Meierjurgen Faculty Fellow - Earth Sciences

Job description

Department: CAS Earth Sciences Rank: Research Associate Annual Basis: 9 Month Review of Applications Begins: April 7, 2026; position open until filled Special Instructions to Applicants: Complete applications must include a one-page letter of intent indicating the desired term of residence, faculty member you would like to collaborate with, and a complete curriculum vitae. Department Summary: The Department of Earth Sciences is a department within the College of Arts and Sciences that supports significant research activities in a wide range of fields in Earth and Environmental Science. The Department includes approximately 30 faculty (including TTF and NTTF), many of whom have large research grants. Research and graduate education in the Department of Earth Sciences focuses on the following subfields: (a) Geophysics: tectonics, seismology, remote sensing, and fault mechanics, as well as earthquake hazards; (b) Volcanology: geochemistry, physical volcanology, igneous petrology, and volcanic systems modeling; (c) Climate science: glaciology, paleoclimate and glacial modeling, oceanography, and ice physics; (d) Paleontology: vertebrate paleontology, paleoecology, paleobiogeography, an...