Pacific Lutheran University - Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor, Geosciences and Environmental Studies
Pacific Lutheran University

The Department of Geosciences and the Environmental Studies Program at Pacific Lutheran University invite applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor to begin September 2011. Teaching responsibilities will be equally split between Environmental Studies and Geosciences and will include teaching glacial geology, global climate change, meteorology, the central interdisciplinary methods course for the Environmental Studies program, topical lower and upper division courses, and mentoring senior capstone research projects. Field-based research with undergraduates on topics that address the complex relationships between people and the environment is expected. Research is competitively supported by the Division of Natural Sciences.
A Ph.D. is required. Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level is required, with experience in interdisciplinary teaching. Pacific Lutheran University, near Seattle and Mt. Rainier, enrolls 3,600 students, with a mission of educating for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. It is committed to diversity and endorses the goals of equal opportunity and affirmative action. See http://www.plu.edu/geosciences/Open-Faculty-Position/home.php for more information.

Submit letter of interest, c.v., undergraduate and graduate transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy, summary of current research interest, and three recommendation letters to: Search Committee, Department of Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447. Applications due by October 1, 2010.


Jill Whitman
Chair, Department of Geosciences
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
253-535-8720
whitmaj@plu.edu