[iris-bulk] (Job) Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Seismology at NM Tech

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Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Seismology at NM Tech

  Assistant or Associate Professor of Geophysics.  The New Mexico  
Institute of Mining and Technology invites applications for a tenure- 
track faculty position the Geophysics Program with specialization in  
controlled source seismology. The position is an appointment within  
the Department of Earth and Environmental Science (www.ees.nmt.edu).

  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.  We seek a leader in controlled source  
seismology specializing in innovative acquisition, processing, and/or  
interpretation with emphasis on hydrocarbon exploration and/or  
recovery. Potential for excellence in research, teaching, and  
industry collaboration 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 to three 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 expertise on campus includes the Bureau of Geology and  
Mineral Resources, New Mexico’s geological survey (geoinfo.nmt.edu),  
and the Petroleum Recovery Research Center (baervan.nmt.edu).  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 nmt.edu) and/or Susan Bilek (sbilek at 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: Seismology Search, Human Resources, Box 133, 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.  Email applications cannot be  
accepted.  New Mexico Tech is an equal opportunity/affirmative action  
employer.