Faculty Positions in Global Change and Earth System Science
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

The College of Global Change and Earth System Science at Beijing Normal University is a newly established research and education unit.The college is recruiting faculty members at various levels specializing on human-earth system interactions, earth system modeling, earth observation, and global change economics. Interested scientists are encouraged to apply either jointly as a team or individually. The university has allocated support for the establishment of ten research teams in the first phase with each team composing a chief scientist supported by two senior and two junior faculty members. Full-time employment is 9 months per year while visiting positions should work at least 3 months each year in the college. Each chief scientist is expected to do research and graduate teaching in one of the following directions: (1) Human activities and global warming, (2) Carbon cycling science, (3) Atmospheric aerosols and global change, (4) Mass and energy exchange between ocean and land, (5) Climate system modeling, (6) Earth system modeling, (7) High-performance computing for earth system modeling, (8) Earth observation data assimilation at global scale, (9) Application of earth observation data in global change studies, (10) Socio-economic impact of global change and adaptation, (11) Effect of economic development on global change, (12) Economic, social and environmental evaluation of international protocols on reduction of carbon emission.

A scientist at the chief scientist level must have an established international reputation in one of those research directions, proven research organization and leadership skills. A scientist at the senior scientist level is equivalent to a full professor at the university and must have a strong record of publications in world-class journals and have the potential of maintaining first-class scholarly productivity. Scientists at the assistant and associate professor levels must have demonstrated potential of independently carrying out cutting-edge research. Visiting fellows must be leading scientists in his/her area of research and can complement the research activities in the college.

Initial appointment for full-time positions will be for a 3-5 year terms. At the end of the second year, there will be an initial review followed by a tenure review at the end of the fourth year. Renewal of appointment will be based on merit review by an international committee. The university is offering a competitive compensation package to successful candidates. The baseline annual salary for a chief scientist is 500,000 RMB. More competitive salaries will commensurate with qualification. The annual salary of other scientists is determined jointly by the corresponding chief scientist and the college. Visiting fellows are compensated at a monthly basis. Each chief scientist is provided a certain amount of startup funds depending on needs. In addition, medical care is provided the same as other university employee. A certain amount of housing assistance will be provided according to university regulations.

Applicants should send CV, fill an application form downloadable from http://www.bnu.edu.cn/gces/indexe.html, provide 3 most representative research publications, a description of research and teaching interest, and arrange for 3 letter of references by email to: gces@bnu.edu.cn, or by post to the College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, No.19, Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing, 100875 China.

Application Form