Department:    EARTH SCIENCE               Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialization(s):   GEOLOGY -  SEDIMENTOLOGY/ STRATIGRAPHY
Search # 12-010

Date Posted: November 18, 2011

The Earth Sciences Department at Southern Connecticut State University invites applications for a tenure track position in sedimentology/stratigraphy to begin August 2012.  The position will be filled at the rank of Assistant Professor.  We seek a broadly educated, collegial, field-based geoscientist with specialization in stratigraphy/sedimentology or related fields and a strong commitment to teaching and research at the undergraduate level. 

The successful candidate is expected to develop a student centered research program that includes some focus on southern New England or Mid-Atlantic geology and is willing to seek external funding to help support the Department and University missions. 

Normal teaching responsibilities include 12 load credits per semester that may include introductory geoscience courses for non-science majors, sedimentology/stratigraphy, and historical geology.  All faculty are expected to participate in student advising and committee assignments.  Reassigned time is available for research and other scholarly activities on a competitive basis.

Required Qualifications:
• A Ph.D. in the geosciences is required at the time of appointment. 
• Evidence of commitment to undergraduate teaching, research, and service.

Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates with expertise in clastic sedimentology, Mesozoic/Pleistocene stratigraphy, and/or invertebrate paleontology are particularly suitable. 

Application Process:
To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and research interests and experience, copies of  undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and contact information for three professional references to Dr. Thomas H. Fleming, Chair, Earth Science Department Search Committee, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515.

Screening of applications will begin on January 17, 2012.  Position will remain open until filled.

The Earth Science Department at SCSU consists of four full-time and six adjunct faculty who support a broad-based earth science curriculum with concentrations in geology, environmental earth science, and  earth science secondary education (7-12).  Southern Connecticut State University is part of the four-campus Connecticut State University system and hosts over 12,000 students in New Haven, Connecticut.  Details regarding existing programs and facilities can be found at http://www.southernct.edu/earthscience/.