Research Assistant Professor

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The Center for Acoustics Research and Education within the Institute for the Study of
Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) at the University of New Hampshire is seeking candidates for an externally funded, research faculty position.
This position will be filled at the rank of Research Assistant Professor or Research Associate Professor depending on the candidate's
qualifications. This position will be fully funded by a current 3-year project on the topic of acoustical oceanography. The project may be
optionally renewed for an additional 2-year period. Funding for this position beyond this project will be contingent upon the candidate
obtaining externally sponsored research funding to support their salary.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a
nationally and internationally recognized research program with an emphasis on underwater acoustic propagation. Applicants should have an
excellent sustained record of obtaining external research funding, and preferably a strong track record of advising and mentoring graduate
students and post-doctoral scholars. Applicants should have a demonstrated record of scholarship through publications in journals and
presentation at conferences and workshops.

Duties/Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities for this role
include:

• Develop, implement, and validate models for acoustic propagation in complex ocean environments over a range of spatial
  scales and frequencies. 20%
• Develop computationally efficient approaches for propagation modeling that allow their execution on
  embedded systems in undersea platforms. 20%
• Investigate uncertainty in acoustic propagation and approaches to quantify it using
  in-situ acoustic observations. 20%
• Develop strategies for making decisions based on acoustic propagation models in collaboration
  with researchers from other disciplines. 20%
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of researchers in academia and industry to
  advance specific project goals; Support the planning and execution of at-sea experiments, data collection, and data analysis; Communicate
  research results to sponsors and the scientific community through briefings, working groups, meetings, and publications.
  20%

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Candidates must hold an earned
  research doctorate in physics, engineering, mathematics, applied physics, or other related disciplines.
• Evidence for the ability to
  obtain external research funding.
• Ability to travel (~10% of the time) to support field work and program reviews.
• Candidates
  must be a US citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience conducting acoustic field work at sea and analyzing data
  in the field.
• A demonstrated record of collaboration amongst academic, industry, and government partners.
• Active involvement
  in professional organizations.
• Skill in working with culturally diverse constituencies in the academic
  environment.
• Experience as a research mentor to undergraduate and graduate students in research and
  scholarship.

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
• Research Statement

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:

$80,000

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

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