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GEOSCIENCE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES

BOOKMARK THE GEOSCIENCE JOB BOARD Appointment to this position may be on a Senior interested candidates at the GSA and AGU meetings
Executive Service (SES) Career, SES limited-term or virtually if needed.
(https://www.geosociety.org/jobs) for up-to-the- appointment (1-3 years), or Intergovernmental Per- Occidental is a nationally ranked liberal arts col-
minute job postings. Job Board ads may also appear sonnel Act (IPA) assignment. The salary range is lege recognized for its diverse student body and out-
in a corresponding monthly print issue of GSA Today. $174,225 to $194,516. standing undergraduate research program. The mis-
Send inquires to advertising@geosociety.org, or call Announcement GEO-EXEC-2021-0011, with sion of Occidental College is to provide a gifted and
+1-800-427-1988 ext. 1053 or +1-303-357-1053. position requirements and application procedures, diverse group of students with a total educational
is located at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ experience of the highest quality—one that prepares
ViewDetails/606683400. Applicants may also them for leadership in an increasingly complex,
POSITIONS OPEN obtain the announcement by contacting David interdependent and pluralistic world.
Smith, 703-292-2142. Hearing impaired individu- Occidental is an EEO employer and does not
Assistant Professor in Applied GIS, als may call TDD 703-292-5090. Applications must unlawfully discriminate against employees or appli-
Department of Environmental and be received by September 10, 2021. cants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual
Ocean Sciences, University of San Diego NSF is an equal opportunity employer commit- orientation, gender identity, gender expression,
The Environmental and Ocean Sciences Depart- ted to employing a highly qualified staff reflecting pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical con-
ment at USD invites applications for a scholar who the diversity of our nation. dition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age,
uses geospatial analysis (GIS) within the field of marital status, physical disability, mental disability,
environmental or ocean sciences with a program Assistant Professor, Hydrosphere, medical condition, genetic characteristic or infor-
of scholarship that is connected to one of the fol- Occidental College mation, military and veteran status, or any other
lowing cluster hire themes: (1) Climate Change The Department of Geology at Occidental College characteristic protected by state or federal Law.
and Environmental Justice, (2) Borders and Social invites applications for a tenure-track faculty posi- Individuals advancing the College’s strategic equity
Justice, or (3) Technology & the Human Experi- tion at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning and justice goals and those from groups whose
ences https://www.sandiego.edu/cas/about/diversity August 2022. We seek a colleague with expertise in underrepresentation in the American professoriate
-equity-inclusion/hiring.php. For further details and the hydrosphere, broadly defined as including inter- has been severe and longstanding are particularly
to apply go to https://jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/ actions between water (including snow and ice), encouraged to apply.
job/494597/assistant-professor-in-applied-gis. climate, ecosystems, and surface processes. Prefer- A comprehensive benefits package is available
(Priority deadline: 10/10/21). ence will be given to candidates that apply innova- (https://www.oxy.edu/offices-services/human-
tive and quantitative approaches to investigate water resources/benefits-information). All qualified appli-
Division Director, Division of Ocean systems across temporal and spatial scales, through cants will be considered, including those with crimi-
Sciences, National Science Foundation some combination of fieldwork, computational nal histories, consistent with applicable state and local
(NSF), Alexandria, Virginia modeling, remote sensing, large datasets, and con- laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ FCIHO. If
The National Science Foundation, Directorate for trolled experiments. The successful candidate will you need a reasonable accommodation because of a
Geosciences (GEO) seeks candidates for the posi- have teaching and research interests that comple- disability for any part of the application or employ-
tion of Division Director in the Division of Ocean ment those existing in the department and that can ment process, contact hr@oxy.edu.
Sciences (OCE). The mission of the Division of strengthen departmental connections with other
Ocean Sciences is to enable fundamental research science programs across campus and at institutes in Faculty Position in Paleontology,
in most areas of the infrastructure, and education to the greater Los Angeles region. The successful can- University of Michigan
advance understanding of all aspects of the global didate will engage with motivated undergraduate The Museum of Paleontology and the Department of
oceans and ocean basins, including their interactions students as both a teacher and mentor, teach courses Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University
with people and the integrated ocean system. These related to their specialty and introductory geology, of Michigan are searching for a full-time tenure-
activities provide knowledge critical to address- and engage undergraduates in research projects in track faculty candidate in the field of Paleontology
ing many of our nation’s most pressing challenges the earth and environmental sciences. at the assistant professor/assistant curator level. This
involving ocean processes. OCE supports and pro- Applications should include statements of research is a university year appointment with an expected
motes collaboration and facilitates the development interests in the context of a liberal arts college and start date of August 29, 2022. The Museum of Pale-
of a diverse scientific and educational community, teaching philosophy that includes a discussion of ontology has recently relocated its internationally
including international efforts. The Division works demonstrated commitment to, past evidence of, and significant collections of plant, invertebrate, and
with the U.S. Ocean sciences academic community future plans for creating equitable opportunities for vertebrate fossils to the new Research Museums
to direct funding towards advancing the frontiers learning and mentoring especially for underrepre- Center [ https://lsa.umich.edu/rmc ]. Paleontology
of knowledge, developing the next generation of sented students. Appointment at the rank of Associ- faculty labs and offices are in the newly completed
researchers, and enhancing the public’s understand- ate Professor or Advanced Assistant Professor Biological Sciences Building, [ https://lsa.umich
ing of ocean sciences. Additional information about may be considered for candidates with particularly .edu/ummnh/about/biological-sciences-building
the Division’s activities may be found https://www advanced experience and a demonstrable ability to .html ], which houses biology units (Ecology and
.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=OCE. contribute to the College’s mission as it relates to Evolutionary Biology [ https://lsa.umich.edu/eeb ];
The Division Director provides leadership and diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice. Candidates Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)
management to the Division’s programs and assists should specifically address their ability to (1) teach [ https://lsa.umich.edu/mcdb ]; and the Museum of
the GEO Assistant Director in carrying out Direc- in a socioeconomically, ethnically and culturally Natural History [ https://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh ].
torate-wide responsibilities such as the preparation diverse environment, and (2) engage students in an We seek applicants who have broad research
of budget submission for Congress, oversight and innovative and externally funded research program. and teaching interests within developing areas
management of Division budgets, and recruitment Submit cover letter, research and teaching statements, of evolutionary or environmental paleontology.
of scientific staff. The incumbent also supervises curriculum vitae, 1-3 representative publications, The Museum and Department invite applicants in
and provides leadership and guidance to adminis- and arrange for the confidential submission of three fields including, but not restricted to macroevolu-
trative and support personnel within the Division. referees to Christopher Oze, the Search Committee tion, interactions between developmental biology
Externally, the Division Director represents OCE Chair, at geosearch1@oxy.edu. A Ph.D. is required. and evolution, extinction dynamics, paleoecology,
in a variety of NSF-wide and interagency activities Review of applications will begin October 10, 2021, organismal paleobiology, and biotic responses to
related to research and education, and in interac- and will continue until the search closes on Decem- global change. We will consider outstanding appli-
tions with the community. ber 20, 2021. Search committee members will meet cants in any of these areas, and are particularly

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