Sir Anthony Habgood Professor of Climate and the Environment

Salary: Professorial scale. An attractive remuneration package is available for an outstanding candidate.

The University of East Anglia (UEA) is pleased to announce the creation of a new Professor (Chair) position, made possible through philanthropic support: the Sir Anthony Habgood Professor of Climate and the Environment, in the School of Environmental Sciences. This indefinite professorial appointment represents a strategic investment in advancing and extending climate change research at UEA.

This is a tremendous opportunity to advance your academic career in a world-leading, vibrant and interdisciplinary environment, and to make a difference.

We seek an inspiring, innovative and dedicated person to lead world-class research in any aspect of climate and the environment. This 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

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. 

UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We particularly welcome applicants with the protected characteristic of Sex [female] and Race [Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic] for this post, as they are currently underrepresented at this level within the School of Environmental Sciences. Appointment will be made on merit and all applicants will be scored against the same criteria. 

Further information on our great benefits package, including 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and additional University Customary days (pro rata for part-time), can be found on our benefits page.

Closing date: 17 May 2026 

The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.

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