Texas A&M University - Tenure Track Faculty Position (Seismology)

The Department of Geology & Geophysics at Texas A&M University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in reflection seismology beginning September 2010. The position is offered at the Assistant Professor level.

The successful applicant will establish an active, innovative research program while complementing current departmental strengths in petroleum geology and geophysics, sedimentology, stratigraphy, and structural geology and will participate actively in the newly established Berg-Hughes Center for Petroleum and Sedimentary Systems. Furthermore, opportunities exist to participate in and build on collaborative programs with colleagues in petroleum engineering, oceanography, and elsewhere at Texas A&M University. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Geophysics, Geology or a related field at the time of appointment. Post-doctoral research and teaching experience are desirable.

The successful applicant will be expected to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels in geology and geophysics, including classes in the petroleum seismology curriculum; supervise undergraduate, M.Sc. and Ph.D. students; and initiate and maintain a vigorous externally funded research program.

Interested candidates should submit electronic versions of a curriculum vita, statement of research interests and teaching philosophy, the names and email addresses of at least three references, and up to four reprints by email attachments, to the Chair of the Sedimentary Geology Search Committee, seismosearch@geo.tamu.edu. Screening of applications will begin January 15, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.

The Department of Geology and Geophysics (geoweb.tamu.edu) is part of the College of Geosciences, which also includes the Departments of Geography, Oceanography, and Atmospheric Sciences, Sea Grant, the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), and the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). Texas A&M University, a land-, sea-, and space-grant university, is located in a metropolitan area with a dynamic and international community of 152,000 people. Texas A&M University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty and student body and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. We encourage applications from minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities. Texas A&M University also has a policy of being responsive to the needs of dual-career partners (hr.tamu.edu/employment/dual-career.html).