Assistant Professor in Aqueous Geochemistry/Biogeochemistry – University of South Carolina
The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor position in aqueous geochemistry or biogeochemistry. We seek an individual with outstanding research and teaching capabilities and broad interests related to the ways in which geochemical and biogeochemical processes mediate chemical exchange between the hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. Areas of interest may include characterization of natural systems over long (geologic) and short (environmental) time scales and the influences of climate change and human activity on elemental cycling.
The successful candidate is expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in earth science and to direct an active externally funded research program. Potential collaborative interactions exist within the department (http://www.geol.sc.edu); with other interdisciplinary programs housed within the School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment (http://www.cas.sc.edu/seoe/), including the Environment and Sustainability Program and the Marine Science Program; and with other departments, including Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geography, and Biological Sciences. Teaching responsibilities will likely include introductory earth or environmental science courses as well as upper-level undergraduate and graduate level courses related to the candidate’s specialty. A Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment, and post-doctoral experience is desirable. Applicants should submit a vita, statements of research and teaching interests, and the names, addresses and phone numbers of at least three references (in a single pdf file) to geochem@geol.sc.edu. For more information please contact: Alicia M. Wilson, Geochemistry Search Committee Chair, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by November 15st, 2011. We will review files until a candidate is selected. The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.
The University of South Carolina has been designated as one of only 62 public and 32 private academic institutions with “very high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Carnegie Foundation also lists USC as having strong community engagement. The University has over 28,000 students on the main campus (and over 43,000 students system-wide), 350 degree programs, and a nationally-ranked library system. Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, has a population of over 650,000 in the greater metropolitan area.
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Heather Benway
Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) Project Office
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MS #25
Woods Hole, MA 02543
(508) 289-2838
(508) 457-2193 (fax)
hbenway@whoi.edu
http://www.us-ocb.org/
http://www.whoi.edu/people/hbenway
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