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Michael Bunds, the Department Chair (michael.
bunds@uvu.edu), or Weihong Wang, the Search
Committee Chair (weihong.wang@uvu.edu). To
apply, please visit https://www.uvu.jobs/postings/
17466. Applications will be evaluated beginning
12/31/2015. Utah Valley University is an Affirmative
Action / Equal Opportunity/ Equal Access Employer.
LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
The Department of Geology and Environmental
Science at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking
qualified applicants for a faculty position at the
rank of Lecturer, pending budgetary approval.
This position is outside of the tenure stream and is
contracted for 3 years, with renewals and promo-
tion expected. The successful candidate will teach
a variety of undergraduate courses for a new B.S.
major in Environmental Science, ideally including
a scientific writing class. The duties associated with
this position would include advising Environ-
mental Science and Geology majors, preparation
of course materials, and academic program assess-
ment. Additional duties may include, at the option
of the successful candidate, developing proposals for
undergraduate research, curriculum development,
outreach, or attracting underrepresented minorities.
The candidate must possess a Ph.D. in Geoscience,
Environmental Science, or other related disciplines.
Teaching experience is essential. Excellent commu-
nication and writing skills are required. The appoint- landscape evolution, physical surface processes on
ment begins in the fall term of 2016.
Applicants should submit a cover letter explaining
their qualifications along with their CV, teaching and seek individuals whose research complements one
advising statements, and arrange for 3 letters to be
uploaded to: https://facultysearch.as.pitt.edu/apply/
index/MTM0. For each reference, you will have
the opportunity to input a personal email address
or an email address generated through Interfolio’s
Online Application Delivery. In both cases, an email
notification will be sent to the designated address
with instructions about uploading the letters to our
system. To ensure full consideration, applications
must be received by January 15, 2016. The University
of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Oppor-
tunity Employer. Women, members of minority
groups under-represented in academia, veterans,
and disabled are especially encouraged to apply.
FULL TIME, ASSISTANT RESEARCHER
(COLLECTION MANAGER)
KU BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE
The KU Biodiversity Institute seeks a full time Assis- statements of teaching and research interests, the
tant Researcher (Collection Manager) to oversee
its world-class collections of invertebrate fossils.
Required qualifications include master’s degree in
museum studies, geology, systematics, or paleon-
tology, knowledge of invertebrate fossil taxonomy
and identification, knowledge of care and manage-
ment of natural history collections, and familiarity
with biodiversity informatics. For additional infor-
mation and complete application instructions please
visit https://employment.ku.edu/staff/4566BR. KU
is an EO/AAE. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to
race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age,
national origin, disability, genetic information or
protected Veteran status. Review begins 1 Feb. 2016.
TWO TENURE-TRACK
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITIONS
IN BASIN-MODELING/SOLID EARTH
GEOPHYSICS AND SEDIMENTOLOGY
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
The Department of Geology at Kansas State Univer-
sity invites applications for two tenure-track faculty
positions at the assistant professor level beginning in
August 2016 in the areas of (1) sedimentology and/or
stratigraphy, (2) basin-scale modeling or solid earth
geophysics. A detailed advertisement for both posi-
tions is located at www.ksu.edu/geology. Screening of
applications begins December 21, 2015, and continues
until the position is filled. Full consideration will be the Full Professor level with tenure. We particularly
given to applications received by December 1, 2015.
Kansas State University is an EOE of individuals
with disabilities and protected veterans. Kansas
State University actively seeks diversity among its
employees. Background check required.
TENURE TRACK POSITION
IN HYDROLOGY, SURFACE PROCESSES
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
The Department of Geological Sciences at Indiana
University invites applications for a tenure-track
faculty position in hydrology or surface processes at
the rank of Assistant Professor. Applicants’ areas of
research expertise may include, but are not limited
to: fluid processes within the critical zone, surface
and groundwater flow, catchment-scale hydrology,
earth and other planets, tectonic geomorphology,
computational modeling in any of these fields and
the study of their connections to global climate. We
or more of our strengths in sedimentation and stra-
tigraphy, near-surface processes and environmental
geosciences, geophysics and tectonics, geochem-
istry, and atmospheric sciences. Our departmental
research and teaching resources include a premiere
Geologic Field Station and the instrumented Willow
Creek Watershed in Montana, extensive analytical
instrumentation, GIS and remote sensing facilities,
coupled with exceptional campus infrastructure
for high performance computing, and engagement
with the Integrated Program for the Environment.
Successful candidates, who must hold a PhD degree
by the time of appointment, are expected to develop
a strong, collaborative, externally funded program,
to supervise research by graduate and undergraduate
students, and to teach both undergraduate and grad-
uate courses in their fields of expertise.
Please submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae,
names and email addresses of three individuals
willing to provide reference letters, and electronic
copies of up to five relevant publications. General
inquiries should be addressed to search_geo15@
indiana.edu and specific questions should be
referred to the Chair of the Search Committee,
Professor Simon Brassell (simon@indiana.edu) or
sent to Geology, 1001 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington,
IN 47405. Applications should be completed online
via http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/1924.
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2015,
and continue until the position is filled.
Indiana University is an equal employment and
affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA
services. All qualified applicants will receive consid- GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/classiads
eration for employment without regard to age,
ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orienta-
tion or identity, national origin, disability status or
protected veteran status.
MARSHALL-HEAPE CHAIR IN GEOLOGY
TULANE UNIVERSITY
The Department of Earth and Environmental
Sciences at Tulane University invites applications
for the newly established Marshall-Heape Chair
in Geology. We seek a scholar with an outstanding
international reputation who will be appointed at
seek a broad-based Earth scientist who comple-
ments current faculty expertise and offers potential
for collaborative research. The Marshall-Heape
Chair is expected to lead a widely recognized, exter-
nally funded research program that will attract PhD-
level graduate students and postdoctoral scholars of
the highest caliber. Teaching duties are both at the
graduate and undergraduate levels. For full consid-
eration, applications should be received by January
10, 2016, but the position will remain open until
filled. Applications should include a curriculum
vitae, research and teaching statements that articu-
late how the mission of the department would be
enhanced, and the names and contact informa-
tion of at least three references. Applications must
be submitted electronically via the following link:
apply.interfolio.com/31900. Any inquiries may be
directed to Dr. Torbjörn Törnqvist, Department of
Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane Univer-
sity, 6823 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118-
5698 (tor@tulane.edu). Further information about
the department and university can be obtained at
http://tulane.edu/sse/eens. Tulane University is an
EEO/ADA/AA employer.
TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION
ENERGY GEOSCIENTIST, DEPARTMENT
OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
The Department of Geological Sciences at The
University of Alabama invites applications for a
tenure-track faculty position in energy geoscience,
beginning August 2016, to be filled at the assistant
professor level. Candidates are invited to apply
who have specialties within any field of geoscience
pertaining to energy exploration. Scientists with
industry experience are encouraged to apply. Candi-
dates must have a strong record of research and
must have received a Ph.D. in geology, geophysics,
or a related field at the time of appointment. The
successful candidate will establish a vigorous, exter-
nally funded research program, develop relation-
ships with the energy industry, work closely with the
Center for Sedimentary Basin Studies, and attract
and advise high-quality graduate students. Teaching
responsibilities will include undergraduate and
graduate courses in her/his specialty and introduc-
tory geology. The department has a broad range
of geophysical, geochemical, and computational
facilities, in addition to University shared facilities,
including the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Depart-
mental software includes industry standards such
as ProMAX, Petrel, TechLog, PetroMod, Move,
Petra, Geosoft, ArcGIS, and Matlab. Details regard-
ing existing research programs, equipment and
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