San José State University

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION AVAILABILITY
Subject to Budgetary Approval


Specialization: Sedimentology
Job Opening ID (JOID): 23410
Rank: Assistant Professor, Tenure-track


Qualifications:
A Ph.D. degree in the Geological Sciences is required, postdoctoral experience is desirable, and a proven record of excellence in teaching or evidence of promise for excellence in teaching is expected. Research areas should complement current departmental strengths in tectonics, petrology and geochemistry, geomorphology, structural geology, and paleontology. Applicants should have awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.


Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will take a leadership role in teaching and curricular development of undergraduate and graduate courses in Sedimentology. Teaching in the field geology program and teaching non-majors is also expected. Research involving masters and undergraduate students is required, and external funding should be sought. Candidates must address the needs of a student population of great diversity in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparedness, through course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.


Salary Range:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Starting Date: August 22, 2016


Eligibility:
Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.


Application Procedure: For full consideration upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of interests/philosophy, research interests, and three original letters of reference with contact information by December 2, 2015 to apply.interfolio.com/30855


Please direct questions to:
Jonathan Miller, Chair, Department of Geology
San José State University
tel (408) 924-5015
website: http://www.sjsu.edu/geology/.


Please include Job Opening ID (JOID) on all correspondence.
San José State University is California’s oldest institution of public higher learning. The campus is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San José (Pop. 1,000,000), hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley high-technology research and development center. Many of California’s most popular national, recreational, and cultural attractions are conveniently close. A member of the 23-campus CSU system, San José State University enrolls approximately 30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members of minority groups. The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.