Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) new Ecology, Environment, & Resilience Initiative, housed in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, unifies the transdisciplinary efforts of a vibrant and growing community of FAU scholar-educators in Environmental Science (ES). This coordinated group of environmental faculty and students spans multiple FAU departments, centers, institutes, and colleges, who align for stronger education and research efforts and opportunities related to environmental science, coastal resilience, and climate change.
Job Listings
Ecology, Environment, & Resilience Initiative Theme Hires
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science seeks two outstanding Assistant Professors to contribute to a vibrant and growing community of scholar-educators in ES.
Local Assets
By virtue of its location in South Florida, FAU offers tremendous professional and educational opportunities in environmental science. Our six linked campuses are located within minutes of the Everglades and a host of major freshwater ecosystem restoration and water quality monitoring efforts, the Atlantic Ocean, and a low-lying metropolis grappling with the twinned challenges posed by burgeoning population growth and sea-level rise. FAU is poised to face these challenges with a growing and coordinated group of environmental faculty and students spanning multiple departments, centers, institutes, and colleges.
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FAU Internal Assets
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Presidential “Ocean & Environment” Pillar at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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Department of Biological Sciences
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Department of Geosciences
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Environmental Science Program
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Center for Environmental Studies
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Center for Geo-Information Science
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Center for Urban & Environmental Solutions
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Center for Water Resiliency and Risk Reduction
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Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE)
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Marine Science and Oceanography Graduate Program
Contact
Colin Polsky, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Environmental Studies
Professor of Geosciences
Florida Atlantic University
3200 College Ave, DW-312
Davie, FL 33314
+1-954-236-1088
cpolsky@fau.edu