Tenure-Track or Tenured Professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Title	Tenure-Track or Tenured Professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering
School	Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Department/Area	Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Position Description	The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks applicants for positions at the tenure-track or tenured level in the field of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, with an expected start date of July 1, 2012. The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University is embarking on a broad initiative within the area of Environmental Sciences and Engineering. Our goal is to expand and strengthen undergraduate and graduate education and research on problems that affect the environment, on scales from local to global and spanning basic and applied sciences and engineering. Highlighted topics include but are not limited to: environmental and energy science, technology, air and water quality, hydrology, natural hazard mitigation, atmospheric science, oceanography, glaciology, and climate science. A key aspect of our strategy in the development of teaching and research initiatives at Harvard has been the close relationship between SEAS and the other science departments at the University such as physics, chemistry and chemical biology, earth and planetary sciences, organismic and evolutionary biology, etc.
Basic Qualifications	Candidates are required to have a PhD or an equivalent terminal degree, or to be able to certify that they will receive the degree within one year of the expected start date.
Additional Qualifications	In addition, we are seeking candidates of exceptional scientific and/or engineering talent who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and experimental, observational, theoretical, or computational research in one or more of these areas and who would be eager to participate in an expanding ESE undergraduate curriculum.
Special Instructions	Required documents include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of up to three representative papers, a research statement, a teaching statement, and names and contact information for at least three references. We encourage candidates to apply by January 31, 2012, but applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Harvard University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Applications from women and underrepresented minority candidates are strongly encouraged.
Contact Information	Jill U. Larson, Area Administrator
Contact Email	jlarson@seas.harvard.edu

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter
3. Statement of Teaching Philosophy
4. Statement of Research
5. Publication
6. Publication 2

Optional Documents

1. Publication 3