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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Dear Colleagues,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">West Texas A&M University needs your help.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences at West Texas A&M University currently has two faculty openings. We are looking for
 energetic researchers/educators of any discipline within Environmental Science (x1) and Geology (x1). This may be a good opportunity for talented recent graduates or for those more advanced in their careers looking for a new challenge. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I
 would appreciate it if you could please share this message with potentially interested individuals.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">West Texas A&M is a regional state university with active research in a wide variety of disciplines, hosting ~10,000 students. Master of Science
 degrees are offered in biology and environmental science.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">  The University also offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Agricultural Systems.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Here are the ads for the faculty positions:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Environmental Science:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WTAMU_External/job/Canyon-WTAMU/Assistant-Professor-of-Environmental-Science_R-013194" id="LPlnk824326"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WTAMU_External/job/Canyon-WTAMU/Assistant-Professor-of-Environmental-Science_R-013194</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Geology:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WTAMU_External/job/Canyon-WTAMU/Assistant-Professor-of-Geology_R-013198" id="LPlnk758142"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WTAMU_External/job/Canyon-WTAMU/Assistant-Professor-of-Geology_R-013198</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">For more information about our department, please visit:
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.wtamu.edu/academics/life-earth-environmental-sciences.aspx" id="LPlnk356883"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue;background:white">http://www.wtamu.edu/academics/life-earth-environmental-sciences.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">For program details and information, please refer to:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Environmental Science:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.wtamu.edu/academics/environmental-science-program-information.aspx" id="LPlnk920025"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue;background:white">http://www.wtamu.edu/academics/environmental-science-program-information.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Geology:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.wtamu.edu/academics/geology-program-information.aspx" id="LPlnk63076"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue;background:white">http://www.wtamu.edu/academics/geology-program-information.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or our search committee chair/department head, Dr. David Sissom (</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:dsissom@wtamu.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">dsissom@wtamu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">).</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Naruki Hiranuma</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">_______________________________________________________________<br>
Naruki Hiranuma  |  Assistant Professor of Environmental Science<br>
West Texas A&M University  |  Dept. of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences<br>
WTAMU ANS 321, Canyon, TX 79016-0001<br>
Phone: (806) 651-3872 | Fax: (806) 651-2928 | Email: <a href="mailto:nhiranuma@wtamu.edu">
<span style="color:blue">nhiranuma@wtamu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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