology. Rochester’s cultural, educational and recreational assets consistently place it in the top 10 places to live within the US. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, select reprints, a statement of research and teaching goals, and the names of at least four references to: 

Chair, Climate Dynamics Search,
c/o Kathy Lutz,
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences,
227 Hutchison Hall,
University of Rochester,
Rochester, NY 14627,
Ph. (585) 275-5713,
FAX (585) 244-5689 

The review of applicants will begin November 15, 2007, and will continue until the position is filled. The University of Rochester, an equal opportunity employer, has a strong commitment to diversity and actively encourages applications from candidates from groups underrepresented in higher education.