Associate or full professor in environmental science Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA 🇺🇸 Faculty Search Water in the Environment The Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (DEEPS) at Northwestern University (NU) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position to be hired at the rank of associate or full professor in environmental science with an emphasis on Water in the Environment and a proposed start date of September 1, 2027. We seek a scholarly leader in environmental water science whose research portfolio aims to increase our understanding of the physical, chemical, biological, and/or anthropogenic processes that drive the water cycle. We seek a scholarwith expertise in water in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere, and/or lithosphere whose research expands and bridges existing Earth and environmental science expertise in the department and at the university. The scholar is expected to bring a robust research program to NU, with subfield expertise in, for example, Earth's water cycle in a changing climate, hydrogeology, hydrometeorology, limnology, oceanography, glaciology, water observation from Earth orbit, water resources, or water-driven hazards. Applicants' research methods may include but are not limited to theory, observation, numerical modeling, geospatial analysis, statistical analysis, stable isotope geochemistry, machine learning, and/or artificial intelligence. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D., will be considered a leader within their field, and will bring a robust portfolio of water-related research and pedagogy to the Department. The candidate is expected to maintain and advance a vibrant, externally funded research program related to water in the environment, collaborate across disciplines, help lead DEEPS and NU in environmental science research, and teach undergraduate and graduate courses. This is an open rank search. The expected base pay based on rank is as follows:

Associate Professor:

$125,000 - $150,000

Full Professor:

$150,000 - $225,000 This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment, does not include summer salary, and is subject to negotiation. Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs. Benefits At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more!

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//www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more. Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern's non-discrimination statement . Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2026. For inquiries about this position please contact the search committee chair, Maggie Osburn ( maggie@northwestern.edu ). For submitting an application, please follow the instructions in Northwestern's recruiting portal (link coming soon) for job

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POSITION TYPE

Professor/Lecturer

ORGANIZATION TYPE

University/Academia/Research/Think tank

EXPERIENCE-LEVEL

Not Specified

DEGREE REQUIRED

Doctorate Back to all water jobs

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