Atmospheric/Oceanic/Climate Science PhD Job Prospects?

[whatcouldbe]

My primary question is regarding professorship: 

• Outside of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science departments, are there teaching posts for AOS grads?
• Are atmospheric science grads getting teaching positions in geology departments?
• If so, any at small liberal arts schools?
• How about climate modelers?
• Where are folks working outside of academia?

(Feel free to expand the discussion to other aspects of AOS job prospects. I'm just particulary interested in teaching.)

 

 

[GeoDUDE!]

One of my physics professors (at a small liberal arts school) does Ocean/Climate modeling. He did have a physics undergrad. 

 

I'm sure you can get a professorship in a series of departments if you model, and if you don't you will be limited to Earth Science depts.

 

Moreover, if you have a great mathematical background, the financial district can be your friend; as well as the sports analytics world. 

 

I'm sure Areospace, and the military also hires climate scientists. 

Edited February 16, 2014 by GeoDUDE!

[CC2014]

I'm going to approach this question from an atmospheric science prospective since I know nothing about oceanographers.  

 

There's a variety of jobs you could do.  I'm currently interning at a geoscience consulting firm and our office is filled with PhDs of some sort.  There are people who various geoscience modeling and I'm sure this would be a viable job prospect for an atmospheric scientist. There's government work with NOAA, the NWS, USGS, or EPA.  I'm sure other organizations too.  There are research positions at national labs.  There are lots of jobs in energy consulting as well.

 

My career goals involve academia but I am confident that I will have plenty of other options if that does not pan out.