Current Open Job Postings:

Faculty Position In Sustainable Built Environment: Ecological Assesment and Design

The University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) is seeking a candidate to fill a full time, nine-month, tenure track assistant professor position to contribute to research and teaching on the Sustainable Built Environment, with a particular emphasis on Ecological Assessment and Design of urban environments, structures and infrastructure. We seek candidates with expertise in theories and methods of assessment, modeling, performance measurement, visualization and other approaches that can help decision makers in urban areas achieve higher levels of sustainability. We are purposely casting a broad net recognizing that important perspectives are provided by a wide range of expertise, including -- but not limited to -- industrial ecology, ecological planning and design, ecosystem services and valuation, and systems engineering. 

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Faculty Positions in Conservation Ecology

The School of Natural Resources & Environment at the University of Michigan seeks candidates, preferably with postdoctoral experience, for two full-time, nine month tenure-track assistant professor positions that focus on the ecological basis of conservation, restoration and management of natural resources.  One position is likely to focus on terrestrial ecosystems; the other on aquatic ecosystems.  Both of these new positions are expected to contribute to the core natural science base of this interdisciplinary school, while providing additional depth to existing faculty groups in terrestrial ecosystems, aquatic sciences and conservation biology. 

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Faculty Position In Sustainable Systems

The University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) is seeking a candidate to fill a full time, nine-month, tenure track professor position (rank open) to contribute to research and teaching in sustainable systems.  This focus includes approaches that address both the production and consumption activities associated with water, mobility, shelter, energy, and other basic needs.  We seek a candidate who can develop and lead expanded research initiatives focused on application areas such as sustainable water resource systems, sustainable energy, sustainable mobility/alternative vehicle technology, green buildings and/or the interactions among these systems.  Ideal candidates will possess integrating analytical capabilities that can bridge across technology, policy, and/or design with sustainability.  Examples of relevant applied research expertise include water resource management and policy, energy systems analysis, sustainable technology assessment, dynamic systems modeling, risk analysis, valuation of ecosystem services, life cycle modeling, resource economics and complex systems modeling.  Ability to teach inter-disciplinary courses that include students from SNRE and other programs such as engineering, business and policy is expected.

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Faculty Position in Energy Sustainability

The University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) is seeking a candidate to fill a full time, nine-month, tenure track assistant professor position to contribute to research and teaching on energy sustainability.  The current energy system faces significant challenges related to declining fossil fuels, burgeoning global demand, greenhouse gas emissions, health impacts and other growing social and economic impacts related to energy.  Expertise in energy technology assessment and systems analysis is being sought to analyze alternative energy supply based on renewable sources, energy demand from transportation and/or buildings, and the storage and carriers required to link resources with end use activities.  Ideal candidates would have integrative analytical skills in areas such as energy modeling, life cycle modeling, stochastic modeling, resource economics, optimization techniques, and dynamic systems modeling.

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