Now hiring faculty in three key areas.

Environment Initiative

Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) new Environment 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 this multi-disciplinary field of research. 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.

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IT Coordinator/Research Associate, Urban and Regional Planning

Health Initiative

In alignment with Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Strategic Plan and the newly announced FAU Health Network, the Charles E. Schmidt College Health Intitiative aims to protect and improve human health as one of our strategic areas of research interest. Health related research in the Schmidt College of Science reflects a diverse range of interests and expertise that align with existing strengths and priority areas of the University and region. As such, our research interests represent an inclusive sphere of interdisciplinary themes focused on neuroscience, cancer, obesity, healthy aging, physiology, inflammation, infectious diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, biophysics, and drug discovery. Schmidt College of Science faculty can rely on a well-managed infrastructure to support their research efforts.

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Computational and Data Science Initiative

The Schmidt College of Science Computational and Data Science Initiative leverages the transdisciplinary efforts of a vibrant and growing community of FAU scholar-educators to meet the opportunities and challenges posed by the scientific data revolution. This group of faculty and students spans multiple FAU departments, centers, institutes, and colleges, who align for stronger education and research efforts and opportunities related to data science, cryptography and information security, neuroscience, complex systems, and computational science.

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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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Predrag Cudic, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Associate Dean for Research, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science prepares students for careers in various fields, including biology, mathematics, physics and psychology.The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science offers unparalleled experiential learning opportunities to prepare the next generation of scientists and problem solvers.The College of Engineering and Computer Science offers majors in areas of national priority such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, transportation and supply chain management.

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Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Rd, SE-43
Boca Raton, FL 33431