Assistant Professor - Earth Sciences Department - Southern Connecticut State University

Department:    EARTH SCIENCE           Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialization(s):   GEOLOGY -  SEDIMENTOLOGY/ STRATIGRAPHY
Search # 12-010
Date Posted: November 18, 2011

The Earth Sciences Department at Southern Connecticut State
University invites applications for a tenure track position
in sedimentology/stratigraphy to begin August 2012.  The
position will be filled at the rank of Assistant Professor.
We seek a broadly educated, collegial, field-based geoscientist
with specialization in stratigraphy/sedimentology or related
fields and a strong commitment to teaching and research at the
undergraduate level.  The successful candidate is expected to
develop a student centered research program that includes some
focus on southern New England or Mid-Atlantic geology and is
willing to seek external funding to help support the Department
and University missions.  Normal teaching responsibilities
include 12 load credits per semester that may include introductory
geoscience courses for non-science majors, sedimentology/
stratigraphy, and historical geology.  All faculty are expected
to participate in student advising and committee assignments.
Reassigned time is available for research and other scholarly
activities on a competitive basis.

Required Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. in the geosciences is required at the time of
appointment. 
• Evidence of commitment to undergraduate teaching, research,
and service.

Preferred Qualifications:

Candidates with expertise in clastic sedimentology, Mesozoic/
Pleistocene stratigraphy, and/or invertebrate paleontology are
particularly suitable. 

Application Process:

To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of
teaching and research interests and experience, copies of
undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and contact information
for three professional references to Dr. Thomas H. Fleming, Chair,
Earth Science Department Search Committee, Southern Connecticut
State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515.
Screening of applications will begin on January 17, 2012.
Position will remain open until filled.

The Earth Science Department at SCSU consists of four full-time
and six adjunct faculty who support a broad-based earth science
curriculum with concentrations in geology, environmental earth science,
and  earth science secondary education (7-12).  Southern Connecticut
State University is part of the four-campus Connecticut State
University system and hosts over 12,000 students in New Haven,
Connecticut.  Details regarding existing programs and facilities can
be found at http://www.southernct.edu/earthscience/.