Position Available
Director, Geophysical Institute
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
Review of applications begins: Tuesday, 15 February 2011
For further information, please go to:
http://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=72626
For questions, please contact:
Dan White, Search Committee Chair
Email: dmwhite [at] alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-6222
The Geophysical Institute (GI) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
(UAF) seeks a Director with vision and experience to provide the
leadership and management required to address fundamental and applied
scientific questions in geophysical research of global, national, and
state importance. The Director is expected to participate in scientific
strategic planning required to address these issues.
The Director reports to the Vice-Chancellor for Research and has
administrative and budgetary responsibility for the research programs of
the Geophysical Institute. This includes major research facilities
operated by the Institute, such as the Alaska Earthquake Information
Center, Alaska Satellite Facility, Alaska Volcano Observatory, and Poker
Flat Research Range. GI research programs include aeronomy, atmospheric
sciences, cryospheric sciences, geology, infrasound, remote sensing,
solid earth geophysics, and space physics. Graduate studies leading to
the MS and PhD degrees in all of these fields are conducted in
partnership with Colleges and Schools on the UAF campus. The GI also
supports a variety of undergraduate research projects. The GI has
approximately 350 total employees, and an annual budget of $35M in total
funding. Further information on the Institute can be obtained at:
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/.
Candidates must have an earned doctorate in a discipline related to
geophysical science or have demonstrated exceptional capabilities in
research administration and advocacy. Candidates should possess an
outstanding record of research accomplishment and qualify for a tenured
faculty appointment in an academic department of UAF. Familiarity and
ability to work closely with U.S. Federal agencies supporting
geophysical and polar science is essential. The candidate's record
should also demonstrate the following:
- Significant administrative leadership that includes the ability to
work collaboratively with research centers, academic units, and
other administrative entities within the university system;
- The ability to attract and sustain external support;
- The ability to facilitate scientists in the advancement of their
research;
- An understanding of the broad range of research and scholarship
associated with a research institute; and
- Extensive management experience leading a major research
enterprise in an academic, government, or industry setting.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of application and current
curriculum vitae through the online application system at:
http://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=72626. The
application letter should include the applicant's vision for the
Geophysical Institute as a major international research enterprise,
specific areas of research interest, management style, and significant
relationships with research funding agencies. The application may
include a statement of personal research goals. Finalists will be asked
to provide contact information for four references.
The position will remain open until filled, with application review
scheduled to begin Tuesday, 15 February 2011. The appointment of the
Director will be made by the President of the University of Alaska upon
the recommendation of the Chancellor of the University of Alaska
Fairbanks, with review by the President of the National Academy of
Sciences, according to the Act of Congress that established the
Geophysical Institute in 1946.
Review of applications begins: Tuesday, 15 February 2011.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=72626.
For questions, please contact:
Dan White, Search Committee Chair
Email: dmwhite [at] alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-6222