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Last updated: September 9, 2009

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY 

The Boone Pickens School of Geology at Oklahoma State University (OSU) seeks applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the broad area of structural geology.  We are particularly interested in someone with interest in one or more of the following research areas: structural analysis of petroleum reservoirs, basin evolution, continental tectonics, neotectonics.  The appointment will be at the assistant professor level and effective August 2010. The applicant is required to have a Ph.D. degree in geology or related field at the time of appointment.  The applicant must show promise of an outstanding research program and be committed to excellence in teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to supervise M.S. and Ph.D. level graduate students and develop courses in her or his specialty. In addition she/he will participate in teaching introductory geology courses and teach a core geology curriculum course in structural geology. 

 The successful candidate will join a faculty of eleven geoscientists and will be part of the sedimentary geology, petroleum geology, and tectonics research groups that include six other faculty and has close ties to the petroleum industry.  In addition to other research facilities the School of Geology has the Devon Teaching and Research Laboratory, which contains state-of-the-art 3-D image processing facilities. 

Candidates should submit a letter of application, including a discussion of research interests and approach to teaching, along with a curriculum vitae and the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of three references to: Assistant Professor Position Search, Boone Pickens School of Geology, 105 Noble Research Center, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-3031, Phone: (405) 744-6358, Fax: (405) 744-7841. Inquires about this position may be directed to Dr. Todd Halihan ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Dr. Jay Gregg ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) at the above address. Screening of candidates will begin December 31, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.  Filling of this position will be dependant on the availability of funding. 

 

More information on OSU and the Boone Pickens School of Geology can be found on the web http://osu.okstate.edu and http://geology.okstate.edu respectively. Committed to health and safety Oklahoma State University maintains a tobacco free work environment.  Oklahoma State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/E-Verify employer committed to diversity. 

 

 

 
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