Director - Earth Systems Science Interdisciplinary Center

Updated: March 10, 2024 12:05 PM GMT

Full-time Job in College Park, Maryland

College of Computer, Math, and Natural Sciences, UMD

College Park, MD

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) at the University of Maryland is conducting an open search for the Director of its Earth Systems Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC). The Center is a partnership among CMNS, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS), and includes three partner departments (Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and Geology in CMNS, and Geographical Sciences in BSOS).

The Center partners with the NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center (GSFC) and NOAA through two Cooperative Agreements which support research on all aspects of the Earth System using Satellite-based measurement and analysis. The Center supports over 200 research scientists, 20 administrative staff, with an annual research income of approximately $60M. ESSIC shares professorial appointments with itw three partner departments; currently, there are four split appointments with Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and three with Geology.

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