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GEOSCIENCE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Bookmark the Geoscience Job Board at OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
www.geosociety.org/jobs for up-to-the- A garden of
minute job postings. Job Board ads may also Thesis research opportunities and gradu-
appear in a corresponding monthly print issue ate assistantships at Sul Ross State Uni- geologic delights
of GSA Today. Send inquiries to advertising@ versity in West Texas. The Geology Program
geosociety.org, or call +1-800-427-1988 ext. at Sul Ross State University has positions
1053 or +1-303-357-1053. open for students to pursue a Master of Sci- for all Earthlings
ence degree beginning Fall 2022. The SRSU
Geology Program emphasizes field research
in surface and groundwater, paleontology,
POSITIONS OPEN sedimentary petrology, igneous petrology, and
structural geology.
The program is looking for students to under-
Faculty Position in Solid Earth take the following research projects:
Science, The University of Tokyo • Petrogenesis and tectonic association of
The Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science of the Miocene mafic lavas in the Santana graben,
University of Tokyo is seeking to fill a vacancy Trans-Pecos Texas (Prof. Kevin Urbanczyk)
in the solid earth science group at the level of • A field-based kinematic analysis of Laramide
Associate Professor. Fields of expertise we are structures in Trans-Pecos Texas: Was crustal
interested in strengthening are igneous petrol- shortening oblique or orthogonal? (Prof.
ogy, volcanology and magma processes; solid Jesse Kelsch)
earth geochemistry; mineralogy and crystallog- • Paleozoic stratigraphy and petrology of car-
raphy; and neotectonics and fault mechanics. bonates and clastics (Prof. Liz Measures)
The ideal candidate should be able to incor- • The stratigraphy and paleontology of Upper
porate observations of natural systems in their Cretaceous–Paleogene strata of the Big Bend
research either as part of their own activities and northern Mexico (Prof. Thomas Shiller)
or in collaboration with other workers. Strong • A study of the geomorphology and flood his-
preference will be given for candidates with a tory of the Rio Grande in the Colorado Can-
nationality other than Japanese although rel- yon area, Big Bend Ranch State Park (Prof.
evant experience in non-Japanese environ- Kevin Urbanczyk)
ments will also be taken into consideration for Graduate students are funded as teaching
candidates of Japanese nationality. The Appli- assistants for undergraduate geology or chem-
cation deadline is Wednesday, 15 June 2022. istry labs, or by tutoring positions in mathemat-
More information is available at https://www ics. These graduate positions pay $1,000/
.eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/job20220324/. month for the first two semesters and $1,250/
month thereafter. Out-of-state tuition is also Geopedia: A Brief
waived for non-residents.
Sul Ross is a small university in the moun- Compendium of Geologic
tainous region of far west Texas, near three Curiosities
national parks and in proximity to the geology
faculty’s research areas. Our faculty are com- Marcia Bjornerud
mitted to providing individual attention and
Hiring? excellent resources to each student. Illustrated by Haley Hagerman
Find those qualified geoscientists to fill Qualified individuals are encouraged to learn
vacancies. Use GSA’s Geoscience Job Board more at https://www.sulross.edu/courses/m-s
(geosociety.org/jobs) and print issues of GSA -geology/ and to reach out to a faculty member
Today. Bundle and save for best pricing about the program, their thesis-research proj- “A wonderfully quirky collection
options. That unique candidate is waiting to ects, and the application process. Applications
be found. are accepted through the spring semester. of ‘curiosities’ that, collectively,
detail the Earth’s transformation
over eons and illustrate how
our understanding of the planet
has deepened through time. . . .
A charming work, chock-full
of information.”
—Laurie Selwyn,
Library Journal, starred review

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