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Faculty Position
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Job Number:
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Y10909 |
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Job Title:
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor |
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Department:
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Geosciences |
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Location:
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The University of Arkansas is a nationally competitive student-centered research university located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas system. The Department of Geosciences offers bachelors and masters degrees in geology and geography, and participates in two interdisciplinary graduate programs, Space and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Dynamics, providing opportunity for supervision of PhD students.
Fayetteville, nestled in the Ozarks of Northwest Arkansas, is part of a metropolitan area of about 420,000 people that retains its small, college-town atmosphere. The area is the sixth fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. spurred by opportunities with national companies including Wal-Mart, Tyson, Inc., and J.B. Hunt. The quality of life is high and it’s a great place to work, play, and raise a family.
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Posted Date:
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08/27/2009 |
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Description:
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The Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville invites applications for a 9-month appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor with an anticipated start date of August, 2010. We are seeking an outstanding individual with expertise in broad areas of sedimentology/stratigraphy and basin analysis. The specific research focus has some flexibility, depending upon strengths of the applicant. Applicants must demonstrate ability and commitment to develop an independent, externally funded research program as well as the potential for collaboration and synergism with ongoing research in the Department of Geosciences (http://geosciences.uark.edu). The successful applicant will be an integrated scholar capable of meeting departmental goals in independent research, advising graduate-research, and teaching--and will have a strong commitment to teaching at all levels, including possible participation in our required summer field course in Montana. |
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Minimum Requirements:
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PhD in Geosciences or related field |
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Where To Apply?
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Review of applications will begin October 26, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae, brief statements of research and teaching interests, and the names, addresses and contact information for at least three professional references to:
Dr. Stephen Boss
Chair, Sedimentology/Stratigraphy search committee
113 Ozark Hall
Fayetteville, AR 72701
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