Hi All,
I am posting this on behalf of Chris Hepburn ([log in to unmask]).
Cheers, Yvette
Structural Geology-Tectonics position at Boston College
Hi all,
Some members of the list may be interested to know that Boston College has
an opening for an Assistant Professor of Structural Geology/Tectonics. The
advertisement has been in various publications and is copied below, or you
can contact me for details.
Thanks
Chris Hepburn
Tenure-track position
Earth Systems Scientist - Structural Geology/Tectonics
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Boston College invites
applications for a tenure-track position in the area of Structural
Geology/Tectonics to start in Fall 2012. The successful candidate will be
expected to develop an externally-funded research program integrated with
excellence in teaching within the geological sciences and environmental
geoscience curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Teaching responsibilities include courses in structural and field geology,
as well as others in the candidate's area of expertise. Specific research
subfields of the successful applicant could include crustal dynamics,
thermochronology, tectonic history of orogenic belts, tectonic-climate
interactions, paleoseismology, and/or active deformation/geodesy. The
department is equipped with a mineral separation laboratory including
Wilfley table, heavy liquids separation lab, Frantz magnetic separator, and
stereomicroscope. Other labs in the department include state-of-the art
petrographic microscopes, a laser Raman micro-spectroscopic imaging system,
and an isotope ratio mass spectrometer for light stable isotope analyses.
Information on the department, and its faculty and research strengths, can
be viewed atwww.bc.edu/eesciences <http://www.bc.edu/eesciences> .
Applicants should send a curriculum vita, statements of teaching and
research interests, and the names and contact information of at least three
references as a single PDF-file email attachment to
[log in to unmask] Review of applications will begin on October 28,
2011. Department faculty will be available at the GSA and AGU fall meetings
to meet with applicants.
Boston College is an academic community whose doors are open to all students
and employees without regard to race, religion, age, sex, marital or
parental status, national origin, veteran status, or handicap.
Chris Hepburn
Faculty Search Committee Chair
Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA USA 02467-3809
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617-552-3642
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Yvette D. Kuiper
Assistant Professor, Structural Geology
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
1516 Illinois Street
Golden CO 80401
Tel. 303-273-3105
Fax 303-273-3859
http://geology.mines.edu/econgeol/ykuiper.html
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