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Geoscience Jobs & Opportunities
Ads (or cancellations) must reach the GSA advertising office Successful candidate will have duties that
no later than the first of the month, one month prior to the include teaching graduate and undergraduate
issue in which they are to be published. Contact advertising@ courses in the Department of Earth & Environ-
geosociety.org, +1.800.472.1988 ext. 1053, or +1.303.357.1053. mental Sciences, engaging in the Environmental
All correspondence must include complete contact informa- Sciences undergraduate program, developing
tion, including e-mail and mailing addresses. and maintaining robust programs of research and
Online: www.geosociety.org/jobs. scholarship, and providing service to the depart-
ment, the School of Science, and to Rensselaer.
Rates are in U.S. dollars.
Per line each The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. or
addt’l month foreign degree equivalent in geoscience or related
Per Line for discipline, along with the ability to demonstrate,
(same ad) through accomplishments, a record of excellence
Classification 1st month $9.25 in research and scholarship, evidence or the prom-
$9.25 ise of future distinction in high quality educational
Positions Open $ 9.30 activities including teaching and advising, and a
Fellowship Opportunities $ 9.30 $5.00 proven commitment to professional service. The
Opportunities for Students $ 0.00 $5.00 rank at the time of hire will be commensurate with
First 25 lines $ 5.00 the candidate’s experience and accomplishments.
Additional lines
We welcome candidates who will bring diverse
Positions Open intellectual, geographical, gender, and ethnic per-
spectives to Rensselaer’s work and campus commu-
DEPARTMENT HEAD nities. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an Affir-
GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL mative Action/Equal Opportunity, Race/Gender/
Veterans/Disability Employer.
ENGINEERING
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 9-MONTH FULL-TIME INSTRUCTOR
The Department of Geology and Geological Engi- POSITION, MINERALOGY & IGNEOUS/
neering at Colorado School of Mines is seeking a
dynamic, enthusiastic leader to head the Depart- METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY
ment. We seek a recognized teacher and researcher UNIV. ALASKA ANCHORAGE
with a proven track record of leadership, manage- The Department of Geological Sciences at the
ment, vision, and mentoring. Share in our mission University of Alaska Anchorage (www.uaa.
to address the challenges of creating a sustainable alaska.edu/geology/) seeks applicants for a full-
global society by educating the next generation of time, 9-month, non-tenure track position in the
leading scientists and engineers, and by expand- field of mineralogy and igneous/metamorphic
ing the frontiers of knowledge through research. petrology for the 2018–2019 academic year, with a
Please visit our website at http://jobs.mines.edu/ start date in August 2018. The successful applicant
cw/en-us/job/493021/professor-and-department- will be required to teach up to 12 contact credits
head-geology-and-geological-engineering for the of courses per semester (lecture-based courses are
complete announcement and instructions on how 3 credits and labs are 1.5 credits). These include
to apply. upper level courses in Mineralogy, Igneous &
Metamorphic Petrology, and Geologic Field Meth-
TENURE-TRACK ods, as well as other introductory or upper level
EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE courses or labs within the applicant’s expertise.
DEPARTMENT OF EARTH & We anticipate this position will be advertised as a
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES tenure-track opportunity in Fall 2019; should this
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE occur, the successful applicant may also apply for
The Department of Earth & Environmental Sci- this permanent position if it becomes available.
ences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, The position requires a Ph.D. in geological sci-
NY, invites applications for a tenure/tenure-track ences or a related field at the time of initial appoint-
position at the assistant, associate or full professor ment and university teaching experience. The sal-
level in Earth Systems Science. The E&ES Depart- ary range for this position is $51,000–$60,000,
ment research areas include experimental, analyti- depending on experience. The position includes a
cal and environmental geochemistry, petrology of standard benefits package. Please submit a cover
Earth’s systems, environmental informatics, solid letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching
Earth geophysics, paleoclimate, origins of life philosophy and interests, contact information for
and geomicrobiology. We are seeking applicants at least two references, and unofficial academic
whose research will complement and grow these transcripts by email to Simon Kattenhorn, Direc-
strengths and whose research programs address tor of Geological Sciences, at skattenhorn@
fundamental problems in Earth Systems science. alaska.edu. Review of applications will begin on
Disciplinary areas that are of particular interest June 18th 2018 and will continue until a suitable
include, but are not limited to, natural systems and applicant is found.
environmental geochemistry, early Earth envi- The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is
ronments, geochemical proxies for interpreting the largest of three universities in the University
ancient environments, global ocean-atmosphere- of Alaska system, serving over 18,000 students in
geosphere interactions, and planetary evolution. the Anchorage and satellite campuses. The depart-
Additionally, research programs that address fun- ment has 7 full-time faculty, 2 full-time lecturers,
damental questions in hydrogeology and/or remote and approximately 130 undergraduate majors.
sensing will serve to expand the Earth Systems
science program at RPI.
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