<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size:
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mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">Assistant
Professor of Geosciences – </span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size:13.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="">Environmental Geology</span></b><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="">The Department of Geosciences at Pacific
Lutheran University invites applications for a tenure-track position in
environmental geology at the level of Assistant Professor to teach beginning
September 1, 2016. Applications are welcomed from candidates with research and
teaching interest over a wide spectrum of environmental geology who can teach
hydrogeology, develop a field-oriented research program, are interested in
involving undergraduate students in research, and are willing and able to
contribute to our departmental field trip course. Areas of expertise that complement the areas
of expertise of the current faculty are of particular interest. Enthusiasm for interdisciplinary research and
cultivation of new collaborations will be an asset in the position. We are
seeking a person with a commitment to excellence in teaching at a predominately
undergraduate institution, collegiality and flexibility to meet the needs of
our students and the program, and a dedication to establishing a field-based
research program that engages students. Participation in extended field trip
experiences, the general education program, and mentoring senior capstone
research projects is also expected. <span style="background:white" class="">Ph.D.in Geology or closely related field is required.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="caps">ABD</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>will be considered, but Ph.D. must be
in hand by September 1, 2016.</span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
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mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="">Pacific
Lutheran University is a comprehensive university with a College of Arts &
Sciences and four professional schools. Total enrollment is about 3500
students. Located in a uniquely scenic
region of the Pacific Northwest, the university’s campus is 40 miles south of
Seattle and 40 miles west of Mt Rainier near Tacoma, Washington. PLU has an on-campus site for conducting
aquifer tests and a nearby off-campus site with six observation wells and a
stream, which provides the opportunity to study groundwater/surface water
interaction. The university’s mission is to educate students for lives of
thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. PLU enjoys a healthy and progressive
relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, serves a diverse
student population, and endorses the goals of equal opportunity and affirmative
action.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="">Submit
application at </span><a href="https://employment.plu.edu/postings/3676" class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin" class="">https://employment.plu.edu/postings/3676</span></a></p><p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="">Required
materials: cover letter, c.v., statement
of teaching philosophy, unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and
potential research plans with undergraduates. Three confidential letters of
recommendation will also be requested by PLU upon application. Review of
applications will begin <b class="">October 1, 2015</b>,
but the position will remain open until filled. For questions or more
information, please contact Dr. Peter Davis, Search Committee Chair at 253-538-5770
or </span><a href="mailto:davispb@plu.edu" class=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin" class="">davispb@plu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin" class="">. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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