[RegCNET] Tenure track position at Geophysics Department, University of Concepcion, Chile

[Andres Sepulveda]

Full-time position in Atmospheric Sciences

The Geophysics Department in the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences at the
University of Concepcion, Chile invites applications for a full-time,
tenure-track
Assistant/Associate Professor position in Atmospheric Sciences to be
filled from 1st of
December, 2014.
The focus of the position is on a field that will complement or extend
the areas of interest
of the Geophysics Department in atmospheric Science, with emphasis in any of the
following disciplines: dynamic meteorology, synoptic and dynamic
climatology, numerical
modeling of the atmosphere, air-sea interaction, climate variability
and change, mountain
meteorology, among others.
The tasks of the Professor in Atmospheric Sciences include: designing
and teaching
courses at the undergraduate level; supervising undergraduate and
graduate students in
their area of expertise (aimed at students who already have mathematical and
geophysical training); contributing to research in the field;
contributing to strengthen
national and international collaborative research/networks, mainly in
Atmospheric
Sciences. This position includes occasional administrative/service
work within the
Department.
Candidates should hold a Ph.D. or equivalent in atmospheric sciences,
geophysics,
physics or a related field and have a strong and proven track record
of publications in
international refereed journals. Applicants should have excellent
communication skills
with the experience and motivation required to teach undergraduate and graduate
geophysics students. We would like the candidate to speak/learn
Spanish. However, it is
possible to teach courses in either English or Spanish, depending on
the language
proficiency.
On the basis of experience and competence, candidates will be
positioned within one of
the levels Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. The position is
full-time and wages
at the University of Concepcion follow a categorical salary system.
However applicants
may provide salary requirements.
Applicants should send an application letter, curriculum vitae, a
statement of teaching and
research interests, two letters of reference and copies of their most
significant research to
Department of Geophysics (concurso at dgeo.udec.cl). Hardcopies of the
documents may
also be sent to the following postal address: “Concurso Académico
GF-01, Casilla 160-C,
Correo 3, Concepción, Chile.”
The application review process will begin on 1st of July, 2014, and
continue until 31st of
August of 2014. Applications will be accepted until 31st of August,
2014. The selection
process will involve a preliminary selection of candidates. Selected
applications will go to
a second phase that will involve an interview in person (national) or
a video conference
(international) during September for the prospective candidate

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Andres Sepulveda  | andres at dgeo.udec.cl | http://ronin.dgeo.udec.cl
      DGEO - University of Concepcion | Casilla 160-C  Concepcion CHILE
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