Open position: Janet Quinney Lawson Endowed Chair in Colorado River Studies

The S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University invites applications for the Janet Quinney Lawson Endowed Chair in Colorado River Studies and Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies. We welcome applications from scientists, scholars or policy-makers with a Ph.D. in any relevant biological, physical, or social science or engineering field, or with a J.D. degree, who possess a strong record of funded research or policy experience relevant to the Colorado River Basin. 

The faculty rank for the position is open. 

The position starts August 2025. 

Review of applications begins December 10, 2024. 

Responsibilities 

Serve as Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies in Utah State’s Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land Water and Air. 

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. 

Engage 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 outreach. 

Advise and mentor graduate students and teach 1-2 courses per year in one of QCNR’s three departments. 

Participate in faculty duties on campus as well as professional involvement off-campus.

Link to apply: https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/8418/job. 

For further information contact Dr. Christopher Lant, (chris.lant@usu.edu) 

or Dr. James Lutz (james.lutz@usu.edu), Search Committee co-chairs.