Academic & staff positions for Climate Systems Engineering

The University is building a world-leading Climate Systems Engineering initiative with multiple faculty hires addressing solar geoengineering, open-system carbon removal such as enhanced weathering, and interventions to limit loss of glacial ice. We seek individuals who will lead research programs that will produce significant contributions to their field and to this research initiative.

Faculty Jobs

CSEi is recruiting for targeted searches in partnership with specific academic units as well as for university wide searches that are open to scholars from all relevant disciplines including the physical and biological sciences, social sciences, engineering, and humanities. If you don’t see a targeted search in your field, reach out to a UChicago colleague in your discipline to express your interest in a position joint with CSEi.
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Assistant Professor of Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor specializing in climate politics for an initial 4-year renewable term. We welcome applications from any subfield in Political...
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Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor (Open Rank) – Climate Systems Engineering (CSEi)

The University of Chicago invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, and tenured faculty positions at the ranks of Associate Professor and Professor, from scholars who will make significant contributions to Climate Systems Engineering.
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Assistant Professor – Geochemistry and Climate Systems Engineering (CSEi)

The Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in geochemistry, broadly defined, from scholars whose research will make significant contributions to climate systems engineering.
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Associate Professor – Geochemistry and Climate Systems Engineering (CSEi)

The Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago invites applications for tenured faculty positions at the rank of Associate Professor in geochemistry, broadly defined, from scholars whose research will make significant contributions to climate systems engineering.
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Professor – Geochemistry and Climate Systems Engineering (CSEi)

The Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago invites applications for tenured faculty positions at the rank of Professor in geochemistry, broadly defined, from scholars whose research will make significant contributions to climate systems engineering.

CSEi Research Positions

CSEi is recruiting scholars to engage in translational research that impacts the development and governance of climate engineering technologies in the public interest. Under the guidance of the Research Director and Oversight Committee with at least one other member of the CSEi Executive Committee, appointments will be made in the Department of the Geophysical Sciences.
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Research Scientist in Geophysical Sciences

The Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago invites applications for the position of Research Scientist, working in the Climate Systems Engineering initiative (CSEi) with Professor B. B. Cael.

Postdoctoral Researchers

CSEi recruits for postdoctoral scholars working on specific projects with leading faculty and for an annual Postdoctoral Researchers Program (Research Fellows) that will hire a cohort of researchers from across disciplines.
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CSEi Research Fellow

The Climate Systems Engineering initiative (CSEi) at the University of Chicago invites applications for the 2027-29 cohort of CSEi Research Fellows, to be appointed at the rank of Postdoctoral Researcher at the Rank of Research Associate. We seek outstanding early...
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Postdoctoral Scholar/Research Scientist – AI weather forecasting across scales

The University of Chicago’s Human-centered Weather Forecasting (HCF) Initiative and Climate Extremes Theory and Data (CeTD) group invite applications for multiple postdoctoral fellow and research scientist positions to work with Prof. Pedram Hassanzadeh and a group of multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary collaborators on advancing AI weather forecasting across...

Staff Positions

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Staff Research Engineer, CSEi

The Climate Systems Engineering initiative at the University of Chicago seeks an experienced Research Engineer to help bridge the gaps between academic modeling and factual engineering planning of SAI and open-system CDR.

Internships

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Intern | Climate Systems Engineering initiative

Applications are now closed. Check back to see when more intern positions are open.

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