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<p class="MsoNormal">Please help us advertise the following endowed faculty position by sending this information to you email distribution list:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Loper Professorship<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Alabama<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Full<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
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</span>Survey<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>Alabama<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>(<a href="http://www.gsa.state.al.us/"><span style="color:#0562C1">www.gsa.state.al.us</span></a>),<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
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</span>Water<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Institute<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>(<a href="http://www.ovpred.ua.edu/alabama-water-institute"><span style="color:#0562C1">www.ovpred.ua.edu/alabama-</span></a></span><span style="color:#0562C1;letter-spacing:-.1pt">
<a href="http://www.ovpred.ua.edu/alabama-water-institute"><span style="color:#0562C1;letter-spacing:0pt">water-institute</span></a></span><span style="color:black">),<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
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</span>Hydrologic<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Instrumentation<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>Facility<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>(<a href="https://news.ua.edu/2022/01/ua-partners-with-usgs-to-build-hydrologic-instrumentation-facility/"><span style="color:#0562C1">https://news.ua.edu/2022/01/ua-partners-with-usgs-to-build-hydrologic-instrumentation-</span></a></span><span style="color:#0562C1;letter-spacing:-.1pt">
<a href="https://news.ua.edu/2022/01/ua-partners-with-usgs-to-build-hydrologic-instrumentation-facility/">
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</span>Analytical<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Research<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
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</span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> <a href="http://www.geo.ua.edu/"><span style="color:#0562C1;letter-spacing:0pt">www.geo.ua.edu</span><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:0pt;text-decoration:none">.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:95%">Applications will be reviewed beginning January 2, 2023<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>but will be accepted until the position is filled.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt">
</span>Questions about the endowed Loper Professorship position or<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:95%">should be directed to Rona Donahoe (<a href="mailto:rdonahoe@ua.edu"><span style="color:#0562C1">rdonahoe@ua.edu</span><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">;</span></a><span style="color:black"> 205-348-1879),
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:95%">Applicants to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
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</span>this institution<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>are protected under Federal law from discrimination<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>several bases. More information<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>can<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>be found<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>at <a href="http://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized">
<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.</span></a> pdf<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>and <a href="http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508">
<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508</span></a> c.pdf.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#990000">Dr. Rona J. Donahoe</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> |
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Professor of Environmental Geochemistry</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#51575B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Co-Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee and Past President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">University of Alabama Faculty Senate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Chair, Committee on University Committees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Chair, Loper Professorship Search Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://www.ua.edu/"><span style="color:maroon">The University of Alabama</span></a><br>
2036 Bevill Building<br>
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338<br>
Office <a href="tel:205-348-1879"><span style="color:black">205-348-1879</span></a>
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<a href="mailto:rdonahoe@ua.edu"><span style="color:black">rdonahoe@ua.edu</span></a>
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