[ES_JOBS_NET] Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Geology, Northern Kentucky University

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

Working Title

Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Geology


Department

Physics, Geology, & Engineering Technology


Full Time or Part Time?

Full Time


Position Number

https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/8762

 


Commitment to Inclusive Excellence

Northern Kentucky University (NKU) seeks excellence by enriching its
educational environment and culture through the diversity of its
administration, faculty and staff and by embracing inclusiveness, equity,
and global awareness in all dimensions of its work. NKU is an Equal
Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. We encourage
applications by members of diverse groups and by persons with a demonstrated
commitment to issues of diversity and experience in achieving goals relative
to inclusive excellence.


Purpose of Position

The Department of Physics, Geology, and Engineering Technology invites
applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor,
to begin August 2020. We will consider candidates who have achieved ABD
status.

This new position is a part of our strategy with a focus on strengthening
research, basic and applied, and teaching in geosciences at NKU. Applicants
must have expertise in at least one of the following areas: stratigraphy,
tectonics, petrology, hydrogeology or environmental geology. The successful
candidate will be expected to teach both introductory and upper-level
undergraduate classes, pursue an active research program that includes
undergraduate students, and participate in co-curricular departmental
activities.

The Geology program has five full-time faculty and approximately fifty
undergraduate Geology majors and minors. Our program provides students with
classroom and field-based learning opportunities in diverse fields including
geology, geophysics, and environmental science. For more information on the
Geology Program at NKU please visit:
https://inside.nku.edu/artsci/departments/pget/geology.html

The department offers baccalaureate degrees in physics, engineering physics,
geology, and three specialties in engineering technology as well as
pre-engineering transfer programs.
The faculty of the department include eleven tenured/tenure-track faculty
and twelve full-time lecturers.
More information about the department can be found in the web page,
https://inside.nku.edu/artsci/departments/pget.html

NKU, located seven miles from downtown Cincinnati in an area offering an
outstanding quality of life, is a nationally recognized metropolitan
university committed to active engagement with the Northern Kentucky/Greater
Cincinnati region of nearly two million people.

Our institution is built on core values that emphasize multidimensional
excellence, learner-centered education, civic engagement, multiculturalism,
innovation, collegiality, and collaboration across disciplines and
professional fields.

The Department of Physics, Geology, and Engineering Technology is committed
to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum.
Candidates who can contribute to these goals are encouraged to apply and to
identify their strengths and experiences in this area.

For additional information on NKU visit http://www.nku.edu.


Primary Responsibilities

The position responsibilities of the successful candidate for this job
position include, but not limited to:
. Teach introductory geology courses
. Teach upper level courses, including in the faculty member's specialty
. Establish an active and sustainable research program that involves NKU's
undergraduate students, promotes student engagement, and improves the
quality of undergraduate learning
. Participate in service activities of the department
. Advise and mentor undergraduate students


Qualifications

. Doctorate in Earth Sciences or related field is required
. Expertise in at least one of the following fields: stratigraphy,
tectonics, petrology, hydrogeology and environmental geology
. Demonstrated effective teaching experience at the undergraduate-level is
required
. Committed to establishing a research program in the geological sciences
that involves training and mentoring undergraduate student researchers
. Proven record of scholarly research in the geological sciences
. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students with diverse social
identities and backgrounds

Candidates should submit: a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a statement of
teaching philosophy, a description of a research plan, a personal philosophy
on student diversity and inclusion, and contact information (email and phone
number) of at least three references.

Review of applications will begin on October 30, 2019 and will continue
until the position is filled. Please contact the Chair of the Search
Committee, Dr. Nathan De Lee (deleenm at nku.edu) for any questions.

Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a
pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.


Minimum Education

Doctorate


Preferred Education

Doctorate


Posting Detail Information


Requisition Number

2019F413


Job Open Date

09/06/2019


Job Close Date

	

Open Until Filled

Yes


Quick Link

 <http://jobs.nku.edu/postings/8669> http://jobs.nku.edu/postings/8669

 

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