2015 GeoPRISMS mid-life review available online


Dear GeoPRISMS community,

The GeoPRISMS research effort is in its fifth year and underwent its first check up in a formal review by NSF in August 2015. This ‘mid-life’ review allows for the GeoPRISMS-funded PIs to demonstrate the impact of their research thus far and for an evaluation of the broader community effort. This review follows similar mid-life and final reviews of the MARGINS program. It allows NSF to evaluate the program and to make, if necessary, any mid-course changes to the scope of the program.

The review materials that summarized the state of the GeoPRISMS program are based on very significant input from the community, the GeoPRISMS Steering and Oversight Committee and an ad-hoc review writing committee (consisting of current and former GSOC members John Jaeger, Maureen Long, Julia Morgan, Sarah Penniston-Dorland, Peter van Keken and Paul Wallace). The final report weighs in at 107 pages with more than 300 pages of appendices (including the ‘nuggets’ contributed by GeoPRISMS and late-MARGINS PIs). During this review we also updated (with significant help from Tyrone Rooney, Liz Hajek, Gene Yogodzinski, and Andrew Goodwillie) the MARGINS and GeoPRISMS citation databases which are maintained by IEDA at Lamont-Doherty (iedadata.org). The final report was formatted by Anaïs Férot with final editorial oversight by Peter van Keken. Thanks to all who contributed to this significant work!

The full report, the charge to the review panel and the report by the review panel (chaired by Doug Wiens from Washington University) is now available at  www.geoprisms.nineplanetsllc.com/2015-review.

Reminder: GeoPRISMS Mini-Workshops at AGU Fall Meeting 2015


Register now to attend one or more GeoPRISMS Mini-Workshops at AGU Fall Meeting

Registration Deadline: November 28, 2015

All mini-workshops are free of charge and open to all. However, attendance and food may be limited so register early for fullest consideration. For more information and registration visit the GeoPRISMS website at: /agu2015-registration/

* From rifting to drifting: evidence from rifts and margins worldwide
Sunday December 13, 2015, 8am – 1:30pm, Grand Hyatt Union Square 36th Floor
Followed by the STEPPE Workshop: “Lake Tanganyika: A Miocene-Recent Source-to-Sink Laboratory in the African Tropics” (2 – 8:30pm)
 * Mini-Workshop on the Himalayan Seismogenic Zone
Tuesday December 15, 2015, 7 – 9pm, Grand Hyatt Union Square 36th Floor

Questions? Contact the GeoPRISMS Office at info@geoprisms.nineplanetsllc.com

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From rifting to drifting: evidence from rifts and margins worldwide

Sunday December 13, 2015, 8 – 1:30pm, Grand Hyatt Union Square 36th Floor

Conveners:
     Rebecca Bendick (University of Montana)
     Ian Bastow (Imperial College London)
     Tyrone Rooney (Michigan State University)
     Harm van Avendonk (Univ. Texas Institute for Geophysics, UT-Austin)
     Jolante van Wijk (New Mexico Tech)

The purpose of this workshop is to facilitate discussion on the current state of research into continental extension. Our aim is to be broadly inclusive by bringing an audience with widely varying backgrounds to a common understanding of the state of the art in this field. Our ultimate goal will then be to pursue a discussion on future research challenges for the community and how these challenges align with the existing science plans for the GeoPRISMS Eastern North America and East African Rift Focus Sites. We will organize this meeting around the following themes:

1. Melt generation in extensional environments: Mantle decompression, thermal state and composition of the mantle.
2. Magma-lithosphere interaction: diking, metasomatism, thermal weakening, changing the composition of the lithosphere, coupling between deformation and melt migration.
3. Stretching of the lithosphere: Strain localization in brittle and ductile rheology,  rates of extension, punctuated events.
4. Rifting and oceanic spreading – the missing link: Lithospheric breakup, focusing of melt delivery,  evolution of mantle deformation

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STEPPE Workshop: “Lake Tanganyika: A Miocene-Recent Source-to-Sink Laboratory in the African Tropics”

