Jobs:Job-01049

From CSDMS
Assistant Professor - Surficial Geology
Queens College, New York, United States
Apply before: 5 January 2020


The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Queens College invites applications for a full-time tenure track Assistant Professor position in process-oriented surficial geology beginning September 1st, 2020. The successful candidate will: teach a required majors course in Sedimentology and Landscape Evolution; teach electives such as Environmental Geology; participate in general education courses; and develop advanced courses in his/her area of expertise. S/he will conduct an active research program, and share responsibilities for committee and department assignments including administrative, supervisory, and other functions. Candidates who conduct research that complements faculty expertise in local surficial and/or coastal geology and geomorphologic research and are able to teach introductory GIS and/or remote sensing are preferred.

The SEES community includes 15 full-time faculty members, 25 Masters and PhD candidates, and approximately 170 Geology, Environmental Science, and Environmental Studies majors. For details of curricula, faculty research interests, and departmental resources, please log onto our website: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ACADEMICS/DEGREES/DMNS/SEES/).


The successful candidate will:

  1. hold a Ph.D. in Geology or equivalent with specialization in surficial geology and sedimentology by the starting date of this position.
  2. show evidence or promise of success as an educator at the college or university level.
  3. provide evidence of scholarly achievements.
  4. demonstrate the ability to design, carry out and support an active research program involving students and the potential to leverage external funding.
  5. demonstrate the ability to work with colleagues in research and carry out departmental functions.

Of interest for:
  • Terrestrial Working Group
  • Coastal Working Group