Position Announcement
Assistant Professor in Surface Processes
Department of Earth Sciences
Boston University
Application Deadline: Wednesday, 1 December 2004
For further information, please go to:
http://www.bu.edu/ES
The Department of Earth Sciences at Boston University invites
applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor
level in Surface Processes, starting 1 September 2005. Applicants are
sought whose research emphasizes quantitative studies that link
landscape evolution, sediment transport, hydrologic processes,
tectonics, and/or climatic change. Applications from individuals who
apply field-based, theoretical, and/or experimental approaches to
Surface Processes are encouraged.
The successful applicant will be expected to supervise graduate thesis
work in M.A. and Ph.D. programs, maintain an externally funded research
program, and teach at all levels in the Earth Sciences curriculum. The
department seeks applicants whose research complements departmental
expertise in glacial geomorphology, paleoclimate reconstruction,
biogeochemistry, hydrologic processes, lithospheric deformation and
tectonics, and/or coastal processes. Interaction is encouraged with
various departments including Geography, Chemistry, and Physics, as well
as the Center for Remote Sensing and the B.U. Marine Program. A Ph.D. at
the time of appointment is required.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and
teaching interests, and the names and addresses of at least three
referees to:
Search Committee Chair
Department of Earth Sciences
Boston University
685 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
USA
E-mail: earth [at] bu.edu
Application Deadline: Wednesday, 1 December 2004
Women and underrepresented minorities are particularly encouraged to
apply. Boston University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.