The Department of Geology at Miami University invites applications for a te= nure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level, beginning August 2008. A= pplicants must have a Ph.D. degree at the time of appointment. The successful applica= nt will be expected to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels, sup= ervise student research at the undergraduate, M.S. and Ph.D. levels, initiate and maintain= a vigorous, externally-funded research program, and provide service to the university.
We seek an outstanding candidate who is undertaking significant field and/o= r laboratory-based research in Geobiology. The particular research emphasis, = for example paleobiology/paleontology, high-resolution biostratigraphy, paleobiogeochem= istry, paleoecology, or paleoclimatology, should complement current program streng= ths indicated below. It is anticipated that this new position will expand our i= nterdisciplinary research and teaching capabilities and will enable us to address important = questions pertaining to the interactions between life and Earth systems through geolo= gic time. The successful applicant will join an active department that consists of te= n faculty members, three research/technical staff members, thirty undergraduate and t= wenty-five graduate students. The department maintains active research programs in geomicrobiology, geomorphology, geophysics, hydrogeology, igneous petrology= , isotope geochemistry, low-temperature geochemistry, mineralogy, paleoclimatology, sedimentology and stratigraphy, structural geology, tectonics, volcanology,= and Quaternary geology. The department also maintains modern teaching, research, and instr= umentation laboratories, and portable instrumentation in support of the above. Please = visit www.muohio.edu/geology<http://www.muohio.edu/geology> for additional inform= ation. Miami University, with 16,000 students, is located in a small-town setting = adjacent to the Cincinnati and Dayton urban areas. Interested candidates should submit = a packet containing a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching= and research objectives and accomplishments, transcripts, and arrange three letters of r= eference to be sent to: Geobiology Search Committee, Department of Geology, Miami Universi= ty, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056 (fax: 513-529-1542). Review of applications= will begin on November 27, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. Miami University is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer. Wom= en and minorities are encouraged to apply. For information regarding campus crime = and safety, visit www.muohio.edu/righttoknow<http://www.muohio.edu/righttoknow>. Please contact Bill Hart, Chair of Geology, at [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:har= [EMAIL PROTECTED]> if you have questions about the position. Thomas O. Crist Professor Department of Zoology Miami University Oxford, OH 45056 ph 513-529-6187, fax 513-529-6900 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://zoology.muohio.edu http://www.users.muohio.edu/cristto
