Thompson Chair of Geological Sciences - Associate or Full Professor

Job description

Classification Title: Associate or Full Professor Job Description: The Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, invites applications for the Thompson Chair of Geological Sciences , an endowed position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor with tenure to begin August 16, 2026. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, mentor students for M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, and conduct a dynamic, externally funded research program in an area of globally significant Earth science that is relevant to subsurface or sedimentary geology. Opportunities for teaching and research collaborations exist across UF departments, colleges, and interdisciplinary institutes and centers including the Florida Climate Institute, UF Water Institute, School of Natural Resources and Environment, Thompson Earth Systems Institute, and Land Use and Environmental Change Institute. The Department of Geological Sciences has world-class analytical facilities ( https://geology.ufl.edu/research-and-facilities/facilities/ ) and exceptional computational resources through the UF Research Computing HiPerGator ( https://www.rc.ufl.edu/about/hipergator/ ). UF...