Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

About the Role

The Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLaSP) at the University of Michigan invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level.

Key Responsibilities

• Advance understanding of weather systems and extreme weather, with a strong foundation in atmospheric dynamics and the coupled Earth system.
• Develop an internationally recognized research program.
• Compete successfully for external funding.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate students.
• Contribute to the educational mission at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Strengthen the culture, diversity, and collaborative environment of the department, college, and university.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Expertise in high-resolution weather and climate modeling and forecasting.
• Expertise in the detection and attribution of extreme events.
• Expertise in assessments of the subseasonal-to-seasonal or decadal evolution of weather and climate.
• A high level of expertise in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods as applied to meteorology and atmospheric modeling.

Qualifications

• PhD in a subject related to meteorological, atmospheric, or climate sciences, or other relevant disciplines in sciences or engineering.
• Research and teaching interests that are interdisciplinary and have the potential to address real-world weather and climate impacts.

Application Requirements (PDF Format)

• Cover letter (2-page limit)
• Curriculum Vitae (no page limit)
• Research statement (3-page limit)
• Mentoring, teaching, and pedagogy statement (2-page limit)
• A list of three significant publications (with DOIs)
• A list of four references with contact details

Application deadline: 14 November 2026