Clemson University: College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences: Agricultural Sciences Climate Resilience Specialist
Location: Water Resources Institute
The Agricultural Sciences Department, within the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences (CAFLS) at Clemson University, is seeking to fill a position as tenure-track Specialist at the Assistant Professor level in the area of Climate Resilience. This position is one of four tenure-track faculty hires foundational to a state-wide, strategic water initiative. The position is a 12-month appointment and located at the SC Water Resources Center building ten minutes from the main campus. The desired starting date is July 1, 2019.
Clemson University is an R1 Land Grant university located on the shores of Lake Hartwell within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina, USA. The 1,400-acre campus is part of the 18,000 acres of University Farms and Forests devoted to teaching and research. Clemson University is recognized as a Top 25 public university by U.S. News and World Report.
The successful candidate will be expected to develop a nationally-recognized, externally-funded research program on climate resilience. A changing climate will result in measurable impacts to the regional water cycle and water availability in South Carolina, likely affecting agricultural production on multiple levels at multiple scales. For Clemson Public Service and Agriculture (PSA) to become a leader and information resource for community and state decision-makers, PSA needs to address community resiliency and water management under changing climate conditions. This position provides science-based information to state agencies and local governments about the water resource impacts to changes in sea level, drought, and other climate-related issues related to agricultural, residential, and environmental water use. This specialist hire would serve the full PSA and Clemson University community in identifying how research on climate changes will impact South Carolina natural resources, management decisions and agriculture. The individual would then work amongst all Extension program teams to guide program development that will increase community and client planning and preparedness under changing weather patterns and resulting ecological impacts. The person selected for this position will have an affiliation with the S.C. Water Resources Center and work closely with on- and off-campus research and extension personnel, external stakeholders, and state/regional/national government agencies. Upon request, a joint appointment with the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences is available to foster collaborative research, teaching and graduate student advising opportunities.
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified candidates should hold a Ph.D. in Meteorology, Climatology, or other relevant field. Preference will be given to candidates with evidence of collaborative research, excellent communication skills, and demonstrated success in obtaining external funding to support an ongoing research program.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Application Procedure: Please submit: (1) a letter of interest with applicant's contact information; (2) contact information for three references; (3) a one-page research philosophy and a one-page research plan; (4) an unofficial transcript from all degree-granting institutions (BS, MS, Ph.D.); and (5) a curriculum vitae. Applicants may request their candidacy remain confidential during the initial review process.
Application-Interview Timeline: This position will remain open until filled. Review of applications will begin on or before April 15, 2019. The search committee anticipates digital/online interviews taking place in April, 2019 with on campus interviews for finalists occurring in May, 2019.
If you have any question regarding the position or search process, please contact: JEFFERY S. ALLEN, Ph.D. Search Committee Chair CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Executive Director, SC Water Resources Center 509 Westinghouse Rd. Pendleton, SC 29670 864.646.2145 email: jsallen@clemson.edu www.clemson.edu/scwater
Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information. Clemson University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and encourages applications from minorities and women.
About EEES
Welcome to the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson University.
Our Department has a synergistic blend of environmental engineering, biosystems engineering, environmental science, geology and earth sciences, and nuclear environmental engineering and science. We offer several academic options to our students.
At the undergraduate level, we are committed to providing the next generation of environmental engineers and earth scientists a comprehensive understanding and skill set to tackle complex environmental issues and challenges. Our environmental engineering curriculum is versatile, allowing students to pursue a core curriculum that emphasizes areas that are traditionally associated with environmental engineering (e.g., water and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste management, air pollution control, pollution prevention, natural systems, and risk assessment). Biosystems engineering combines the application of engineering science and design with biological and agricultural sciences. Environmental quality and natural resources are important aspects of the discipline. We emphasize two areas of biosystems engineering – bi...oprocessing and ecological engineering. For the geology degree, we provide specialization in traditional geology, environmental science, and hydrogeology. Unique to Clemson, all of our undergraduate geology students participate in research with a faculty member from their sophomore through senior year.
At the graduate level, we have distinct programs in 1) Environmental Engineering & Science (EE&S); 2) Biosystems Engineering (BE); and 3) Hydrogeology. The EE&S and BE programs offer MS and PhD degrees, while the Hydrogeology program offers an MS degree. Our programs are nationally recognized for their quality. The environmental engineering graduate program has been consistently ranked in the top 25 programs by U.S. News and World Report. Our graduates find employment across the United States. Today, there are more than 1000 EEES graduates.
As you will observe while exploring our web page, teaching and research activities in EEES reflect a comprehensive and highly interdisciplinary approach to studying environmental issues. Areas of focus include biosystems engineering, environmental chemistry, environmental fate and transport, hydrogeology, nuclear environmental engineering and science (targeted at environmental health physics (ABET accredited) and environmental radiochemistry), process engineering (targeted at water, wastewater and air treatment, and soil and groundwater remediation), and sustainable systems and environmental assessment. Diversity and depth are our major strengths. Our department is unique in that environmental engineering, biosystems engineering and earth sciences are housed within the same academic unit (i.e., EEES). This affords an opportunity to explore innovative and synergistic approaches for preparing our students to tackle complex environmental problems in both engineered and natural systems in the 21st century. Another unique feature of our department is the nuclear environmental engineering and science program; only a handful of such programs exist at universities around the country.
The department has 25 full-time faculty members, more than 20 adjunct faculty, more than 120 graduate students, and 200 undergraduate students. Excellence in environmental engineering has been a tradition at Clemson University for many years. Our program is the only one in the nation with three faculty members (Linvil G. Rich, Thomas M. Keinath, and C.P. Leslie Grady. Jr,) who have been honored with the prestigious Founders Award by the American Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. Currently, six faculty members serve as editors or on the editorial advisory boards of prominent journals. The department houses four National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award recipients, the highest honor given to young faculty by the National Science Foundation. EEES faculty have also published five books in the past decade.
The Hydrogeology graduate program is one of only a few programs in the country to offer a degree specifically in hydrogeology. Students and faculty associated with this program perform research on a diverse range of topics that include contaminant transport and remediation, surface and groundwater interactions, enhanced oil recovery and natural gas storage, advanced well testing, constructed wetlands, geophysics, and mathematical modeling. We offer a unique summer hydrogeology field course that gives graduate and undergraduate students hands-on experience with field methods for vadose zone and groundwater system characterization, geophysics, and contaminated site characterization. This course is based in Clemson, where we have access to our own well field, and instrumented watersheds in the Clemson University Experimental Forest.
Overall, our diverse, dynamic and talented faculty and comprehensive curriculum provide a rich, scholarly and challenging educational experience to our students. I invite you to explore our web site. If you would like to discuss your educational options or consider joining our department, please feel free to contact me (dfreedm@clemson.edu) or one of our graduate or undergraduate coordinators. If you happen to be close to Clemson, please do not hesitate to stop by and visit us.
David Freedman, Ph.D., BCEEM
Professor and Chair
