Applications are invited for the position of Director of the Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry (CAC) in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science at York University for a term of three to five years (negotiable), to begin July 1, 2004.

CAC is engaged in interdisciplinary and collaborative research in the area of atmospheric chemistry broadly speaking. It was established in 1985 in response to a growing concern on the atmospheric environment. Its current membership includes eleven faculty members and approximately thirty-five students.

Applicants for the position of Director are expected to be members of the full-time faculty at York University and to have research interests in atmospheric chemistry and to have published extensively in this field. The Director is expected to administer the day-to-day budget, financial, organizational and academic activities of the Centre, to develop additional funding sources, and to maintain an active individual and collaborative research program.

The successful applicant will receive an administrative stipend and an appropriate course load reduction as stipulated by the YUFA Collective Agreement. The Director of the Centre reports to the Dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.

Applications (including a curriculum vitae and the names of three referees who may be contacted) should be sent to Carina Hernandez, Research Officer, Office of the Dean, Room 1027, Computer Science and Engineering Building. Applicants are also encouraged to submit a statement about their ideas for directing the centre and their intended leadership style. Applications and nominations received prior to March 31, 2004 will receive full consideration by the search committee. After that date, consideration will depend on the need for further candidates.