Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Applied Aviation Sciences, College of Aviation, Daytona Beach Campus

Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Applied Aviation Sciences, College of Aviation, Daytona Beach Campus

Job Description

The Opportunity

The Applied Aviation Sciences Department of the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Daytona Beach, FL invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Meteorology position. This role requires a candidate with funded-research and teaching experience in dynamic/synoptic meteorology. In addition to expectations of pursuing funded research, the role offers the opportunity to teach undergraduate dynamic/synoptic meteorology courses directly supporting the B.S. in Meteorology program as well as the opportunity to teach additional upper- and lower-level meteorology courses supporting other programs within the College of Aviation. Basic teaching requirements are nine undergraduate credit hours (three courses) per semester with opportunities for course reductions with significant funded research. Faculty members will also be expected to provide modest service to the University and the meteorology profession through a variety of opportunities (e.g., committee work, faculty senate, student organization advisement, outreach, professional society support)

About us

For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.

Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.

Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.

Perks Await You at Embry-Riddle!

• Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
• Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, or Physical Geography with an emphasis in Synoptic/Dynamic Meteorology.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Record of outstanding teaching at the undergraduate level.

• Graduate and post-doctoral research experience in dynamic and/or synoptic meteorology.

• Record of peer-reviewed publications in high impact-factor meteorological journals.

• Application process/requirements

• Review of applications will begin September 30, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled.

• Note: Application instructions and contact information omitted per policy.