Description
The Faculty of Geosciences and the Environment (FGSE)
of the University of Lausanne invites applications for a professorship in geo-environmental
data science, to be based in the Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics (IDYST).
We
are looking for a scientist at the intersection of data science and geo-environmental
science who complements current strengths of the FGSE. As far as data science,
we seek someone able to develop methods/algorithms (such as machine learning,
geostatistics, geocomputing, geomodelling, etc.) and tailor them to particular
large spatial/temporal datasets or big data.
As far as geo-environmental science, the person is expected to analyse
and predict the dynamics of the earth surface-environmental system (such as
hydrology, geomorphology, vegetation distribution, climate, environmental data
time series, soils, etc.). The appointed
person will teach GIS along with other geo-environmental data science courses.
Information
Appointment will be at the Assistant Professor level (tenure track).
However, exceptionally, we will consider outstanding candidates for direct
appointment to the Associate Professor level, notably if this corresponds with
our equal opportunity objectives.
Starting date: August
1st, 2021 (or to be agreed upon)
Contract length: 2
years renewable twice (6 years). Tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate
Professor expected after 5-6 years, leading to further contracts renewable every
6 years.
Activity rate: 100 %
Workplace: Lausanne
campus (Géopolis building)
Your
Responsibilities
The successful
candidate is expected to i) develop a
competitive research program within the Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, ii) teach courses in the Bachelor of
Geosciences and Environment, and Masters programs taught by the FGSE, and, iii) supervise masters and doctoral
students.
Your
Qualifications
Candidates must
demonstrate a capacity to undertake quality research, to obtain competitive
research funding, and to publish in peer-reviewed international research
journals. A demonstrated potential for teaching GIS, best practice programming
skills, data science applied to geo-environmental problems, or algorithms is
highly desirable. In addition, the
candidate has demonstrated potential for supervising master’s and doctoral
theses.
A good command of both French and English language is preferable. If
French is not the native language, teaching ability in French has to be
acquired within two years of the appointment.
What
the position offers you
The Faculty of Geosciences and the Environment
(FGSE) of the University of Lausanne was created in 2003 and offers
state-of-the-art field and laboratory equipment (e.g., XRD, RockEval, Carlo Erba, SEM, mercury and phosphorus
analysis, stable isotopes, compound specific-light isotopes, clumped isotopes,
XRF, SIMS and NanoSIMS, Luminescence dating, LA-ICPMS, ICP-OES, Electron
Microprobe, X-Ray tomography, GPU and CPU-based supercomputing facilities,
remote sensing equipment including a drone lab, as well as instrumented field
sites), incentives for projects, and excellent working
conditions (https://www.unil.ch/srh/home/menuinst/infos-administratives/donnees-salariales.html). It consists of
three research institutes (Earth Sciences, Geography and Sustainability, and
Earth Surface Dynamics) and a School that manages teaching and training across
these research domains. The FGSE specifically promotes interdisciplinary
research and teaching, within and between the social and natural sciences.
Contact
for further information
Other useful information is available on the
websites of the Faculty (www.unil.ch/gse) and the Institute of
Earth Surface Dynamics (www.unil.ch/idyst)
For further information,
contact the Chair of the selection committee for this position: Christian Kull,
Vice-Dean of the FGSE, and Professor in the Institute of Geography and
Sustainability (christian.kull@unil.ch).
Application deadline: September 1st, 2020?(23:59 Swiss time GMT+2)
The PDF application must be shared in several
documents not larger than 9.9 MB and can only be submitted through this website:
https://bit.ly/2BBqAfm
and should include:
.
a cover letter,
addressed to the Dean, explaining the reasons for applying (max. 1 page);
.
a full Curriculum
Vitae, including previous employment and university training, the date and
title of the doctoral thesis, publications, conference presentations / invited
lectures, classes taught, and student research supervised;
.
a research statement,
describing the research the candidate intends to develop (max. 4 pages);
.
a teaching statement,
describing the candidate’s teaching approach, intentions for teaching and his
or her potential contribution to our teaching programs (max. 2 pages);
.
PDFs of the five most
relevant publications;
.
the names and contact
information of five referees.
Additional
information
The University of
Lausanne seeks to promote an equitable representation of men and women among
its staff and strongly encourages applications from women. The FGSE’s strategy regarding equal opportunity, specifically with
respect to the recruitment of professors, is described in point 2.2 of the
FGSE’s Plan of action in favor of the equality of chances between women and men
2017-2020.
Candidates are expressly invited to consult this document at the
following website: https://www.unil.ch/gse/fr/home/menuinst/faculte/commissions/egalite.html
The Faculty of Geosciences and Environment of the
University of Lausanne adheres to the DORA (https://sfdora.org/) agreement and
follows its guidelines in the evaluation of applications.