Sunday December 13, 2015, 2 – 8:30pm, Grand Hyatt Union Square 36th Floor

Conveners:
     Michael McGlue (University of Kentucky)
     Christopher Scholz (Syracuse University)

This STEPPE workshop will investigate source-to-sink processes through an examination of the Lake Tanganyika rift (East Africa), which faithfully records profound signals of tectonics, climate variability, and surface processes in a high-continuity sedimentary archive. The workshop will bring together inter-disciplinary experts to discuss the geodynamic, atmospheric, hydrologic, and biological processes affecting the Tanganyika hinterland that influence sediment generation and transport, as well as the limnological and depositional processes influencing stratal architecture and the composition of sediment. Lake Tanganyika is widely considered to be the premier target to recover a long-term, high resolution record of tropical climate, evolutionary biology, and rift tectonics via scientific drilling. The goal of the workshop is to lay the framework for future scientific drilling and consider the best pathways for deconvolving forcing mechanisms from the depositional signal, potentially through the application of new analytical techniques, integration of large digital datasets, or process modeling. Interested participants (especially early career scientists – students, post-docs, etc.) are encouraged to participate and contact the conveners for more information (michael.mcglue@uky.edu orcascholz@syr.edu).

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Mini-Workshop on the Himalayan Seismogenic Zone

Tuesday December 15, 2015, 7 – 9pm, Grand Hyatt Union Square 36th Floor

Conveners:
     Larry Brown (Cornell University, ldb7@cornell.edu)
     Judith Hubbard (Earth Observatory of Singapore and Nanyang Technical University)
     Marianne Karplus (University of Texas at El Paso, mkarplus@utep.edu)
     Simon Klemperer (Stanford University, sklemp@stanford.edu)
     Hiroshi Sato (Earthquake Research Institute of Tokyo University, satow@eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

The April 25, 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal was a dramatic reminder that not all great thrust earthquakes occur on oceanic subduction zones. This mini-workshop is intended to facilitate discussion and organization of possible international, multidisciplinary efforts to study the Himalayan Seismogenic zone to better understand both the threat of future ruptures in this region and mechanics of large thrust earthquakes at convergent plate boundaries in general.

Invited Speakers:
     Jean-Phillippe Avouac (Cambridge) – Tectonics of the Himalaya
     Judith Hubbard (Earth Observatory of Singapore and Nanyang Technical University) – Seismic Hazards of the Himalaya
     Greg Moore (U. Hawaii) – Lessons from the MARGINS SEIZE Initiative

 

Job Posting: Faculty & PhD Positions

 

GeoPRISMS Mini-Workshops at AGU Fall Meeting 2015 – Register now!


Register now to attend one or more GeoPRISMS Mini-Workshops at AGU Fall Meeting

Registration Deadline: November 28, 2015

All mini-workshops are free of charge and open to all. However, attendance and food may be limited so register early for fullest consideration. For more information and registration visit the GeoPRISMS website at: /agu2015-registration/

* From rifting to drifting: evidence from rifts and margins worldwide
Sunday December 13, 2015, 8am – 1:30pm, Grand Hyatt Union Square 36th Floor
Followed by the STEPPE Workshop: “Lake Tanganyika: A Miocene-Recent Source-to-Sink Laboratory in the African Tropics” (2 – 8:30pm)
* Mini-Workshop on the Himalayan Seismogenic Zone
Tuesday December 15, 2015, 7 – 9pm, Grand Hyatt Union Square 36th Floor
Questions? Contact the GeoPRISMS Office at info@geoprisms.nineplanetsllc.com
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From rifting to drifting: evidence from rifts and margins worldwide

Sunday December 13, 2015, 8 – 1:30pm, Grand Hyatt Union Square 36th Floor

Conveners:
     Rebecca Bendick (University of Montana)
     Ian Bastow (Imperial College London)
     Tyrone Rooney (Michigan State University)
     Harm van Avendonk (Univ. Texas Institute for Geophysics, UT-Austin)
     Jolante van Wijk (New Mexico Tech)

