[IRIS] NM Tech Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Geophysics Faculty Position

[Richard Aster]

Assistant/Associate Professor of Geophysics

The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology invites  
applications for a tenure-track faculty position the Geophysics  
Program.  The position is a joint appointment between the Department  
of Earth and Environmental Science (www.ees.nmt.edu) and the  
Geophysical Research Center, a state-funded research agency.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences or a related field at  
the time of appointment, as well as a significant record of research  
productivity.  Specialties could include (but are not limited to)  
terrestrial or remote-sensing studies of crust and mantle dynamics,  
volcanology, deep Earth and other planetary interiors, controlled-  
and/or natural-source seismology, fault mechanics, geodynamics, or  
electromagnetics. We especially seek individuals who complement  
existing department strengths and can work collaboratively with other  
groups and faculty at New Mexico Tech. Potential for excellence in  
research and teaching are the most important qualifications. Women  
and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities include the development of a vigorous, independent,  
and externally funded research program supporting M.S. and Ph.D.  
students, teaching two graduate or undergraduate courses per year,  
student advising, spearheading new research and teaching connections  
within EES and with other partners, and service to the department,  
institute, state, national, and international Earth Science communities.

New Mexico Tech, located in the central Rio Grande valley community  
of Socorro, specializes in science and engineering education and  
research, with a present enrollment of approximately 1800  
undergraduate and graduate students. The Earth and Environmental  
Science Department incorporates an integrated undergraduate program  
in Earth Science in association with strongly interacting graduate  
programs in Geophysics, Geology/Geochemistry and Hydrology.  
Geophysics is part of the EES Department, consisting of 21 faculty  
and 120 undergraduate and graduate students. The Geophysics program  
hosts the on-campus IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center and EarthScope  
USArray Array Operations Facility (www.passcal.nmt.edu). Additional  
geoscience professionals on campus include over 30 staff members of  
the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico’s geological  
survey.  For further information on the position and on New Mexico  
Tech see www.ees.nmt.edu/professional_ops.html and www.nmt.edu. For  
detailed inquiries, contact search committee co-chairs Rick Aster  
(aster at ees.nmt.edu) and/or Susan Bilek (sbilek at ees.nmt.edu).

Applicants should submit a statement of research and teaching  
interests and goals, a curriculum vitae, and the names of three or  
more references to: Geophysics Search, Human Resources, Box 97, New  
Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801.  
Official transcripts of pre-and post-graduate studies will be  
required if selected to interview.  To receive full consideration,  
all materials must be received by 9/15/06.  Email applications cannot  
be accepted.  New Mexico Tech is an equal opportunity/affirmative  
action employer.

Richard Aster
Professor of Geophysics
Geophysical Research Center and Department of Earth and Environmental  
Science
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801
(505) 835-5924
(505) 835-5634 (Dept. Office)
aster at ees.nmt.edu


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