Associate Professor or Professor - Colorado River Studies

Associate Professor or Professor - Colorado River Studies Requisition ID: 2026-10519 # of Openings: 1 Location: US-UT-Logan Category: Faculty Position Type: Benefited Full-Time Job Classification: Faculty College: Quinney College of Agric and Nat Res Department: Dean-Quinney Coll of Agric and NatRes Advertised Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent benefits Overview The S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Utah State University (USU) invites applications for the Janet Quinney Lawson Endowed Chair in Colorado River Studies. The successful candidate will also serve as Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies in Utah State's Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air and as faculty in a research, teaching, and outreach role in one of the Quinney College's academic departments. This flagship leadership position will situate Utah State University as a nationally and internationally recognized center for research, policy, and stakeholder engagement related to the Colorado River Basin. We seek an accomplished and visionary leader whose work has had substantial national and/or international impact on water science, policy, governance, management, or environmental decision-making. The faculty rank for this position is Associate or Full Professor. We welcome applications from scientists, scholars, and policymakers who possess a strong record of funded research or policy experience relevant to the Colorado River Basin. This tenure-track, full-time (nine-month) position will be administratively based at the USU main campus in Logan, Utah, with possible collaborative arrangements with USU's statewide campuses (including locations in Salt Lake City, Price, Moab, the Uintah Basin, and Blanding). Review of applications will begin October 1, 2026, and continue until the position is filled. Applicants must submit all application materials electronically via the Utah State University Human Resources web site (https://jobs.usu.edu; Job ID 2026-10519). Salary is negotiable and commensurate with qualifications and experience. USU offers competitive salaries and outstanding medical, retirement, and professional benefits (http://usu.edu/hr). For further information, contact Dr. Grant Cardon ([email protected]), Search Committee Chair. Responsibilities * Serve as Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies. * Convene scholars, practitioners, agencies, tribal nations, NGOs, and policy leaders around emerging Colorado River Basin challenges. * Build strategic partnerships across universities, governments, NGOs, tribal nations, and international organizations to inform policy and management related to the Colorado River. * Establish a strong record in a faculty role in research or in policy-relevant outreach and foster a collaborative culture focused on applied science and management of the Colorado River and its tributaries. * Provide leadership in land, water, and air issues in the Colorado River Basin as part of the leadership team for the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air. * Seek extramural funding to support research, students, and... For full info follow application link. USU recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the university's academic mission of learning, discovery, and engagement. USU is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any of its programs and activities based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity/expression, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy or local, state, or federal law (https://equity.usu.edu/non-discrimination).