The purpose of this workshop is to facilitate discussion on the current state of research into continental extension. Our aim is to be broadly inclusive by bringing an audience with widely varying backgrounds to a common understanding of the state of the art in this field. Our ultimate goal will then be to pursue a discussion on future research challenges for the community and how these challenges align with the existing science plans for the GeoPRISMS Eastern North America and East African Rift Focus Sites. We will organize this meeting around the following themes:

1. Melt generation in extensional environments: Mantle decompression, thermal state and composition of the mantle.
2. Magma-lithosphere interaction: diking, metasomatism, thermal weakening, changing the composition of the lithosphere, coupling between deformation and melt migration.
3. Stretching of the lithosphere: Strain localization in brittle and ductile rheology,  rates of extension, punctuated events.
4. Rifting and oceanic spreading – the missing link: Lithospheric breakup, focusing of melt delivery,  evolution of mantle deformation
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STEPPE Workshop: “Lake Tanganyika: A Miocene-Recent Source-to-Sink Laboratory in the African Tropics”

Sunday December 13, 2015, 2 – 8:30pm, Grand Hyatt Union Square 36th Floor

Conveners:
     Michael McGlue (University of Kentucky)
     Christopher Scholz (Syracuse University)

This STEPPE workshop will investigate source-to-sink processes through an examination of the Lake Tanganyika rift (East Africa), which faithfully records profound signals of tectonics, climate variability, and surface processes in a high-continuity sedimentary archive. The workshop will bring together inter-disciplinary experts to discuss the geodynamic, atmospheric, hydrologic, and biological processes affecting the Tanganyika hinterland that influence sediment generation and transport, as well as the limnological and depositional processes influencing stratal architecture and the composition of sediment. Lake Tanganyika is widely considered to be the premier target to recover a long-term, high resolution record of tropical climate, evolutionary biology, and rift tectonics via scientific drilling, and it is also an active frontier petroleum basin. The goal of the workshop is to lay the framework for future scientific drilling and consider the best pathways for deconvolving forcing mechanisms from the depositional signal, potentially through the application of new analytical techniques, integration of large digital datasets, or process modeling. Interested participants (especially early career scientists – students, post-docs, etc.) are encouraged to participate and contact the conveners for more information (michael.mcglue@uky.edu or cascholz@syr.edu).

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Mini-Workshop on the Himalayan Seismogenic Zone

Tuesday December 15, 2015, 7 – 9pm, Grand Hyatt Union Square 36th Floor

Conveners:
     Larry Brown (Cornell University, ldb7@cornell.edu)
     Judith Hubbard (Earth Observatory of Singapore and Nanyang Technical University)
     Marianne Karplus (University of Texas at El Paso, mkarplus@utep.edu)
     Simon Klemperer (Stanford University, sklemp@stanford.edu)
     Hiroshi Sato (Earthquake Research Institute of Tokyo University, satow@eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

The April 25, 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal was a dramatic reminder that not all great thrust earthquakes occur on oceanic subduction zones. This mini-workshop is intended to facilitate discussion and organization of possible international, multidisciplinary efforts to study the Himalayan Seismogenic zone to better understand both the threat of future ruptures in this region and mechanics of large thrust earthquakes at convergent plate boundaries in general.

Invited Speakers:
     Jean-Phillippe Avouac (Cambridge) – Tectonics of the Himalaya
     Judith Hubbard (Earth Observatory of Singapore and Nanyang Technical University) – Seismic Hazards of the Himalaya
     Greg Moore (U. Hawaii) – Lessons from the MARGINS SEIZE Initiative

GeoPRISMS Photo Contest


Logo Photo contest 2015Share with the GeoPRISMS Community what your GeoPRISMS-related research looks like, whether you are working on the field, or in the lab. Submit your picture at info@geoprisms.nineplanetsllc.com before November 27!

