Job Description

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​The University of New Hampshire College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) invites applications for a tenured faculty position within the College with a leadership role in the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM). CEPS is dedicated to teaching, research, and service in engineering, the physical sciences, computer science, and mathematics within UNH, a land-grant, space-grant, and sea-grant institution. CCOM was founded in 1999 through a cooperative partnership between UNH and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and has since grown to be an internationally recognized leader in research and education in ocean mapping and hydrography.

The position will be filled at the rank of full professor within a CEPS academic unit that will be determined based on the qualifications and background of the selected candidate. While teaching is not a required component of the position, the selected candidate may elect, in collaboration with the relevant department chair, to teach classes at the graduate and/or undergraduate level.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership for CCOM, including proposal development, setting research priorities, faculty mentoring, and financial management.

• Maintain an active research program in ocean and coastal mapping, including advising graduate students and/or postdoctoral scholars, and securing research funding from a range of sponsors

• Engage in impactful national and international activities in seafloor mapping and hydrography, including serving in senior leadership roles on national and international committees and professional organizations

• Extend active collaboration with the private sector

• Provide budgetary and operational oversight

• Mentor CCOM faculty, with a particular focus on mentorship of early-career faculty

• Work with University leadership on the role of marine science and ocean mapping in the development of the University’s strategic plan

• Engage in activities in service to the department, college/university, the profession, and the community.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in engineering or physical sciences in a field relevant to hydrographic surveying and ocean mapping.

• Tenured full professor at an R1 university, preferably a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university

• Experience leading a large, grant-funded research center.

• Proven success in procuring competitive research funding within the NOAA appropriation.

• Experience teaching graduate and undergraduate level classes related to hydrographic surveying and seafloor mapping

• Proven track record in scientific publication, particularly collaborative publication with colleagues and students.

• Demonstrated commitment to service responsibilities including institutional, professional, and community contributions including administrative duties, faculty governance, student mentoring, and public outreach.

• Experience in leading a large (e.g., exceeding $10M expenditures) research program with international recognition)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of, and experience working with, NOAA's National Ocean Service. (NOS)

• At sea mapping experience, particularly on NOAA hydrographic vessels.

• Experience with multibeam echosounders, single-beam echosounders, side scan sonar, airborne bathymetric lidar, satellite derived bathymetry, uncrewed systems, and seafloor imaging systems

• Scientific boating qualifications

Applicant Instructions:

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents)

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact information for 3 professional references

Additionally, upload the following documents within the Application Questions section of the application:

• Research statement (max 3 pages)

• Teaching statement (max 1 page)

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

Compensation Pay Range:

$120,000 - $180,000, plus CCOM Leadership stipend

The rank of the selected candidate will depend upon the candidate’s qualifications.

Please be advised that this position is supported by external sponsor funding. As such, continued employment in this role is contingent upon the availability of those external funds. If, for any reason, the sponsor funding is reduced or discontinued, employment may be subject to modification or termination in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here:USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

Location:

Durham

Salary Grade:

Faculty 01