POSITION OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT - ASSISTANT / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SCIENCES

[Pandora Malchose]

*The American University of Paris/ Department of Computer Science Math & 
Science*

*Assistant / Associate Professor of Sciences*

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*The American University of Paris*invites applications for a full-time 
position in the *Department of Computer Science Math and Science *at the 
rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Candidates should have 
expertise in one or more of the following areas: Environmental Sciences, 
Biology, Earth System, Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development. We 
seek engaged scholars and have high expectations of teaching and 
scholarly research for promotion. The American university of Paris 
follows an American model of academic promotion (Assistant, Associate, 
Professor).

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*The Institution*:  Founded in 1962, The American University of Paris is 
a small, undergraduate and Masters degree-granting institution with a 
Liberal Arts core, dedicated to the advancement of the Arts & Sciences 
in an international and multicultural environment.  The University 
brings together the values of the American higher education system with 
its location in Paris and Europe. The American University in Paris is 
accredited in the United States of America by the Commission on Higher 
Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

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*The Department:*  The Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and 
Science emphasizes interdisciplinary education and research, and 
maintains close ties with other departments within the University as 
well as with research centers, universities, and industry in Europe and 
all over the world. The Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and 
Science enhances the general education of students by providing them 
with skills for quantitative and abstract reasoning, comprehension, 
analysis, and integration of knowledge, and to formulate and efficiently 
solve problem.

*Responsibilities:*

The successful candidate will be expected to develop and teach courses 
within the undergraduate science program and to actively contribute to 
the development of the new interdisciplinary Master Program in Climate 
Policy at the American University in Paris. The teaching load is six 
courses per year. The new faculty member will also be expected to 
maintain a competitive research program producing peer reviewed 
publications in international journals. Student advising and university 
service will be required as well.

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*Qualifications*: Candidates should have a Ph.D. in a relevant field, or 
equivalent research experience, along with a distinguished record of 
peer reviewed publications in international journals. Candidates should 
also be fluent in both spoken and written English and be committed to 
the highest standards of teaching in an interactive learning environment.

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*Applications:*Please submit a single PDF dossier including: curriculum 
vitae, cover letter, statement of current research interests and future 
plans, latest or most relevant publications and a statement of  teaching 
philosophy to scisearch at aup.edu <mailto:scisearch at aup.edu>

Three letters of reference should be sent electronically to 
scisearch at aup.edu <mailto:scisearch at aup.edu>or, if preferred, by mail to:

Chair, Science Search Committee

The Office of the Dean

The American University of Paris

31, Avenue Bosquet

75007 Paris FRANCE

Applications MUST be sent electronically in PDF format.

Review of applications will begin on 15^th December 2012 and continue 
until the position is filled.