The winner of the contest will be announced at the GeoPRISMS Townhall Meeting at the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting and will receive a print out of the photograph. The winner’s photograph will be highlighted on the GeoPRISMS Website and in the Spring Issue of the GeoPRISMS Newsletter.

The GeoPRISMS Photo Contest is open to anyone whose research is related to GeoPRISMS. The submitted photo should be focused on the entrant’s research, and must be related to the GeoPRISMS Science and Objectives.

What should be submitted:

– Contest limited to one photo per entrant
– A complete and accurate caption (max 100 words)
– Entrant’s personal information
– A complete and signed release form
All information and release form should be sent in an email along with the photograph to info@geoprisms.nineplanetsllc.com with the subject header “GeoPRISMS Photo Contest” before November 27, 2015

ExTerra Field Institutes and Research Endeavor (E-FIRE) student and post-doc opportunities


The ExTerra Field Institutes and Research Endeavor (E-FIRE) is seeking 8 PhD students to begin in Fall, 2016. Each PhD project will focus on an aspect of subduction zone processes addressed through the investigation of exhumed metamorphic rocks in the Western Alps. Each student will reside at a different US institution with a specific advisor or co-advisors, and each student will have an additional mentor within the E-FIRE program at a partnering institution. Additionally, each student will have a European mentor and will have the opportunity to conduct research abroad for several months. There will be ample opportunities for cross-pollination of ideas, including annual workshops, two ~2-week Field Institutes in the Western Alps, domestic and international laboratory visits, and one or more special sessions at national and international conferences.

Interested students should contact the advisor(s) of the projects of interest and apply to the graduate program at the appropriate hosting institution. For more information about E-FIRE, E-FIRE projects, and links to advisors and graduate program applications, please visit /exterra/e-fire/.

PhD advisors and host institutions include:
     Matthew Kohn (Boise State University)
     Gray Bebout (Lehigh University)
     Mark Caddick (Virginia Tech)
     Sarah Penniston-Dorland (University of Maryland)
     Jaime Barnes (UT Austin)
     Maureen Feineman and Andrew Smye (Pennsylvania State University)
     Horst Marschall and Frieder Klein (MIT-Woods Hole)
     Bradley Hacker (UC Santa Barbara).

E-FIRE also seeks one post-doctoral researcher, to be advised by Ethan Baxter at Boston College. The E-FIRE post-doctoral fellow will lead the effort for all garnet geochronology required for the E-FIRE student projects. This fellowship provides support for a period of three years. The post-doctoral researcher will participate in annual workshops and Field Institutes in the Western Alps. The post-doc will benefit from a broad spectrum of mentors in the US and Europe, and will actively participate in training and mentoring of E-FIRE graduate students.

Tectonics workshop/town hall meetings at GSA&AGU


An NSF-sponsored workshop on Future Directions in Tectonics will be held in Madison, WI on May 20-22, 2016. This workshop had been postponed from July 2015 to allow greater community participation. The workshop will result in creation of a white paper, designed to help guide research and funding in tectonics over the next decade. See attached flier for more information.

Community town hall meetings will be held at both national GSA and AGU meetings (2015) to help frame the content and format for the May 2016 workshop. The GSA workshop is scheduled for 4:00-6:00 PM Monday, November 2, in the Hilton Baltimore (Holiday Ballroom 3); the AGU workshop is scheduled for 6:15-7:15 PM Monday, December 14, in 2007 Moscone West. We encourage your participation at these town hall meetings to share perspectives on challenges, opportunities, and future directions of tectonic research and to help lay the groundwork and structure the agenda for the workshop.

Other important dates to watch for:

Tentative deadline for applications for participation and funding: 8 February 2016
Tentative notification of participants: 29 February 2016
Tentative deadline for pre-workshop mini-whitepapers: 1 April 2016
Tentative announcement of final workshop agenda: 1 May 2016

We look forward to working with you to craft a vision for the future direction of tectonic research.

