[ES_JOBS_NET] TT faculty position in paleoclimate / paleo-environmental reconstructions at Kent State University

[Anne Jefferson]

The Department of Geology at Kent State University (
http://www.kent.edu/geology) invites applications for an open-rank
tenure-track position in sedimentary geology with an emphasis on
reconstructing environments and climates across geologic time. The position
starts August 2019. Applicants must possess a Ph.D., have a strong
background in the geological sciences, and be able to interface well with
faculty working at the nexus of environmental and earth system science
research. The successful candidate will integrate field and laboratory
investigations of depositional systems with applications to
earth-life-environment interactions.

Responsibilities will include developing a strong, externally funded
research program, advising M.S. and Ph.D. students; teaching undergraduate
courses in sedimentology/stratigraphy and/or paleontology, graduate courses
in their specialty, and an introductory course in Oceanography or Earth
History.

The Department of Geology has 12 full-time faculty members, 85
undergraduates and 35 graduate students. Current faculty research includes
the areas of paleoceanography, paleolimnology, and paleontology, critical
zone science, watershed hydrology, remote sensing of water quality,
water-mineral surface interactions, black shale geochemistry, flow and
transport in porous media, and tectonics and landform development. The
successful applicant will be able to contribute to and benefit from Kent
State’s Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative (ESDRI), which
includes recent hires in Geology, Geography, and Biological Sciences. ESDRI
represents a university-wide investment in research and innovation within
the geological, biological, human, and social systems that promote
well-being, sustain diversity of life on Earth, and impact availability of
environmental resources. ESDRI participants include faculty from nine
colleges, providing excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary
collaboration.

The department houses an array of analytical instruments including a
Malvern Mastersizer 2000 and Horiba Camsizer, Hitachi environmental SEM
with EDAX, bbe+ Flourprobe multichannel fluorometer, Energy Dispersive XRF
spectrometer, ELAN DRC II ICP-Mass Spectrometer, CHNS analyzer, X-ray
diffractometer, Picarro Water Isotope Analyzer, UV-Visible
spectrophotometer and VNIR spectroradiometers, Shimadzu TOC-L analyzer,
Dionex ICS-2100 chromatography system, Bartington MS2 susceptibility
meters, and access to the Ohio Supercomputer Center.

Kent State University is ranked among the top 100 national public
universities in the nation, and has a strong research mission, dedicated to
faculty and student success. It has been named as a “Great College to Work
For” by the Chronicle of Higher Education 8 times, and was one of only 7
schools nationwide to receive the 2018 Healthy Campus Award. Nestled in the
Cuyahoga Valley in northeastern Ohio, Kent State is 40 miles from
Cleveland, 12 miles from Akron, and 10 miles from the Cuyahoga Valley
National Park.

Applicants should send their current CV, statements of research and
teaching interests, and contact information for three references to
geology at kent.edu. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2018 and
continue until the position is filled. Kent State University is an AA/EOO
Employer and encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the
diversity of the University’s faculty.

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Anne Jefferson   http://all-geo.org/jefferson/
Department of Geology, Kent State University
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