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Overview
The School for the Environment (SFE) at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMB) 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 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; and 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. We seek a candidate who will develop strong interactions with SFE faculty and students and who will contribute to UMass Boston’s interdisciplinary research environment with opportunities to engage with institutes such as the Stone Living Lab, Urban Harbors Institute (UHI), Sustainable Solutions Lab (SSL), and Mass Bays National Estuary Partnership.
UMass Boston is committed to supporting junior faculty through mentoring, grant-writing workshops, and opportunities for interdisciplinary research collaboration.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain an externally funded research program in climate science involving undergraduate and graduate students.
Teach and mentor students across Environmental Studies and Sustainability BA and Environmental Science BS, MS, and PhD programs; develop new courses related to the field for undergraduate and graduate levels.
Serve on university committees and engage in scholarship with the scientific community.
Collaborate with diverse faculty across the university on themes related to climate equity and coastal urban areas, and advancing a just society.
Qualifications
PhD in climate science or a closely related field (or expected by start date).
Strong Earth sciences background with broad training in mathematical, physical, or engineering sciences.
Demonstrated potential for externally funded research and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Application Instructions
Cover letter (2 page maximum)
Curriculum Vitae
Research Statement (3 page maximum)
Teaching Statement (2 page maximum)
Contact information of three academic references
Application Deadline 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.
Contact and Equal Opportunity For more information, contact Georgia Mavrommati, Associate Professor of Ecological Economics, Search Committee Chair, School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, at georgia.mavrommati@umb.edu. UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will provide reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact HR@umb.edu or 617-287-5150.
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The School for the Environment (SFE) at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMB) 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 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; and 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. We seek a candidate who will develop strong interactions with SFE faculty and students and who will contribute to UMass Boston’s interdisciplinary research environment with opportunities to engage with institutes such as the Stone Living Lab, Urban Harbors Institute (UHI), Sustainable Solutions Lab (SSL), and Mass Bays National Estuary Partnership.
UMass Boston is committed to supporting junior faculty through mentoring, grant-writing workshops, and opportunities for interdisciplinary research collaboration.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain an externally funded research program in climate science involving undergraduate and graduate students.
Teach and mentor students across Environmental Studies and Sustainability BA and Environmental Science BS, MS, and PhD programs; develop new courses related to the field for undergraduate and graduate levels.
Serve on university committees and engage in scholarship with the scientific community.
Collaborate with diverse faculty across the university on themes related to climate equity and coastal urban areas, and advancing a just society.
Qualifications
PhD in climate science or a closely related field (or expected by start date).
Strong Earth sciences background with broad training in mathematical, physical, or engineering sciences.
Demonstrated potential for externally funded research and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Application Instructions
Cover letter (2 page maximum)
Curriculum Vitae
Research Statement (3 page maximum)
Teaching Statement (2 page maximum)
Contact information of three academic references
Application Deadline 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.
Contact and Equal Opportunity For more information, contact Georgia Mavrommati, Associate Professor of Ecological Economics, Search Committee Chair, School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, at georgia.mavrommati@umb.edu. UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will provide reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact HR@umb.edu or 617-287-5150.
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