Organizers: Rick Allmendinger, Marin Clark, Becky Dorsey, Paul Kapp, Kevin Mahan, James Spotila

Job Posting: Postdoc Fellowship, Faculty Positions, GEOMAR Research Scientist, Department Chair


1) Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Geology and Science Education – Western Washington University

2) Research Scientist – GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

3) Department Chair – Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University

4) Tenure Track Assistant Professor Radiogenic Isotope Geologist – University of Alabama

5) John W. Miles Postdoctoral Fellowship In Theoretical And Computational Geophysics – IGPP at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

6) Tenure-Track Faculty Position Structural Geologist – California State University, Fullerton – Department of Geological Sciences

7) Multiple Tenure Track Positions – Yachay Tech University, School of Geological Sciences and Engineering, Urcuqui, Ecuador

8) Two tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty positions in Basin-scale Modeling or Solid Earth Geophysics and Sedimentology and/or Stratigraphy – Kansas State University

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1) Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Geology and Science Education – Western Washington University

Western Washington University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor starting September 2016, with a joint appointment between the Geology Department and the Science, Math, and Technology Education Program (SMATE). Western Washington University is a nationally recognized, public, masters-granting institution located in the Pacific Northwest at the base of the North Cascade Mountains. The ideal candidate will enhance our existing strengths in geoscience teaching and science teacher preparation. An active research program in geoscience (open specialty) and/or geoscience education is expected. The Geology Department has 13 faculty, offering BA, BS, and MS programs in Geology, Geophysics, and Science Education, serving 200 majors, The department has strengths in field based teaching and research in geomorphology, igneous petrology, geophysics, hydrogeology and environmental/engineering geology, planetary geology, sedimentology, science education, and structure/tectonics.  SMATE includes 10 faculty members with joint appointments in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geology and the Woodring College of Education. These faculty work collaboratively in teaching and research.  SMATE offers interdisciplinary BA and Masters in Teaching degree programs for future elementary and secondary teachers and has an established history of leading and supporting systemic science education reform efforts in Washington State and nationally.  Both programs support Western’s mission to bring together individuals of diverse backgrounds and perspectives in an inclusive, student-centered university that develops the potential of learners and the well-being of communities. A Ph.D. by hire date is required. Please see the full position announcement for required and preferred qualifications: https://jobs.wwu.edu/JobPosting.aspx?JPID=6652. To apply, submit a curriculum vita, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, statements of teaching philosophy and research plans to WWU’s Electronic Application System for Employment (linked to electronic job posting). In addition, arrange for three letters of recommendation to be mailed to chris.sutton@wwu.edu or Chris Sutton, Geology Department, Western Washington University, 516 High Street MS 9080, Bellingham WA 98226. Questions regarding this position should be directed to the search committee chair, Susan DeBari (susan.debari@wwu.edu). Review of applications begins December 21, 2015; position is open until filled. WWU is an EO/AA employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans.

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2) Research Scientist – GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

The mineral resources group at GEOMAR is conducting large-scale geological assessments of resource potential in the global oceans, linked to regional metallogenic and geodynamic processes in both modern and ancient environments. We are seeking a well-rounded professional geoscientist to lead a new project in marine metallogeny, with a focus on regional geological mapping, analysis of volcanic geomorphology, structure, and basin evolution related to mineral deposit formation. This work will inform a new global resource assessment strategy, while exploring aspects of seafloor mineral deposition, metal fluxes to the oceans, and metal distribution in the crust. The successful candidate will co-supervise a team of young and energetic geologists working on mineral deposits in a wide range of volcanic and tectonic settings of the global oceans, together with partners in industry, government, and universities, and will gain international experience in sea-going activities of the working group, including ship-based, AUV, and ROV mapping and geophysical applications in support of marine exploration.

Education: PhD in Ore Deposits Geology, Structural Geology, or Geophysics (Basin Analysis)

Experience: At least 1 year post-doctoral experience in a related research field is preferred.

