Tenure-track Full Time position in Earth Sciences-Climate Science

Wooster, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Department of Earth Sciences at The College of Wooster invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position beginning August 2026 pending final administrative approval. We are seeking candidates in the broad fields of earth systems and climate science. We are open to a wide array of geoscience disciplines including ocean-atmosphere interactions meteorology climate modeling fluids in Earth systems glaciology hydrology and others. The ability to teach data- and GIS-based courses is required. We value candidates who can contribute to interdisciplinary programs connected with the Earth Sciences including Statistical & Data Sciences Climate Studies and Urban Studies.

Successful candidates will demonstrate a passion for teaching and mentoring. The teaching load is 5.5 courses per year which includes credited mentoring of Senior Independent Study (I.S.) projects. We place a strong emphasis on experiential learning and encourage faculty to develop and maintain a robust research agenda to engage and support student Independent Studies and contribute to their fields in the geosciences. The department maintains internal funds and analytical facilities to support student-faculty research along with a full-time technician who provides logistical support. Courses in the ESCI department attract a particularly diverse group of students and the department is highly engaged in the Colleges STEM success initiative with our faculty regularly contributing to these programs. All tenure-track faculty are expected to teach in the colleges First-Year Seminar program on a regular rotation. This position requires a Ph.D. or ABD in Earth Sciences or a related field.

The College of Wooster is an independent college of the liberal arts and sciences with a commitment to excellence in undergraduate education. We enroll a student population of approximately 1800 undergraduate students; more information about our culturally and socioeconomically diverse student population can be found at: We are interested in hiring faculty who can contribute to the intellectual vibrancy of the community through a breadth of curricular offerings inclusive and student-centered pedagogies and a commitment to intercultural fluency.