************************************************* From: Vicky Hamilton <hamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ************************************************* The job advert below is planned to appear in EOS during the last week of May and the first week of June. Director, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP), position number 89123, UHM SOEST, (Manoa). A research unit within the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology (SOEST), HIGP conducts advanced research, technology development, workforce training, and service in oceanographic, atmospheric, geophysical, geological, and planetary sciences. The Institute is home to approximately 100 faculty members, staff, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students with access to state-of-the-art laboratories and instrumentation. Our expertise spans the globe from pole to pole, from the deep Earth interior to the upper atmosphere, and extends to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Duties: HIGP seeks a dynamic individual who can provide scientific and technical leadership, nurture the entrepreneurial spirit of the Institute faculty and staff, promote and maintain a mission and customer oriented administrative team, and guide the Institute through the complexities of the modern research environment. The Director is ultimately responsible for building the research, technology development, service and academic reputation of the Institute, ensuring it remains one of the most influential geoscience programs in the United States. She or he will accomplish this task by employing the most progressive and effective leadership and management skills that will have been developed in the course of a successful professional career. Minimum qualifications: Earned doctorate in geosciences or closely-related earth- or planetary-science or engineering discipline. Successful professional experience in academic administration at the level of chairperson or higher or comparable experience in private or public research management. Rank of full professor or demonstrated comparable professional experience prior to appointment. A record of strong research, scholarship, publication, and professional activities and achievement. Knowledge of policies and objectives of external funding agencies. Demonstrated commitment to diversity and interest in working with multi-cultural populations. Demonstrated fundraising ability and experience. Experience in human resource and financial management. Planning, organizational, and management skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Ability to communicate effectively and establish and maintain meaningful working relationships with administrators, faculty, students, and external constituents. Ability to form alliances in support of research and graduate education; ability to bring groups together and establish effective and meaningful partnerships. Desirable qualifications: Experience in an academic institution at the level of associate Director or higher. National recognition and reputation in the earth- or planetary-sciences, or engineering; ability to command the respect of colleagues in research, university administration, federal agencies, and other extramural funding sources. Ability to generate an academic culture conducive to attaining excellence in research and education. Ability to work effectively in an administrative organization built around a fluid, consensus-building, team approach to management. To apply: Submit letter of interest, curriculum vitae, names & contact information (phone and e-mail address) of three professional references. Appointment is subject to pending position clearance. Application address: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, POST 802, 1680 East-West Rd., Honolulu, HI 96822, ATTN: HIGP Director Recruitment Inquiries: Dr. Rick Rocheleau, 808-956-8346, rochelea@xxxxxxxxxx Date posted: May-16-2007 Continuous recruitment. Review of applications will begin on Jul-01-2007 and will continue until the position is filled. The University of Hawaii is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, National Guard participation, breastfeeding, and arrest/court record (except as permissible under State law). Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks. In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawaii may be viewed at: http://ope.ed.gov/security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office. ------------------------------------------------------- Victoria E. Hamilton, Assistant Researcher Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology University of Hawai'i 1680 East-West Road, POST 504 Honolulu, HI 96822 Ph: 808.956.3152 Fax: 808.956.6322 web: http://www.higp.hawaii.edu/~hamilton/ e-mail: hamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