Knowledge & Abilities: Broad-based knowledge of petrology, mineralogy, geochemistry, structure, stratigraphy and geophysics of the type gained through ore deposits research. Advanced ArcGIS, database management, and related cartographic skills. Excellent verbal and written skills, and a strong record of peer-reviewed publications. Teaching experience would be an asset.

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is one of the leading global marine institutes, employing 750 people within its research divisions. More than 100 MSc, PhD and post-doctoral fellows are currently engaged in research at the institute. The new position will be part of the research Division “Dynamics of the Ocean Floor”.

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel seeks to increase the proportion of female scientists and explicitly encourages qualified female academics to apply. GEOMAR is an equal opportunity employer and encourages scientists with disabilities to apply. Qualified disabled applicants will receive preference in the application process.

Time line:

Deadline for applications: November 4, 2015

Start of position: January 2016

Please send applications with the reference code “MuHS Research Scientist” to: Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Anna Laessig, Wischhofstr. 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany

Contact: Sabine Lange – slange@geomar.de

Further information: http://www.geomar.de

Applications should include a CV, a full literature list, a statement of longer-term research goals, details of teaching aims and achievements, and the name of 2 referees.

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3) Department Chair – Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University

The Department of Geological Sciences in the College of Sciences at the San Diego State University (SDSU) seeks outstanding applicants for the position of Department Chair and faculty member at the rank of full professor. The SDSU is a Carnegie Doctoral/Research-Extensive, state assisted institution with an enrollment of over 35,000 students. The Department has a strong long-term record of research accomplishment and launching BS, BA, and MS students into successful careers via undergraduate and graduate programs. The SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Geophysics provides access to the Geophysics curriculum of the University of California, San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Candidates’ particular areas of expertise may be in any of the department’s programs. For more information see: http://sci.sdsu.edu/geology/. The preferred start date of the appointment is August 2016.

The successful candidate will lead in articulating a vision for the future of the department and must demonstrate the administrative strengths necessary to realize that vision.  The Chair is expected to provide leadership in facilitating long-term planning for professional involvement and development of the faculty and the department including program assessment, and mentor faculty in effectively meeting their responsibilities in scholarship, teaching and service. He/she will provide responsible and professional leadership in managing the day-to-day operational needs of the department, including hiring and supervision of support staff, evaluating faculty, fiscal management, and allocating facilities and equipment for teaching, research and service activities. The Chair will represent the department and maintain positive public relations with on and off-campus entities.

The successful candidate must have a strong academic record in research, teaching, and service that merits appointment as a full professor with tenure. He/she will be expected to supervise student research and maintain a strong externally funded program of scholarly research and publication, and participate in the activities of professional organizations at the state and national level. We seek someone with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a diverse environment with a range of students, faculty, administrators and external constituents.

SDSU is a large, diverse, urban university and Hispanic-Serving Institution with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence. Our campus community is diverse in many ways, including race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, pregnancy, medical condition, and covered veteran status. We strive to build and sustain a welcoming environment for all. SDSU is seeking applicants with demonstrated experience in and/or commitment to teaching and working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and members of underrepresented groups.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Applicants should apply via Interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/32049

Review of applications will begin 16 November 2015, and will continue until the position is filled.

SDSU is a Title IX, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, or covered veteran status.

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4) Tenure Track Assistant Professor Radiogenic Isotope Geologist – University of Alabama

The Department of Geological Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position to be filled at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2016. Minimum qualifications are a Ph.D. degree in geosciences or related discipline at the time of appointment. We seek a candidate whose research focuses on development of radiogenic isotope techniques for geochronology and/or development of non-traditional isotope techniques, particularly using transition metals. The successful candidate will be expected to: (i) build on existing isotope geochemical facilities to develop state-of the-art laboratories; (ii) institute a vigorous externally funded research program; (iii) develop and teach courses in introductory geology and at the undergraduate and graduate levels in their field of expertise; and (iv) supervise student research projects at the master and doctoral levels.

