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GSA TODAY | NOVEMBER 2015 | Geoscience Jobs & Opportunities (for assistant professor) are required to be attached to and encourages applications from these and other
the online application.
Submit undergraduate and graduate transcripts
along with three letters of reference to Dr. William
Pirkle, Dept. of Biology and Geology, USC Aiken,
471 University Parkway, Aiken SC 29801. Review
of applications will begin on October 30, 2015 and
continue until position is filled.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
USCA is an AA/EOE.
AQUEOUS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
GEOCHEMISTRY POSITION
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
The Dept. of Geosciences at the University of
Massachusetts invites applications for a tenure track
position in Aqueous and Environmental Geochem-
istry at the Assistant Professor level starting Fall
2016. We are seeking talented applicants qualified
for an assistant professor position. Under excep-
tional circumstances, highly qualified candidates at
other ranks may receive consideration.
A Ph.D. in Geosciences or related field is required
at the time of appointment and post-doctoral expe-
rience is preferred.
The successful candidate will have research inter-
ests within the broad area covered by the position
title. These areas might include critical zone and
near-surface weathering, processes that occur at
solid-water interface, including biological interac-
tions, or chemical, physical and biological processes
controlling the transport of dissolved species. It
is hoped that the candidate will have interests in
isotope or trace element geochemistry and the
application of geochemical tools to a broad range of
scientific questions.
Research within the Dept. of Geosciences revolves
around four main clusters: Global Change and
Surface Processes; Water; Dynamic Earth; and
Geography, Society and the Environment. It is
expected that successful candidate will develop a
rigorous externally funded research program and
contribute to one or more of these research themes.
Candidates who have experience in integrating
geochemical tools with quantitative approaches to
solving problems in natural systems are especially
encouraged Field-oriented research that could be
incorporated into both undergraduate and grad-
uate courses will be an asset. Teaching will involve
participation in a large-enrollment introductory
course in addition to appropriate advanced under-
graduate and graduate courses.
Applicants must submit a cover letter, CV,
research statement, teaching statement, and
contact information for three referees familiar
with their research and teaching efforts to: http://
umass.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.
jsp?JOBID=64033. For more information, visit the
Dept. of Geosciences website (www.geo.umass.edu)
or contact the Search Committee Chair (search@
geo.umass.edu). Review of applicants will begin
16 November 2015 and continue until the ideal
candidate is identified.
The university is committed to active recruitment
of a diverse faculty and student body. The University
of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/
Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities,
protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities
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protected group members. Because broad diversity
is essential to an inclusive climate and critical to the to applicants with research interests in one or more
University’s goals of achieving excellence in all areas, subdisciplines including high temperature and/or
we will holistically assess the many qualifications of
each applicant and favorably consider an individ-
ual’s record working with students and colleagues
with broadly diverse perspectives, experiences, and
backgrounds in educational, research or other work
activities. We will also favorably consider experience
overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to
an academic degree and career.
AFFILIATE FACULTY OF GEOLOGY
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
The Geology Dept. at Grand Valley State Univer-
sity invites applications for a non-tenure-track
Affiliate faculty position to begin in the Fall 2016.
For more information about the responsibilities of
the position, please visit https://www.gvsujobs.org.
A minimum of a M.S. in Geosciences with teaching
experience is required.
Apply online at www.gvsujobs.org. Attach a
letter of application, vitae, statement of teaching
philosophy and the names and contact infor-
mation of at least three references familiar with
your teaching. Review of applications to begin
December 15, 2015 and continue until the posi-
tion is filled. Contact Peter Riemersma (riemersp@
gvsu.edu) with any questions. The Geology depart-
ment website may be found at www.gvsu.edu/
geology. Grand Valley is an affirmative action,
equal opportunity institution.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY/MINERALOGY
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. CARBONDALE
The Dept. of Geology at Southern Illinois University
Carbondale invites applications for a tenure-track
position in economic geology/mineralogy at the
assistant professor level, starting August 16, 2016,
contingent upon available funding. More informa-
tion, including qualifications and how to apply is
available at http://affact.siu.edu/faculty.php(Search
COS-351). Application deadline: January 4, 2016
or until filled. SIU Carbondale is an Affirmative
Action/Equal Opportunity employer of individuals
with disabilities and protected veterans that strives
to enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and
staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse
student population. All applications are welcomed
and encouraged and will receive consideration.
TENURE-TRACK
ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
UNIV. OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS
The successful applicant will have an active research
program that includes a field component that
complements existing departmental strengths, and
will have a strong commitment to teaching at both
graduate and undergraduate levels. The candidate is
expected to investigate scientific questions related to
economic geology, mineral resources, and/or fluid-
rock interaction; to develop new experimental or
analytical techniques for ore deposit exploration and
genesis; and to communicate results internationally.
The candidate is also expected to develop (Assis-
tant), or show evidence for (Associate) a rigorous
externally-funded research program and to super-
vise MS and Ph.D. students. Preference will be given
isotope geochemistry, geochemical modeling, exper-
imental petrology, and/or geochronology as they
relate to ore deposit genesis. The UNLV Geoscience
department has 21 Faculty, more than 50 MS/Ph.D.
students, and hosts laboratory facilities including
stable isotope, argon geochronology, fluid inclu-
sions, XRF/XRD, ICP-MS, soils, and electron micro-
probe/SEM labs. Materials should be addressed to
Dr. Matthew Lachniet, Search Committee Chair,
and are to be submitted via on-line application
at https://hrsearch.unlv.edu . Review of applica-
tion materials will begin on 12/11/15 and continue
until filled. UNLV is an Affirmative Action / Equal
Opportunity educator and employer committed to
excellence through diversity.
FACULTY POSITION
PLANETARY PETROLOGY/
MINERALOGY/GEOCHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE
The Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences at The
University of Tennessee seeks to fill a faculty posi-
tion in petrology/mineralogy/geochemistry with
emphasis in planetary geoscience. The position is
for an open-rank (tenure-track or tenured); we
would prefer to select a candidate at the Associate
or Full Professor level, but welcome applications
for Assistant Professor. The position begins August
1, 2016. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is
a Research I University and the flagship campus
of the UT system. The Dept. (http://eps.utk.edu)
focuses on geology and has an active emphasis on
planetary research through its Planetary Geosci-
ences Institute (http://web.utk.edu/~pgi). Require-
ments for the position are: Ph.D. in geology or a
related field, and demonstrated research experience
in planetary geoscience.
The successful candidate is expected to conduct
a robust, funded program of planetary research,
mentor graduate students, effectively teach courses in
petrology and/or mineralogy at the undergraduate and
graduate levels, and collaborate in department research
dealing with petrology, mineralogy, geochemistry,
and solar system exploration. Salary and benefits are
competitive and commensurate with experience. The
Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is
seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute
in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural
goals of the University.
To apply, please email the following to mcsween@
utk.edu: C.V., cover letter describing research
and teaching experience and plans, and names of
4 references with contact information. Applications
received by December 15, 2015 are ensured review,
but earlier submission is encouraged. The position
will remain open until filled. Questions about the
position should be directed to H. McSween.
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/
Title VI/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in
the provision of its education and employment
programs and services. All qualified applicants
will receive equal consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, national origin, reli-
gion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orien-