Jobs:Job-02106

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Assistant Professor, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, tenure-track faculty position - University of Houston (Houston, Texas, USA)
University of Houston, Texas, United States
Apply before: 16 November 2026


The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Houston invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Sedimentology and Stratigraphy with research that focuses on the dynamics of ancient and/or modern coastal, estuarine, and/or marine systems.

Applicants employing field observations, laboratory analyses, geospatial methods, geochronology, paleontology/ichnology, geochemical proxies, subsurface imaging, paleoenvironmental reconstructions, numerical modeling, or integrative approaches to understand the dynamics of coastal systems and environments are encouraged to apply.

Successful candidates are expected to build active collaborations within and outside the university, to provide synergy with existing research at UH, to develop externally funded research programs that are internationally recognized, to teach graduate and undergraduate level courses, and to use their research to enhance experiential education at UH.

Applications received by November 16th, 2026, will receive full consideration. Interested candidates should submit: 1) a statement of teaching interests, 2) a statement of research interests, 3) a curriculum vitae, and 4) a list of at least 3 referees with contact information.

Applications should be submitted online using the following: https://careers.uh.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-sedimentology-and-stratigraphy-houston-texas-united-states

More information about the department can be found at https://www.uh.edu/nsm/earth-atmospheric/.

Of interest for:
  • Terrestrial Working Group
  • Coastal Working Group
  • Marine Working Group
  • Education and Knowledge Transfer (EKT) Working Group
  • Cyberinformatics and Numerics Working Group
  • Hydrology Focus Research Group
  • Chesapeake Focus Research Group
  • Critical Zone Focus Research Group
  • Human Dimensions Focus Research Group
  • Geodynamics Focus Research Group
  • Ecosystem Dynamics Focus Research Group
  • Coastal Vulnerability Initiative
  • Continental Margin Initiative
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Initiative
  • Modeling Platform Interoperability Initiative
  • River Network Modeling Initiative