The Department has a wide variety of analytical equipment, including a fully operational VG Sector 54 TIMS (UA RadIs lab – http://radis.as.ua.edu), electron beam instruments, XRD, XRF, ICP, ICP-MS, and an advanced stable isotope laboratory with two CF-IRMSs. Information about the Department is available on our web site at http://geo.ua.edu. Applications, which must be submitted electronically at https://facultyjobs.ua.edu, will be reviewed beginning January 15, 2016 and will be accepted until the position is filled. Candidates must provide a research statement, teaching statement, and Curriculum Vitae with contact information for at least three referees. For inquiries regarding the position, contact Dr. Harold Stowell, Chair of RIG Search Committee (hstowell@geo.ua.edu). The University of Alabama is an equal-opportunity/affirmative-action employer and actively seeks diversity in its employees.

Harold Stowell

Dept. of Geological Sciences

University of Alabama

Box 870338

201 7th Ave

Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0338, USA

205 348 5095

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5) John W. Miles Postdoctoral Fellowship In Theoretical And Computational Geophysics – IGPP at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

The Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography has opening for the John W. Miles Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical and Computational Geophysics in 2016. Funding from the Green Foundation for Earth Sciences is available to fully support a postdoctoral position in the broad areas of computational and theoretical geophysics. Applicants are encouraged to contact potential mentors at IGPP prior to the application deadline.  The position is available for one year for applicants <5 yr from PhD degree, and is renewable for a second year subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds. Salary starts at $60,000/yr plus benefits and depends on experience.

Applications including a statement of research interests (1-2 pages), dissertation abstract (1 page), curriculum vitae with publications, and contact information for two recommendation letter writers should be submitted online at http://igpp.ucsd.edu/greenfoundation/application.

Review of applications will begin on November 12, 2015. Please address questions to Donna Blackman, Green Foundation Secretary dblackman@ucsd.edu.

UC San Diego is a Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.”

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6) Tenure-Track Faculty Position Structural Geologist – California State University, Fullerton – Department of Geological Sciences

The Department of Geological Sciences at California State University Fullerton (http://geology.fullerton.edu/) invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Structural Geology beginning August 2016. The successful candidate will: (1) be expected to develop active, field-based, externally funded research programs involving undergraduate and Master’s level graduate students; (2) be committed to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and Master’s levels; and (3) have the ability to communicate effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.  She/he must display evidence of a field-based research program in structural geology. Primary teaching responsibilities will be structural geology, geologic field methods, and field camp. The successful candidate may also teach introductory-level and upper-level/graduate courses in the candidate’s area of specialization.  For a complete position description, information on the CSUF Department of Geological Sciences, and application procedures, see:

http://hr.fullerton.edu/diversity/job-openings/ft/8082BR_structural_geologist.asp

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  To ensure full consideration, submit all application materials by November 16, 2015. California State University Fullerton celebrates all forms of diversity and is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators and faculty thrive. EEO employer.

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7) Multiple Tenure Track Positions – Yachay Tech University, School of Geological Sciences and Engineering, Urcuqui, Ecuador

Visit our booth at GSA and AGU.

Yachay Tech University is the first research intensive university of Ecuador.  The University is located in the Inter-Andean valley about two hours north of Quito.  Yachay means knowledge in Kichwa and Yachay Tech is adjacent to the developing Yachay “City of Knowledge,” the first planned technology city in the Andean region.  The mission of the University is to provide an international environment in which research, learning, technology, and professional activity are valued and supported.  Since opening in March of 2014, the student population has grown to a total of approximately 800 undergraduates.  We anticipate initiating doctoral programs in the near future.  Each of the University´s six schools (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Mathematics, and Social Sciences) features a distinct academic structure that pairs engineering with basic sciences.  An intensive English language program qualifies students for the upper level coursework that will be taught entirely in English.

The School of Geological Sciences and Engineering at Yachay Tech invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in all major fields of geology and geological engineering, including candidates with experience in the various subdiscipines of the following research areas:  petroleum geology and engineering; volcanology, petrology, and mineralogy; water resources, hydrology, hydropower, and geothermal resources; climate, paleoclimate, and climate change; seismology and seismic hazards; economic geology, mineral resources, and mining; oceanography, paleooceanography, and marine resources; and origins and conservation of biodiversity.

