A tremendous opportunity to advance your academic career in a world-leading, vibrant and interdisciplinary environment, and to make a difference by steering exceptional research on climate and the environment.
| Salary: Attractive remuneration package available for an outstanding candidate Start date: Available from 1 October 2026 on an indefinite basis Location: School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, UK Closing date: 17 May 2026 Apply here for the role |
This Professorship seeks an inspiring, innovative and dedicated person to lead world-class research in any aspect of climate and the environment.
The Sir Anthony Habgood Professor of Climate and the Environment post is open to applicants with exceptional track records in a broad range of relevant areas, including:
- Coastal science and coastal change
- Climate change observations, projections and impacts
- Societal understanding and responses to climate change
- Ocean, atmosphere and Earth system processes and dynamics
Advancing climate change research at UEA
The creation of this new Professor (Chair) position at the University of East Anglia (UEA) is made possible through philanthropic support. It represents a strategic investment in advancing and extending climate change research at UEA.
The role brings the opportunity to work closely with existing areas of research excellence at UEA, such as the Climatic Research Unit (CRU), the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, the Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas (CCSUS), and the Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS). Joining one or more of these active research groups will provide you with an academic home, collaborative working, and leadership opportunities.
You will be expected to lead world-class research on climate and the environment, enhancing our understanding of global change and associated hazards to inform or promote societal responses. You will lead and contribute to national and international collaborative funding bids and deliver high-quality and innovative publications, research outputs and impact. For the first five years, your teaching and administrative duties will be reduced to enable focus on leadership and research.
This full-time post is available from 1 October 2026 on an indefinite basis.
