Candidates should demonstrate: Potential to establish a productive, externally funded research program; Expertise in physical climatology or a closely related area of climate science; Experience with or strong interest in climate dynamics, climate modeling, Earth-system modeling, atmospheric chemistry, aerosol-climate interactions, land-atmosphere interactions, climate diagnostics, satellite observations, or related methodologies; Potential to collaborate effectively within interdisciplinary research teams in Geosciences; Potential for excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring; and. Examples include the development or application of regional or global climate models; Earth-system models; investigations of climate dynamics and variability; land-atmosphere interactions; atmospheric chemistry and aerosol-climate interactions; climate diagnostics and attribution; or integrated approaches that combine observations, including satellite observations, with modeling and quantitative analysis.