The Departments of Biology and Earth & Environment at Boston University seek candidates for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions: one in Global Change Biology and one in Global Change Remote Sensing, both starting July 1, 2025. These positions are part of a cluster hire initiative in Global Change & Sustainability led by Boston University’s College of Arts & Sciences. Candidates whose work spans multiple disciplines in Global Change & Sustainability are preferred. The successful candidates will have appointments in the Department of Biology or Earth & Environment, with the option to have a joint or secondary appointment. We seek candidates that complement and broaden existing expertise in the Departments of Biology and Earth & Environment and the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University, which includes faculty with research interests in atmospheric, marine, and terrestrial ecosystem processes. A key goal of this joint search is to deepen existing connections and collaborations between the departments of Biology and Earth & Environment, and we specifically seek candidates who will advance this goal.
For the Global Change Biology position we seek candidates whose research addresses fundamental questions about human-induced environmental change at the level of genes, organisms, communities, or ecosystems in terrestrial, marine, or freshwater systems. Any scale of inquiry is appropriate, from genes to the biosphere, with a focus on biotic interactions under environmental change.
For the Global Change Remote Sensing position we seek candidates whose research falls in any domain of Earth observation, including both active (radar, lidar) and passive (optical, thermal, microwave) remote sensing. The scientific focus for this position is open, including any thematic area related to physical, chemical, or biological function of the Earth system, such as processes in oceans, the atmosphere, on land, and in coupled human-natural systems. We particularly welcome candidates whose expertise complements existing strengths in global environmental change at Boston University.
Within the Departments of Biology and Earth & Environment, opportunities exist for collaboration in many subject areas, including ecology, evolution, marine biology, land change science, natural resource management, land surface processes, and hydrology. Additional opportunities exist for collaboration with colleagues in the Biogeoscience Program, Center for Remote Sensing, Computing & Data Sciences, Ecology, Behavior and Evolution group in the Department of Biology, Institute for Global Sustainability, Marine Science, Microbiome Initiative, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory (NEIDL), Pardee Center, URBAN Program, and across the Department of Environmental Health, among others.
Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant field and a strong publication record. The successful applicants will be expected to supervise graduate research in Ph.D. programs, teach in the Biology and/or Earth & Environment curriculum, and maintain an externally funded research program. BU is especially interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.
Review of applications for both positions will begin October 15, 2024. Please use AcademicJobsOnline (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28479) to select the position of interest (Global Change Biology or Global Change Remote Sensing), then submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of research, teaching & mentorship, and three representative reprints. Please provide the names and contact information for three professional references. Inquiries can be addressed to Richard Primack (primack@bu.edu), Chair, Global Change Biology Search Committee; or Mark Friedl (friedl@bu.edu), Chair, Global Change Remote Sensing Search Committee, as appropriate. Please visit the following website for information about the Departments of Biology (http://www.bu.edu/biology/) and Earth & Environment (https://www.bu.edu/earth/).
BU conducts background checks on all final candidates for these positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” after execution of an offer letter.
Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded exploration, and upholds freedom of expression. In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, the university actively encourages applications from members of all groups underrepresented in higher education. Boston University is an AAU institution with a rich tradition of inclusion and social justice. We are proud to be the first American university to award a Ph.D. to a woman, and we continue that tradition of educating a diverse and talented student body. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
