Faculty Position in Seismology

The Department of Earth Sciences at the University of California, Riverside, invites applications for a faculty position available July 1, 2006:

Seismology at Assistant Professor level. We seek a candidate who uses seismological data to investigate the physics of earthquake processes. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a research program complimentary to our strengths in theoretical/numerical modeling of earthquakes and earthquake processes, experimental and theoretical investigations of rheological properties as they pertain to shallow and deep earthquakes, and electromagnetic field research on faults and crustal structure. Our current faculty in these areas is James Dieterich, Harry Green, David Oglesby, Stephen Park, and Guanshui Xu. We are a core member in the Southern California Earthquake Center and active in the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP).

A successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. and have a strong commitment to excellence in both research and teaching. Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of specialty. Information about Earth Sciences at UCR is available on the Web at http://www.earthscience.ucr.edu/.

Applications, including a vita, statement of research and teaching interests, and full contact information of three referees should be sent to: Dr. Harry Green, Chair – Geophysics Search Committee, Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521. E-mail contact: Harry.Green@ucr.edu. Review of applications will begin February 15, 2006 and will continue until the position is filled. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

The University of California is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.