Department Head--Texas A&M

Texas A&M University, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Department Head

The Department of Geology and Geophysics at Texas A&M University is seeking an experienced and visionary leader with exceptional communication skills, and an excellent record of scholarship for appointment as Department Head. The Department of Geology, established in 1922, and the Department of Geophysics, established in 1966, merged in 1994 to form the Department of Geology and Geophysics (http://geoweb.tamu.edu/), combining a rich history of fundamental and applied research in the earth sciences. Its vision is to become one of the premier geology and geophysics departments in the nation. At present, it has 27 tenured or tenure track faculty appointments, 3 research support staff, 85 graduate students, and 88 undergraduate majors in their sophomore through senior year who seek one of 5 undergraduate degrees. The Department resides in the College of Geosciences (http://geosciences.tamu.edu), which also includes the Departments of Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences and Geography, as well as Sea Grant, the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, and the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.

The Department Head is responsible for the leadership of the Department, including strategic planning, academic administration, graduate student recruitment, development activities, and interfacing with the broader national and international community. The University is currently completing the final year of a 3-year effort to increase the faculty throughout the institution (http://giving.tamu.edu/content/content.php?Vision2020). The Department will see an increase of up to 5 new faculty members by the end of this hiring initiative, which should be largely completed by summer 2007. This hiring is targeted at building on existing strengths in environmental and engineering geoscience, geochemistry, geophysics, petrology, paleontology, sedimentology-stratigraphy, tectonophysics, and petroleum-system science. The new Head is expected to further strengthen and enhance existing cross-disciplinary ties with Departments outside the College and will oversee hiring of several replacement faculty due to retirements over the next few years.

Candidates must have a nationally and/or internationally recognized reputation for scholarship, publication and grantsmanship that is appropriate for appointment as a tenured full professor at a major U.S. research institution. Candidates should submit a detailed curriculum vitae, statements of research interest, of educational philosophy, and of administrative philosophy, and three letters of references to: Dr. Paul J. Fox, Search Committee Chair, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, 1000 Discovery Drive, College Station, TX 77845; fox@iodp.tamu.edu. Screening of applicants will begin in early January, 2007; however, applications and nominations will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Texas A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic community committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We strongly encourage applications from women, underrepresented ethnic groups and individuals with disabilities.