[iris-bulk] (Job) Assistant Professor - Petroleum Geosciences

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The Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Texas at El  
Paso (UTEP) has a tenure-track faculty position in the broad area of  
the petroleum geosciences. Fields of specialty could include, but are  
not limited to, sedimentary geology, geochemistry, geophysics, or  
reservoir characterization. We expect to hire at the assistant  
professor level, however, candidates with exceptional qualifications,  
including industry experience, may be considered for a higher rank.  
The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in the geosciences or  
closely related disciplines and will be expected to establish a funded
research program, to mentor undergraduate and graduate students in  
research, and to teach introductory earth science, as well as higher- 
level courses in the candidate's specialty.

THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Geological Sciences has a faculty of  
15 and enrollment of more than 100 graduate and undergraduate  
students. The department is housed in an attractive, 90,000 sq. ft.  
building that contains faculty and student offices, laboratory and  
classroom space with analytical facilities that include: Electron  
Microprobe, MC-ICP-MS, ICP-MS, ICP-OES, INAA gamma detector, UV  
spectrophotometer, TOC/TN analyzer, class 100 clean room, and  
geophysical equipment/computing facilities. More information about the  
activities and facilities in the department can be found at our  
website: http://www.geo.utep.edu  The department also participates in  
interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs in Materials Science Engineering,  
Environmental Science and Engineering and Computational Science.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Review of applications will begin in January  
2009 and continue
until the position is filled. Anticipated appointment date is Fall  
2009. Applicants should submit (electronic submission only) a letter  
of application, detailed curriculum vitae, names of at least three  
references, and a statement of teaching and research to:

Dr. Kate C. Miller
Chair, Search Committee
Geological Sciences (Petroleum Geosciences)
Email: miller at utep.edu

Include "Faculty Position Application: YOUR NAME" in the "Subject"  
block in your e-mail submittal.

For a current and a more detailed description of our available  
positions, please log on to our website www.utep.edu/employment

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity /  
Affirmative Action Employer. The University does not discriminate on  
the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age,  
disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation in employment or the  
provision of services.


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