Assistant Professor in Environmental Data Science in The School of Environment Society Sustainability
Assistant Professor in Environmental Data Science in The School of Environment Society Sustainability
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The School of Environment Society & Sustainability at the University of Utah invites applications for a tenuretrack position in Environmental Data Science at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are seeking a scholar whose research and teaching interests focus on the application of innovative computational methods to current environmental challenges. Examples of current environmental challenges include but are not limited to: climate change environmental hazards ecological change sustainability environmental health population change and migration agriculture and food security conflict urbanization and development. Candidates should have experience with cuttingedge computational methods for example machine learning deep learning for image or text analysis causal inference datadriven discovery data harmonization visualization scalable computing or analysis of algorithmic bias. Competitive candidates will have a record of research as demonstrated by journal publications conference presentations and/or external funding. The ability to collaborate with faculty and mentor students within the School of Environment Society & Sustainability and participate in interdisciplinary research across the University of Utah are priorities for this position. The School of Environment Society & Sustainability is an exciting new unit at the University of Utah created in 2024 by a facultyled merger of the Department of Geography and Program in Environmental and Sustainability Studies. The School includes 25 tenured and tenuretrack faculty covering a wide range of research and teaching at the intersection of environment and society. The School offers Bachelors degrees in Environmental and Sustainability Studies BS and MS degrees in Geographic Information Science and Bachelors MS and PhD degrees in Geography. The School is housed in the new Gardner Commons building in the center of campus with beautiful classrooms laboratories and meeting spaces. For more information on the School see . The University of Utah is Utahs flagship university an R1 university and a member of the Association of American Universities. The University offers unparalleled opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborative research. The University has created the One Utah Data Science Hub to enhance research and infrastructure in data science and dataenabled science and has committed to investing $100 million as part of a responsible AI initiative over the coming years. The University is also home to the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute SCI Center for High Performance Computing CHPC Digitally Integrated Geographic Information Technologies DIGIT Lab Global Change and Sustainability Center GCSC Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy and a US Census Federal Statistical Research Data Center. The University of Utah is located in beautiful Salt Lake City which offers an outstanding quality of life in a major metropolitan area of 1.25 million residents nestled against the Wasatch Mountains. We have unparalleled access to outdoor activities ranging from local worldclass skiing hiking and mountain biking to worldrenown national parks and wild spaces within a short drive. Salt Lake City is vibrant and cosmopolitan with arts theater sports and nightlife. The region has received international recognition for its light rail system downtown and growing diversity.
The School of Environment Society & Sustainability at the University of Utah invites applications for a tenuretrack position in Environmental Data Science at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are seeking a scholar whose research and teaching interests focus on the application of innovative computational methods to current environmental challenges. Examples of current environmental challenges include but are not limited to: climate change environmental hazards ecological change sustainability environmental health population change and migration agriculture and food security conflict urbanization and development. Candidates should have experience with cuttingedge computational methods for example machine learning deep learning for image or text analysis causal inference datadriven discovery data harmonization visualization scalable computing or analysis of algorithmic bias. Competitive candidates will have a record of research as demonstrated by journal publications conference presentations and/or external funding. The ability to collaborate with faculty and mentor students within the School of Environment Society & Sustainability and participate in interdisciplinary research across the University of Utah are priorities for this position. The School of Environment Society & Sustainability is an exciting new unit at the University of Utah created in 2024 by a facultyled merger of the Department of Geography and Program in Environmental and Sustainability Studies. The School includes 25 tenured and tenuretrack faculty covering a wide range of research and teaching at the intersection of environment and society. The School offers Bachelors degrees in Environmental and Sustainability Studies BS and MS degrees in Geographic Information Science and Bachelors MS and PhD degrees in Geography. The School is housed in the new Gardner Commons building in the center of campus with beautiful classrooms laboratories and meeting spaces. For more information on the School see . The University of Utah is Utahs flagship university an R1 university and a member of the Association of American Universities. The University offers unparalleled opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborative research. The University has created the One Utah Data Science Hub to enhance research and infrastructure in data science and dataenabled science and has committed to investing $100 million as part of a responsible AI initiative over the coming years. The University is also home to the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute SCI Center for High Performance Computing CHPC Digitally Integrated Geographic Information Technologies DIGIT Lab Global Change and Sustainability Center GCSC Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy and a US Census Federal Statistical Research Data Center. The University of Utah is located in beautiful Salt Lake City which offers an outstanding quality of life in a major metropolitan area of 1.25 million residents nestled against the Wasatch Mountains. We have unparalleled access to outdoor activities ranging from local worldclass skiing hiking and mountain biking to worldrenown national parks and wild spaces within a short drive. Salt Lake City is vibrant and cosmopolitan with arts theater sports and nightlife. The region has received international recognition for its light rail system downtown and growing diversity.
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