ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSOR
(Three positions/Tenure-track)
Department of Environmental Sciences
School of the Coast and Environment
The Department of Environmental Sciences within the LSU School of the Coast and Environment is building its interdisciplinary education and research program in Environmental Science, Management and Policy by hiring three tenure-track faculty. These positions will further the University’s Flagship Agenda, and are designed to build on departmental strengths and provide synergy and linkages to existing programs. The Department of Environmental Sciences currently offers a MS in Environmental Sciences, and is working with other units in developing a doctoral and a bachelor degree program. The Department and the School of the Coast and Environment are strongly committed to diversity and encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and perspectives.
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in environmental sciences or related field at the time of appointment; establish or have established strong programs of research and extramural funding; excel in teaching and graduate mentoring; work collaboratively to address compelling questions in environmental sciences.
We seek applicants from one or a combination of the following areas of expertise:
- Air Quality – air pollution, atmospheric transport modeling, health impacts and risk assessment, air sheds policy analyses.
- Water Quality- water pollution, water resource management, and health impact modeling. Experience in process-based modeling at watershed scale is preferred.
- Environmental Chemistry – chemical and physical properties of environmental chemicals, fates and effects, chemical hazards and risk assessments, trace detection of environmental pollutants.
- Environmental Epidemiology – environmental and public health risk assessment, uncertainty modeling, health policies and planning.
- Environmental Economics, Planning and Management – environmental decision making, urban planning, environmental and economic sustainability.
Additional Qualifications Desired: Expertise in geospatial technology including remote sensing and GIS and quantitative/statistical skills; ability to employ an integrated, system approach in addressing global environmental problems. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application deadline is December 3, 2007 or until candidates are selected. Appointments will begin in August 2008. Applicants should submit a letter describing their research and teaching interests, a current C.V. (including e-mail address) and the names and contact information (with e-mail addresses) for three referees to:
Chair,
Department of Environmental Sciences,
1285 Energy, Coast & Environment Building,
Louisiana State University
Ref: Log #1104, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-5705, E-mail: nlam@lsu.edu
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