The University of Chicago is hiring for multiple positions across disciplines and at various professional levels around the topics of climate change, energy and the environment. Explore our open positions below. For application inquiries, please contact: Climate-HR@uchicago.edu

Academic Positions

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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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Assistant Professors – Ecological Consequences of Climate Engineering

The University of Chicago's Department of Ecology & Evolution in the Biological Sciences Division and the Climate Systems Engineering Initiative (CSEi) are searching for tenure-track Assistant Professors in ecology.
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Assistant Professor, Climate Systems Engineering initiative (CSEi)

The University of Chicago invites applications from scholars who will make significant contributions to Climate Systems Engineering.
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Assistant /Associate/Full Professor – Experimental Aspects of Climate Systems Engineering Environmental Geoscience

The Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago invites applications for tenured faculty positions from scholars who will make significant contributions to the experimental aspects of Climate Systems Engineering.
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Associate Professor/Professor (Open Rank), Climate Systems Engineering initiative (CSEi)

The University of Chicago invites applications for multiple faculty positions (tenured associate or full professor) from scholars who will make significant contributions to Climate Systems Engineering.
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Postdoctoral Scholar: Agrometeorology

UChicago’s new Human-Centered Weather Forecasting (HCF) Initiative seeks an Agrometeorological Postdoctoral Scholar.

Staff Positions

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Senior Director, Weather Forecasts

DIL is seeking a full-time Senior Director to lead the UChicago Human-Centered Forecasts initiative. The Senior Director will work closely with the faculty leads to build and grow this new initiative that has the potential to transform access to a...
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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.