Assistant Professor in Soil Science JOB - University of California Riverside

Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS); Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Environmental Sciences at University of California, Riverside invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Soil Science with a nine-month appointment, starting July 1, 2027.

We seek candidates who will develop a nationally and internationally recognized research program advancing our understanding of soils across agricultural, managed, and natural systems, including soil health, biogeochemistry, and soil-water interactions.

Job description

University of California, Riverside (UCR), California, United States

The Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) invites applications for a tenure-track position in Soil Science at the rank of Assistant Professor on a nine-month appointment. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2027.

The successful candidate will develop a nationally and internationally recognized research program advancing fundamental and/or applied understanding of soils and their functions across agricultural, managed, and/or natural systems. We seek candidates whose research addresses soil processes across spatial and temporal scales and contributes to understanding the capacity of soils to support productive, resilient, and sustainable ecosystems.

Areas of research may include, but are not limited to, soil health and resilience; soil biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling; soil-water interactions; soil carbon dynamics; soil responses to climate and land-use change; soil degradation and restoration; and the effects of soil management on ecosystem function. Soil health in degraded, arid, and semi-arid landscapes and agroecosystems, including those of the U.S. Southwest, represents one example of an important and developing area of soil science. Research may span agricultural and natural systems and may employ field, laboratory, computational, geospatial, or other approaches across scales. Applicants that integrate themes of sustainability in connection to their research and other scholarly work are encouraged to apply.

Of interest for

• Terrestrial Working Group