Assistant Professor - Climate Science

Assistant Professor – Climate Science

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The School for the Environment (SFE) at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for a tenure‑track Assistant Professor in Climate Science to begin September 1, 2026. We seek an innovative scientist with a strong Earth sciences background and broad training in the mathematical, physical, or engineering sciences whose work advances understanding of climate processes and informs strategies for adaptation.

Areas of research interest include (but are not limited to):

• Climate modeling
• Climate impacts on Earth/environmental system functions
• Extremes, feedbacks, and nonlinear processes driving climate risks
• Climate change impacts on ecosystems, infrastructure, or communities
• Quantitative and computational approaches (e.g., data analytics, AI) applied to climate challenges

We are interested in candidates who are currently working, or seek to work, across disciplines and in partnership with communities to help address the challenges of climate change. SFE’s mission is to examine and explore diverse challenges in the natural, built, and social environments and their intersections. Using transdisciplinary and equity‑informed approaches to research, teaching, and action, we expand environmental knowledge and create cutting‑edge solutions to environmental and social problems in Boston and beyond.

The successful candidate will develop and maintain an externally funded research group in climate science involving undergraduate and graduate students.

They will be expected to teach and mentor students across the Environmental Studies and Sustainability BA and Environmental Science BS, MS, and PhD programs, and are encouraged to develop new courses related to their field to advance the curriculum at undergraduate and graduate levels. The candidate will serve on university committees and develop strong engaged scholarship with the scientific community.

UMass Boston and SFE are committed to supporting junior faculty through formal mentoring, grant‑writing workshops, and opportunities for interdisciplinary research collaboration.

• Cover letter (2 page maximum)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Research Statement (3 page maximum)
• Teaching Statement (2 page maximum)
• Contact information for three academic references

For full consideration by the SFE Search Committee, applications should be received via the UMB Employment Portal by November 30, 2025
, but the position will remain open until filled.

Georgia Mavrommati,
Associate Professor of Ecological Economics,
Search Committee Chair,
School for the Environment,
University of Massachusetts Boston
georgia.mavrommati

UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. Persons with disabilities should request reasonable accommodations for the hiring process; please contact HR or 617‑287‑5150 if needed.