DepartmentEarth and Atmospheric Science

Position Summary

The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) at Metropolitan State University of Denver invites candidates to apply for a tenure track faculty position in Meteorology at the assistant professor level.This is a nine-month faculty contract beginning in Fall 2024. MSU Denver is a predominantly undergraduate, public, urban, minority-serving institution in the heart of downtown Denver. MSU Denver values its identity as a teaching-focused institution.

The vibrant and diverse is home to eleven tenured faculty and three lecturers across four degree granting programs in Geography and GIS, Environmental Science, Geology, and Meteorology. The department houses a bachelor's degree in meteorology, a minor in meteorology, and a minor in climate change, as well as several other majors and minors in the other programs. The professional concentration of the fulfills the requirements for the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Service. The EAS department does not have graduate programs. The department has a dedicated Meteorology classroom and a meteorology computer lab with AWIPS and a weather wall. As a UCAR member, the program has close ties with the nearby National Center for Atmospheric Research. MSU Denver has a robust mentoring program for tenure-track faculty and this candidate would join a new GIS professor in the department and a cohort of incoming faculty in the Roadrunner Faculty Academy to set them up for success.

The successful candidate will teach 9-12 credits of undergraduate meteorology courses each semester, that includes Physical Meteorology, Thermodynamic Meteorology, Climatology, and introductory Global Climate Change courses. We prefer candidates who can integrate modern computer programming activities into some of their courses. The successful candidate will join two tenured meteorology professors and a talented group of part-time meteorology instructors who have a wide variety of expertise and flexibility in what they can teach. Therefore, in addition to our preference for someone to take on the Physical, Thermodynamics, and Climatology courses, the successful candidate has the option to teach Radar and Satellite Meteorology, Field Observations of Severe Weather, Weather Discussion, Weather and Climate Lab, Meteorology Research Seminar, Air Pollution, Mesometeorology, .

MSU Denver prides itself on offering our courses in a variety of modalities: in-person, asynchronous online; hybrid, and self-paced. The department's courses within our General Studies curriculum mostly involve Weather & Climate and Global Climate Change, although other options to teach General Studies Curriculum exist outside of the meteorology program, but still within the department (e.g. Oceanography, Physical Geography, Global Water Concerns, and science courses for future teachers).

In addition to teaching, the professor will be responsible for mentoring students through the program and onto their careers, contributing to service at the university, and maintaining scholarly activity. Our department guidelines for tenure can be accessed on .

Metropolitan State University of Denver and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences are committed to in our work toward educational equity and promoting a culture of access and inclusion for our students, staff, and faculty. We seek to sustain an inclusive community where all individuals are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and are provided proper resources and skillsets to be successful. This success is not limited to our discipline-focused education, but also to the broader development of our students as engaged citizens and valued contributors to the discipline, the community, and society.

MSU Denver enrolls over 17,000 students, where nearly 60% are first generation and over 55% are students of color. Located in downtown Denver, we are a designated (HSI), an INSIGHT into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity () Award winner for 10 consecutive years, and the only certified institution in Colorado. As the third largest institution of higher education in Colorado and the only institution with an open access mission, MSU Denver is a model university for today's college students. The University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the state, as well as the most first-generation students and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students. MSU Denver is particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for under-represented and historically minoritized groups.

Responsibilities

The duties of the position entail: Teaching 24 credits per academic year, with potential for reassigned time in the first year to focus on professional development and establishing a research agenda (80%) Advising and mentoring undergraduate students, engaging in scholarly activities and professional development, and service to the department, college, university, and/or community (20%)

Required Qualifications Doctorate degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, or closely related discipline conferred by the start of the fall... For full info follow application link.

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a unique, access-oriented campus community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms. Our student population consists of nearly 50% first generation students and over 45% students of color. We are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution located in downtown Denver.

We create an equitable learning and working environment in concert with individuals who consistently demonstrate commitment to equity and inclusion.