Observational Air-Sea Interactions - Assistant Professor

The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO, https://scripps.ucsd.edu) at the University of California, San Diego invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in the area of observational air-sea interactions. We seek an outstanding scientist/educator to establish a vigorous research program and provide intellectual leadership in this field while complementing existing expertise at SIO and other UC San Diego departments. SIO is a world-renowned center of oceanographic, atmospheric, biological, and solid Earth research with approximately 200 principal investigators and extensive research facilities (https://scripps.ucsd.edu/research/research-facilities). SIO is part of the University of California, San Diego, which is one of the top research universities in the world. We are committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body. The department is interested in candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to inclusive excellence by providing leadership in teaching, mentoring, research, and service toward building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment.

We seek outstanding candidates pursuing innovative research activities in physical processes occurring at the air-sea interface, with a preference for candidates with expertise in observational approaches. The successful candidate is expected to develop a strong extramurally supported research program that complements existing physical oceanography research at SIO. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to teaching, mentoring, and advising for the Climate - Ocean - Atmosphere Program (graduate students) and for the Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences major (undergraduates), as well as engaging in service within SIO and UC San Diego.

The SIO Department is interested in candidates who can demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Additionally, they will have a record of publication and service, and evidence of ability or credible plans to secure extramural funding and to conduct an active research program.

Applicants are required to have a PhD in Physical Oceanography, Atmospheric Science or a related discipline.

• 3 letters of reference required

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