<div dir="ltr"><p class=""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Northeastern Illinois University
Earth Science Faculty Position Advertisement</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Northeastern</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"> Illinois
University</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"> invites applications for a
full-time, tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in the
Department of Earth Science. Appointment begins August 2014. We seek a
new faculty member with strengths in fieldwork with expertise in structural
geology or geotectonics to provide students with important and necessary
training in this area, and to complement and enhance the department’s focus on
environmental geosciences. The successful
candidate will be responsible for revision and implementation of our field
geology course to encompass our focus on environmental geology, while also
providing a strong foundation in the basics of field geology. Broadly trained structural geologists who
can contribute to a variety of courses in the curriculum are especially
encouraged to apply. The successful
candidate will have a solid background in geology and will teach courses in
support of the department’s degree requirements, as well as courses for the
general education program and First-Year Experience program, as
appropriate. The department encourages the use of innovative and
effective pedagogies, and candidates must have a strong commitment to
excellence in teaching in classroom, laboratory, and field settings. The new faculty member will be expected to
participate in student advisement, curriculum development, and service at the
department, college, and university level.
The new faculty member also will be expected to develop a research program
that will actively engage undergraduate students. A Ph.D. in geology or related
field at the time of appointment is required; post-doctoral research or related
work experience is desirable.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">Northeastern</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">
Illinois University
is a fully accredited public university serving more than 11,000 full and
part-time undergraduate and graduate students in the Chicago metropolitan area. NEIU engages its
diverse campus community in a rich environment of teaching, learning and
scholarship. The University offers more than 80 academic programs in the arts,
humanities, social sciences, STEM disciplines, education and business. Newsweek
magazine has named Northeastern Illinois University
the sixth best investment among all universities in the nation and number one
in Illinois.
The University also is recognized as one of the most diverse universities in
the United States
and is federally designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">NEIU’s main campus is located on a
67-acre campus in a residential neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago. The University also has four satellite
locations in the Chicago area including the Caruthers Center
for Inner City Studies, El Centro,
Chicago Teachers’ Center, and the University Center of Lake County. For more information on NEIU, see </span><a href="http://www.neiu.edu/"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">www.neiu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">.<span style="color:black"></span></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">To apply for
this position, send letter of application, transcripts, curriculum vitae with
current e-mail address, statement of teaching philosophy and research plan in a
single pdf file to Dr. Kenneth Voglesonger (</span><a href="mailto:k-voglesonger@neiu.edu"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">k-voglesonger@neiu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">). Also arrange to
have three letters of reference (at least one addressing teaching
effectiveness) sent to Dr. Kenneth Voglesonger at the same email address. Review of applications will begin November 1<sup>,</sup>
2013 and will continue until the position is filled. AA/EOE. Position is
pending budgetary approval.</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,74,152)">Dr. Kenneth Voglesonger</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,74,152)">, Assistant Professor and Department Coordinator</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,74,152)">Earth Science Department</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium">
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