Yachay Tech faculty will develop active research programs, direct PhD students, involve undergraduate students in collaborative research projects, teach (in English) upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in their fields of specialty, and participate in campus service activities.

If interested in applying, send a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, and the names and contact information for three references to Patricia Katherine Guerrero (pkguerrero@yachaytech.edu.ec), assistant to the Dean of Geological Sciences and Engineering.  Formal consideration of applications will begin immediately; positions will remain open until filled.

Join us as we build world class research programs, train an international student body, and transform the future of Ecuador.  For more information see www.yachaytech.edu.ec.

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8) Two tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty positions in Basin-scale Modeling or Solid Earth Geophysics and Sedimentology and/or Stratigraphy – Kansas State University

The Department of Geology at Kansas State University invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty positions beginning August 2016 in: [1]  Basin-scale Modeling or Solid Earth Geophysics and [2] Sedimentology and/or Stratigraphy. A detailed advertisement for both positions is located at www.ksu.edu/geology.  Screening of applications begins December 21, 2015 and continues until the position is filled. Full consideration will be given to applications received by December 1, 2015.

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Please note, new job announcements (usually) will be distributed to the GeoPRISMS Listserv on the 1st and 15th of each month.

GeoMapApp User Lunch at AGU


GeoMapApp is a free, map-based data discovery and analysis program that is widely-used across the geosciences for research and education. To update our users on new directions and to provide an opportunity for questions and suggestions, we invite people with experience of GeoMapApp to join us for a GeoMapApp Users’ Lunch at the Fall AGU meeting, on Thursday, 17th December.

Agenda: 
   – What’s New in GeoMapApp.
   – GeoMapApp forum, YouTube tutorials, and other help mechanisms.
   – Using GeoMapApp off-line.
   – Open discussion: Your questions and feedback (e.g. potential improvements, missing functions).
Attendance: 
   – The lunch is designed for individuals with experience using GeoMapApp in research or teaching.
   – Graduate students, post-docs and faculty are encouraged to attend.
   – Lunch will be provided for the first 20 people to sign up. Click here to apply (deadline is 3rd December).

Event Time: Thursday 17th December12:30-1:30pm (awaiting room assignment by AGU).

Please submit an application for the GeoMapApp Users’ Lunch by clicking here (deadline is 3rd December). Applicants will be contacted on 4th December with final details. If you have questions about the lunch, please contact the IEDA-GeoMapApp team by sending e-mail to info@geomapapp.org

See you at AGU!

The IEDA-GeoMapApp Team

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

Critical Issues Webinar: Communicating Cascadia’s Earthquake Risk


Greetings,

Register now to join the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) on Friday, October 16, when AGI’s Critical Issues Program will be hosting a free webinar on Cascadia’s earthquake risk.

Critical Issues Webinar: Communicating Cascadia’s Earthquake Risk

Date/Time: October 16th, 201510:00-11:00am U.S. Pacific time / 1:00-2:00pm U.S. Eastern Time

Geoscience research is at the forefront of characterizing the earthquake risks associated with the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest. This webinar will inform listeners of the science and its implications for policy decisions and resiliency efforts. During the webinar, the three presenters will provide an overview of what we know about the Cascadia subduction zone and the associated earthquake risk, how this information is used to guide policy decisions, how the science should be communicated, what state and local governments are doing to address the risks, and what more could be done to better protect the Pacific Northwest.

This webinar is co-sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey, Western States Seismic Policy Council, and the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission.

The webinar speakers include:
     Chris Goldfinger, Oregon State University
     Jeff Rubin, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
     Tom Brocher, Earthquake Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey

To register for this free webinar, please use the link below:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7275589756949725697

We invite you distribute this email to anyone who may be interested in the upcoming webinar.