Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a “R1:
Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity” and recognized as a
Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research
university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor’s, master’s
and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer
science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one
of South Florida’s anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9
billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida
in Forbes Magazine’s “America’s Best Employers” list. FIU graduates are
consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are
among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South
Florida. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most
challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major
component of its mission with multiple state-of-the-art research
facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility,
FIU’s Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering
Research Institute. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and
enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including
FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and
Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement
through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the
Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of
Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18
sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
Open-rank faculty position for Professor of Environmental
Sustainability. The Department of Earth and Environment of Florida
International University invites applicants for the open-rank,
tenure-track faculty position in Environmental Sustainability. Rank will
be determined by experience and accomplishments. Candidates are expected
to hold a doctoral degree and conduct research and teaching in
sustainability science or studies. We particularly seek individuals
conducting transformative, world-class, quantitative, interdisciplinary
research at the interface of Human and Natural Systems. The Department
of Earth and Environment (https://earthenvironment.fiu.edu/index.html)
is composed of a diverse faculty with research interests in
environmental, earth, atmospheric, and hydrologic sciences, as well as
environmental resource economics, policy, management, and conservation.
The Department is committed in our research and teaching to find
sustainable solutions to environmental problems.
Environmental Sustainability is a complex field spanning the
environmental, social, and
economic systems. We seek interdisciplinary scientists with a strong
background in any of the
following fields: systems ecology, urban systems, water resources,
bioenvironmental systems,
green technologies, resource economics and policy, and/or regional
sustainability planning.
The ability to evaluate “apparent sustainability” scenarios and plans
through quantitative
methods and/or modeling is of interest.
Principle responsibilities will include establishment of a strong
externally funded research
program, development of active collaborations with other faculty,
research partners, and
members of the community including policy makers and resource managers,
and teaching at
the graduate and undergraduate levels, especially in our BA in
Sustainability Program.
Research at FIU is typically coordinated under one of several Institutes
and Research Centers,
many of which are preeminent programs,
(https://beyondpossible.fiu.edu/preeminentprograms/)
and including the Institute of Water and Environment (InWE), the Southeast
Environmental Research Center (SERC), the Sea Level Solutions Center,
the Institute for
Resilient and Sustainable Coastal Infrastructure, International Center
for Tropical Biology, and
Extreme Events Institute.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to Job Opening ID (516092) at
https://facultycareers.fiu.edu/and attach a cover letter, a detailed
curriculum vitae, statements
of research and teaching philosophies as a single pdf file. The CV and
cover letters should
provide detailed evidence of a record of extramural funding. The
successful candidate will be
expected to have an extramurally, well-funded, active research program.
Candidates will be
requested to provide names and contact information for at least three
references who will be
contacted upon submission of application. To receive full consideration,
applications and
required materials should be received by November 15, 2018. Review will
continue until the
position is filled.
FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal
Opportunity, Equal
Access Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability or protected veteran status."
Rev. 09/2018
