Comm Spec 3 (Outreach Specialist)

The Earth and Planetary Sciences Department is a complex academic and research department located in the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis. The Department consists of the Department Chair, 2 Vice Chairs, 20 Faculty, 50+ non-senate academic employees of varying titles (Professional Researchers, Graduate Student Researchers, Teaching Assistants, Visiting Scholars, Postdoctoral Scholars, Unit 18 Lecturers), and 15 administrative and technical employees. The Department houses one graduate program with approximately 45 students. It has approximately 100 undergraduate students enrolled in 2 majors offering 3 degrees: BA and BS in Geology and BS in Marine and Coastal Science (a multi-college major). The current annual budget for instruction and research is $19M with annual research expenditures totaling approximately $1M. The current total budget for sponsored research is $8M. Earth and Planetary Sciences has 5 recharge units with equipment used by many scientists from across campus and off-campus. The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences also manages the CalTeach/Mathematical and Science Teaching Program (MAST) and Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG).

The Department occupies over 38,000 ASF of space in 4 locations. The faculty maintains a high level of service activity with administrative appointments such as Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs in Public Scholarship and Engagement, Director of CalTeach/MAST and Director of the Institute of the Environment.