Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Neotectonics/Structural Geology and Climate

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Located in the heart of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

The Department of Geology and Environmental Science at James Madison University invites applications for a 10-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Geology with expertise in Neotectonics/Structural Geology and their interconnectedness to climate. This is a full-time appointment beginning August, 2024.

The Geology and Environmental Science Department at James Madison University currently has over 120 undergraduate majors. We offer a wide variety of courses for our majors including a 4-semester lab-intensive core curriculum, and general education. The Department has numerous teaching and laboratory facilities to support the scholarly and educational pursuits of faculty and students. Our campus is embedded within a region of exceptional geological opportunities for both teaching and research. Within a 1 - 3 hour drive we have access to examples of exotic terranes, basement complexes, ancient and modern divergent continental margins, two rifting and four orogenic events, including a classic thrust and fold belt system.

The department is committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment. The successful candidate will be expected to apply these principles to their teaching, mentorship, scholarship, and service to the institution.

Please visit our web site at http://www.jmu.edu/geology/ for more information about the department.

The successful candidate for this position is expected to contribute to the existing core curriculum in the areas of structural geology, geology field course, introductory geology, and/or other courses in the applicant's area of expertise. The successful candidate will contribute to the growth of our Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees and related minors such as Climate Science, Environmental Science, Data Science, and Geophysics. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to our current field course or create new, field-based learning opportunities for undergraduate students. The successful candidate is expected to develop a productive, externally-funded research program in their area of expertise that engages undergraduate students. We seek candidates who value undergraduate research and mentoring and can contribute to the department's continuing efforts in building inclusive excellence within geosciences and Earth science to promote the success and retention of all students.

Minimum qualifications: A Ph.D. in Earth science, geology, or a relevant field is required at the time of appointment; demonstrated experience conducting research in areas of neotectonics or structural geology and their interconnection with climate; demonstrated scholarly activity in these areas; potential to create an externally funded research program; potential of or past experience in mentoring and advising undergraduate students; demonstrated ability to teach introductory courses in the geosciences; ability to contribute to the existing core curriculum (structural geology, our geology field course, introductory geology, and/or other courses in the applicant's area of expertise) in the BS and BA degrees; a demonstrated ability to disseminate scholarly work; and potential for or past experience in inclusive field instruction.

Preferred qualifications: Ability to contribute to related minors such as Climate Science, Environmental Science, Data Science, and Geophysics; potential to combining field methods with data analysis in structural geology and neotectonics; and experience and/or interests relating to equity and inclusion in the areas of research and instruction.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

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