Academic Department Manager

The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences is accepting applications for Academic Department Manager. This position manages the financial, administrative, human resource, student affairs, communications, and research administration functions and operations for the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (DEEPS). The Academic Department Manager (ADM) serves as the liaison between the Department and other offices responsible for determining University-wide policy, procedures, and services (e.g., Dean of the College, Dean of the Faculty, Human Resources, Controller’s Office, Sponsored Projects, Facilities Management, Graduate School, etc.). The incumbent has sufficient understanding of the Department’s programs and services and the processes and resources required to support them to relieve the faculty chair of day-to-day administrative operations. The ADM provides strategic and fiscal planning to support the initiatives of the department.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 to 7 years relevant experience in finance, human resources, and business operations and planning required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong analytical, organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Office, Google Suites) with a strong aptitude for learning new systems.
• Excellent financial management skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial reporting systems and advanced Excel spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Grant management and research administration experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience and leadership skills.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to assess priorities and pivot in response to pressing departmental needs.

** Applicants must submit a cover letter and CV/resume.**

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Tenure Track Position in Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences (DEEPS)

The Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences (DEEPS) at Brown University is searching for a tenure-track faculty member at the level of Assistant Professor whose research focuses broadly on the use of geochemistry to study changes and feedbacks in Earth’s climate system. Progress on the most pressing challenges in climate science increasingly requires an approach that blends cutting-edge, novel observations and field/lab-based measurements with numerical models of the Earth system. We seek a faculty member studying changes in Earth’s climate and the surface Earth system across a variety of timescales with the expertise to tackle these challenges. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, analytical and experimental geochemistry, applications of isotope geochemistry to climate science, biogeochemical measurements and modeling, data-model intercomparison, critical zone science, chemical oceanography, and geochemistry at the interface of earth resources and environmental solutions. The candidate’s research portfolio should advance and leverage existing strengths in DEEPS in analytical geochemistry, paleoceanography/paleoclimatology, terrestrial biogeochemistry, remote sensing, physical oceanography, and climate modeling.

Qualifications: Applicants are required to hold a Ph.D. prior to the expected start date of the position (July 1, 2027).

Application Instructions: The following documents must be submitted online as PDFs to https://apply.interfolio.com/193121

1. A cover letter that includes names and contact information for three references (not to exceed 2 pages)
2. Curriculum vitae
3. A statement of research (no more than 3 pages) in which the candidate demonstrates their fit to the stated research themes and presents a research plan that is likely to lead to extramural research funding
4. A statement of teaching interests and philosophy (no more than 3 pages). 

These materials should include information about how the applicant would contribute to the research and teaching missions of our diverse and inclusive university community. Applications received by October 26, 2026 will receive full consideration. For further information, please contact the search committee chair, Ralph Milliken (Ralph_Milliken@brown.edu).

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to join a NASA funded project.  The research includes analyses of extraterrestrial samples (carbonaceous meteorites,  asteroid samples) using various chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques, as  well as construction of an interactive GCMS and chromatography database for organic  compounds in extraterrestrial samples.  

Questions may be directed by email to DEEPS@brown.edu. Review of  applications will begin on June 15, 2026. The position can start date as early as August 1, 2026. For this position, Brown offers only the J-1 visa classification to scholars who need immigration sponsorship in order to enter the U.S. and commence lawful employment under the terms of their appointment. 

Learn more and submit an application via https://apply.interfolio.com/187932.  

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