Assistant Professor in Solid Earth Geophysics

About the role

The Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Missouri invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the broad area of Solid Earth Geophysics. Potential areas of research interest could include, but are not limited to, tectonophysics, geodynamics, geomagnetism, geodesy, planetary geophysics, and applied geophysics (e.g., exploration, “critical zone”, lithospheric structure). Applicants using modern observational techniques and/or computational methods (e.g., machine learning or artificial intelligence, geospatial statistics) are encouraged. This position has an anticipated Fall, 2027 start date. The successful candidate will be expected to teach across the curriculum, including introductory courses within their expertise, and to build an externally funded research program that complements the department’s existing strengths in tectonics, seismology, petrology/geochemistry, and paleobiology. Faculty have access to Hellbender, the university’s high-performance computing cluster (>24,000 CPU cores, >130 NVIDIA A100/H100 GPUs, and 8.5 PB of attached research storage; https://docs.itrss.umsystem.edu/pub/hpc/hellbender). A wide variety of additional research instrumentation is available on campus at the MU Research Reactor [https://www.murr.missouri.edu/], the Materials Science and Engineering Institute [https://msei.missouri.edu/], and the MU X-ray Microanalysis Laboratory [https://research.missouri.edu/x-ray-microanalysis/].

Responsibilities

• Teach across the curriculum, including introductory courses within your expertise.
• Build an externally funded research program that complements department strengths in tectonics, seismology, petrology/geochemistry, and paleobiology.

Requirements

A Ph.D. in geophysics or a related area by the time of appointment is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to conduct independent research.
• Potential for effective teaching of graduate and undergraduate students.

Benefits

Eligible for University benefits, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses.