Assistant, Associate or Full Project Scientist - Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
 UC San Diego | |
 United States, California, La Jolla | |
 Jan 28, 2025 | |
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Position overview
Position title: Project Scientist Salary range:
A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $74,100 - $94,200. The posted UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table for the salary scale for this position: Salary Scale Represented and Salary Scale Non-Represented Application Window Open date: January 27, 2025 Next review date: Friday, Feb 28, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Final date: Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Position description The Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) Division within the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at UC San Diego is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body, and invites applications from qualified individuals in an open search for a Project Scientist. The IGPP Division of SIO seeks to hire one or more Project Scientists in the following areas: The candidate is responsible for effectively working within a research team at IGPP and collaborating with colleagues outside UCSD while demonstrating the capacity to work autonomously. The candidate's responsibility may involve theoretical and numerical model development, experimental data analysis, fieldwork experiments, and guiding students and postdocs within the group. At UC San Diego, Project Scientists are academic researchers and are expected to demonstrate significant and creative contributions to a research program or project and demonstrate professional competence and activity. Project scientists will publish and carry out research under the supervision of a Professor or a member of the Professional Research Series. They may serve as Co-Investigators, but are not required to do so, nor are they required to carry out fully independent research or develop an independent research reputation. We are interested in candidates who have demonstrated excellence in research and service and are committed to building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment. A competitive record of publication, as well as evidence of the ability to contribute to the success of externally funded research programs consistent with the appointment level, is required. Candidates will be considered at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Project Scientist levels. All positions are subject to funding availability. Positions in areas other than those listed above may become available at a later date. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled based on the ongoing needs of the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. Scripps Institution of Oceanography is a world-renowned center of solid Earth, planetary, oceanographic, biological, and atmospheric research committed to academic excellence and diversity within its student body, staff, and approximately 200 principal investigators (https://scripps.ucsd.edu/diversity). School: http://scripps.ucsd.edu Qualifications Basic qualifications
(required at time of application)
Ph.D. in Geophysics, Earth and Ocean Science, Physics, Engineering or related field Application Requirements Document requirements
Reference requirements
Applicants will be asked to name references to complete their application, but the references will not be asked to provide letters unless SIO requests them. Apply link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04169 Help contact: srhoten@ucsd.edu About UC San Diego The University of California, San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, covered veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy. For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20. For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. The University of California prohibits smoking and tobacco use at all University controlled properties. The UC San Diego Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at: https://www.police.ucsd.edu/docs/annualclery.pdf. This report provides crime and fire statistics, as well as institutional policy statement & procedures. Contact the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4361 if you want to obtain paper copies of this report. As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer. * "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. Job location La Jolla, CA
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