[ES_JOBS_NET] Assistant Professor - Paleontology, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

https://jobs.uncw.edu/postings/17278

 

Assistant Professor - Paleontology


Position Title

Assistant Professor - Paleontology


External Link to Posting

 <http://jobs.uncw.edu/postings/15779> http://jobs.uncw.edu/postings/15779


Department

Earth and Ocean Sciences - 32341


Vacancy Number

16F-269


Position Number

1574


Location of Workplace

Main UNCW Campus


Brief Summary of Work for this Position

The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of North
Carolina Wilmington seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Paleontology
to begin August 2020. We seek an individual with expertise in Conservation
Paleobiology whose research integrates paleoecological, paleoclimatological,
and geochronological methods, with a strong potential to utilize UNCW's
coastal setting within the Atlantic Coastal Plain in their research and
teaching.


Minimum Requirements

Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. in geology, geoscience, or a related
field.


Preferred Qualifications

The successful candidate will: (1) be committed to exceptional teaching at
the introductory level (e.g., physical and historical geology, natural
disasters, environmental geology), including oversight of laboratory
sections, as well as upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses (e.g.,
vertebrate and/or invertebrate paleontology, paleoecology, conservation
paleobiology), (2) support the established undergraduate and graduate degree
programs within the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences by advising
majors and by actively recruiting and mentoring students, and (3) establish
and maintain a vigorous research program with a significant field component
that involves both undergraduate and graduate students, and complements and
interfaces with our emerging directions and strengths in coastal and marine
processes and hazards, climate/paleoclimate studies, volcanic
processes/hazards, crustal dynamics, tectonics of orogenic systems, and
water resource issues.


Primary Function of Organizational Unit

The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences offers the following degrees:
B.S. in geology and oceanography, M.S. and B.A. in geosciences, B.A. in
geography, and a Graduate Certificate in GIS. UNCW maintains a full range of
analytical facilities in support of research including sedimentology,
geospatial analysis, electron microscopy, stable isotope mass spectroscopy,
aqueous chemistry, NMR, and DNA sequencing facilities as well as a dive
shop, machine shop, and instrument shop at the UNCW Center for Marine
Science (http://uncw.edu/cms/).


College/School Information

At UNCW, the College of Arts and Sciences provides the vital foundation for
the university's pursuit of excellence. Through our teaching, we educate
students for lives of fulfillment in the twenty-first century. Through our
research, we advance the state of knowledge and creativity in the arts and
sciences. And through our outreach, we improve the quality of life in
Southeastern North Carolina and beyond.


University Information

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university,
is dedicated to learning through the integration of teaching and mentoring
with research and service. Guided by our
<https://uncw.edu/strategicplan/index.html> Strategic Plan, the university
is committed to nurturing a campus culture that reflects its values of
diversity and globalization, ethics and integrity, and excellence and
innovation. A public institution with nearly 17,000 students, the university
is focused on supporting and enhancing the student-centered learning
experience that has been a hallmark since its founding in 1947. UNCW offers
an array of programs at the baccalaureate and master's levels, and doctoral
programs in marine biology, educational leadership, psychology and nursing
practice. UNCW is one of the 17 institutions that make up the UNC System.


EEO Statement

At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), our culture
reflects our values of inclusion, diversity, globalization, ethics and
integrity and innovation and we are committed to providing equality of
educational and employment opportunity for all persons without regard to
race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and
pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion,
disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status,
military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to
other university constituents - except where sex, age, or ability represent
bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status
is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee
benefit programs. UNCW believes that embracing the unique contributions of
our faculty, staff and students is critical to our success and paramount in
being recognized for our global mindset.


Applicant Instructions

Please include the following: A brief letter of interest, statement of
teaching and research interests including a list of potential course
offerings and plan for actively engaging students in field-based research, a
curriculum vitae, copies of graduate transcripts, and contact information
(including e-mail addresses) for three professional references. Please
address diversity and inclusiveness in your teaching and/or research
statements. All materials must be uploaded to the application portal. No
emailed, faxed, or mailed materials will be accepted. Adobe PDF or Word
documents are required. Letters of reference will be requested of those
candidates who are included in our short-list or invited to interview.
Priority consideration will be given to applications received by November
15, 2019, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

For questions about the position, contact search committee chair Dr. Todd
LaMaskin (lamaskint-at-uncw.edu). For questions regarding the online
application system contact Human Resources at UNCW.
(https://uncw.edu/hr/employment.html).


Position Type

Permanent


Anticipated Ending Date if Time-Limited Positions

	

Job Posting Date

09/27/2019


Priority Consideration Date

11/15/2019


Priority Consideration Information

Priority consideration will be given to applications received by the
Priority Date; however, applications will be accepted until the position is
filled.


Address application documents to

Dr. Todd LaMaskin

 

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