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Jeremy
Jeremy Firestone
Associate Professor, School of
Marine Sciences and Policy
College of Earth, Ocean, and
Environment
Senior Research Scientist,
Center for Carbon-free Power Integration
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716 USA
1.302.831.0228 (office)
302.831.6838 (fax)
jf@udel.edu
www.ceoe.udel.edu/windpower
carbonfree.udel.edu
http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/people/jf
Environmental Faculty Positions at the University of Delaware
One
of the oldest institutions of higher education in this country, the University
of Delaware today combines tradition and innovation, offering students a rich
heritage along with the latest in instructional and research technology. The
University of Delaware is a Land-Grant, Sea-Grant, and Space-Grant institution
with its main campus in Newark, DE, located halfway between Washington, DC and
New York City. Please visit our website at www.udel.edu.
As part of its Path to Prominence
Strategic Plan, the University of Delaware has launched its Initiative for the
Planet. The goals of this initiative are to promote sustainable practices and
to support multidisciplinary efforts in research and education needed to
develop solutions to significant, time-critical issues in energy, the
environment, and resource sustainability. Our overarching objective is to make
the University of Delaware a national and international resource for
environmental research, technology, education, and policy – today and into the
future. To attain this goal, we seek 6-8 outstanding faculty at all
academic ranks in environmental science, engineering, and policy. Faculty can
have appointments in multiple departments and colleges.
To complement these hires we are
conducting a search for the Howard E. Cosgrove Chair in Environment. This
internationally renowned scholar will further enhance the prominence of the
University’s environmental interdepartmental teaching and research programs,
and assist in building the Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) to a
position of national and international prominence.
The University of Delaware provides an
outstanding environmental research base through existing strengths in a number
of areas including biogeochemistry, soil and environmental chemistry,
environmental engineering, environmental microbiology, environmental genomics
and bioinformatics, geomicrobiology, land/coastal dynamics, land use, nutrient
management, environmental modeling, hydrology, environmental forecasting and
restoration, ecosystem health and sustainability, and environmental policy,
economics and education. These activities are carried out across the University’s
seven colleges and in a number of well-regarded institutes and research
centers. More details on our environmental programs can be found at www.environmentalportal.udel.edu/.
The desire to better utilize the
strengths in the colleges, institutes, and centers, and to foster collaboration
and enhance competitiveness in attracting outstanding faculty and students, led
to the creation of the Delaware Environmental Institute in 2009. DENIN’s goals
are to initiate interdisciplinary research projects, support interdisciplinary
academic programs, and forge partnerships among government agencies,
nonprofits, industry, policymakers, and the public to address environmental
challenges and coordinate and sponsor University-based interdisciplinary
initiatives. More details on DENIN can be found at www.udel.edu/denin.
Other recent actions which reflect the
University's commitment to the environment and sustainability include an
aggressive Climate Action Plan and the creation of new undergraduate majors in
Environmental Studies and Energy and Environmental Policy. Successful
candidates will have the opportunity to help shape and grow these new majors.
Candidates for the faculty positions are
expected to hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in their area of expertise and
have a demonstrated record of excellence in environmental scholarship
commensurate with appointment to a faculty position in one or more departments
of the University. Nominations and applications should be submitted
electronically to Environmental Cluster Search Committee Chair at environmental-hire@udel.edu.
Application materials should include a statement of interest, curriculum vitae,
description of research and teaching interests and accomplishments, and the
names and contact information of at least four references. Review of
applications will begin on December 15, 2010 and will continue until the positions
are filled.
The UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE is an Equal
Opportunity Employer which encourages applications from Minority Group Members
and Women.