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GSA TODAY | OCTOBER 2016 | Geoscience Jobs & Opportunities references to: E&ES Faculty Search, Department of
Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Poly-
technic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180-
3590; Email: spearf@rpi.edu (electronic submissions
are preferred). Up to four select publications may be
sent as separate files. Consideration of candidates
will begin upon receipt of application. Applications
are encouraged by midnight, December 24, 2016,
and recruiting will continue until the position is
filled. Preliminary interviews will be conducted at
GSA and AGU in Fall 2016.
We welcome candidates who will bring diverse
intellectual, geographical, gender, and ethnic
perspectives to Rensselaer’s work and campus
communities. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is
an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity, Race/
Gender/Veterans/Disability Employer.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
The Department of Geological Sciences at San
Diego State University invites applications for
a tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant
Professor level in hydrogeology contributing to the
Blue Gold, Mitigating Water Scarcity initiative at
SDSU (http://bluegold.sdsu.edu/), with preference
for expertise in geochemical, quantitative tech-
niques and/or geophysical methods in assessing
water fluxes and/or rock-water interactions. Candi-
dates must have a PhD in Geological Sciences or a
related field at the time of appointment. The full
advertisement and directions for application are
posted at (https://apply.interfolio.com/36393).
The successful candidate is expected to estab-
lish an independent externally-funded research
program and teach and supervise student research
at graduate and undergraduate levels. Anticipated
start date for the position is Fall 2017. Applica-
tions received by October 15, 2016 will receive
full consideration. The position will remain open
until filled. For additional information contact the
co-Chairs of the Search Committee, Kathryn Thor-
bjarnarson, kthorbjarnarson@mail.sdsu.edu, and
David Kimbrough, dkimbrough@mail.sdsu.edu.
SDSU is a Title IX, equal opportunity employer.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
OF EARTH AND PLANETARY
SCIENCES, WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at
Washington University in St. Louis invites applica-
tions for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position
in the fields of climate, carbon cycling, or paleocli-
matology. The ideal candidate will study climate
or the effects of climate change in modern systems
and/or over Cenozoic Earth history. Areas of interest
include but are not limited to: paleoclimatology
and records of consequent environmental change;
elemental cycling and associated climate feedbacks;
the response of terrestrial, marine, and/or freshwater
systems to climate change. The candidate is expected
to employ quantitative tools and ideally will integrate ment, the Department of Earth Science, and the
field observations with laboratory measurements.
The successful candidate is also expected to
develop a vigorous, externally funded research
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program, maintain a strong publication record,
teach a range of undergraduate and graduate
courses, advise students, and be active in university
service. We are seeking candidates who will comple-
ment our research programs in biogeochemistry and
environmental geology as well as foster collaboration
with environmental scientists across the Washington
University community.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. with a focus in envi-
ronmental Earth science, or a related field, at the time
of appointment, and should send a letter of applica-
tion, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching and
research interests, and names and contact informa-
tion of at least four references as a single PDF to Alex
Bradley, Climate Search Committee Chair, Depart-
ment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington
University, Campus Box 1169, 1 Brookings Drive, St.
Louis, MO 63130, or via e-mail: ClimateFacSearch@
eps.wustl.edu. The Department seeks an exception-
ally qualified and diverse faculty; women, minorities,
protected veterans and candidates with disabilities are
strongly encouraged to apply. Washington University
in St. Louis is committed to the principles and prac-
tices of equal employment opportunity and affirmative
action. It is the University’s policy to recruit, hire, train, Minnesota - Twin Cities is soliciting applications
and promote persons in all job titles without regard to
race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran
status, disability, or genetic information. Applications
should be received by November 1, 2016, to ensure full
consideration.
TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR POSITIONS
FACULTY CLUSTER HIRE IN
EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SANTA BARBARA
The University of California Santa Barbara
announces a multidisciplinary cluster hire of four
outstanding scientists, to further strengthen its
world class Earth surface process teaching and
research mission. We seek dynamic researchers who
are at the forefront of advancing theory, measure-
ments and understanding in terrestrial Earth Surface
Processes from disciplines including climatology,
geochemistry, geology, geomorphology, hydrology
and soil science. The cluster hire will build on UC
Santa Barbara’s foundation strengths in physical
geography and Earth and environmental sciences.
Successful hires will contribute to improving our
understanding of the characteristics and functioning
of the entire planet, and especially its terrestrial
surface through the study of the complex interac-
tions among atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere,
biosphere, cryosphere, including their alteration by,
and impact on, human activity. We will give prefer-
ence to candidates with demonstrated expertise in
one or more quantitative techniques including field
measurement, remote sensing, modeling, and theory
and candidates who, based on research and teaching
proficiency, would fit into one of the following: the
Bren School of Environmental Science and Manage-
Department of Geography. Applications will be
reviewed starting October 31, 2016, with expected
appointments on July 1, 2017. Please see the
following website for a more complete description of
the positions: http://www.eri.ucsb.edu/escluster. To
be considered for one of the four available positions,
apply electronically at https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/.
Applications completed by October 31st, 2016, will
receive fullest consideration, but each department
will continue reviewing applicant files until that
position is filled.
The school is especially interested in candidates
who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of
the academic community through research, teaching
and service. The University of California is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or
any other characteristic protected by law.
HYDROLOGY/HYDROGEOLOGY
DEPT. OF EARTH SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
The Department of Earth Sciences in the College
of Science and Engineering at the University of
for a tenure-track faculty position in hydrology/
hydrogeology at the assistant professor level.
Exceptional candidates at the associate professor
level will also be considered. This position will
carry with it additional resources from the Gibson
Endowed Fund for research activities over the first
five years of the appointment.
Areas of research for this position could include
physical, chemical, and/or biological aspects of
hydrology or hydrogeology. Frontier topics of
interest in this field include, among others, research
at non-traditional spatial scales, grand challenges
in water resource sustainability and security,
novel measurement techniques and datasets, and
links between the study of hydrological systems
and subsurface geology, other portions of the
earth system, and/or other disciplines, as well as
other topics. The successful candidate is expected
to develop a vigorous research program, attract
external funding, and contribute to the instruction,
research, and service efforts of the department. A
Ph.D. in earth sciences or a related field is required at
the time of appointment.
The Department of Earth Sciences is a vibrant
interdisciplinary department whose research ranges
from geobiology to deep earth dynamics. Along-
side our commitment to excellence in scholarship,
we seek to further the University of Minnesota’s
land-grant mission through developing ties with
industry and/or governmental agencies that benefit
the needs of our students, the state of Minnesota,
and the broader community. The Department is in
the N.H. Winchell School of Earth Sciences (http://
www.esci.umn.edu/), which also includes the Insti-
tute for Rock Magnetism, the Limnological Research
Center/National Lacustrine Core Facility/Conti-
nental Scientific Drilling Coordination Office, the
Minnesota Geological Survey, the National Center
for Earth-surface Dynamics, and the Polar Geospa-
tial Center. Other affiliated research units at the
University include the Saint Anthony Falls Labo-
ratory and the Institute on the Environment. The
appointee will have access to large-scale computing
facilities (Minnesota Supercomputer Institute,