The Department of Geography at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Geomorphology to begin Fall 2018. We seek individuals with exceptional potential as scholars and teachers. The position includes teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, maintaining an active research agenda, and advising Masters/PhD students.

Required Qualifications:

• A PhD degree in Geography, Earth/Environmental Sciences, or a related field, is required by time of appointment
• A demonstrated record of excellence in teaching
• Ability to teach introductory and advanced courses in geomorphology and physical geography
• Ability to develop a strong and active research agenda in geomorphology
• A demonstrated record of publishing peer-reviewed scholarship in geomorphology

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to teach quantitative methods
• Ability to teach field methods
• A demonstrated record of seeking/securing external research grants

Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered (https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/20395).  All application materials must be submitted by October 1, 2017.  Materials received after October 1, 2017 will not be considered. 

The application must include:

1) a letter of application outlining the applicant’s teaching experience and career goals that meets the required and preferred qualifications as stated above;

2) an up-to-date curriculum vitae;

3) at least one sample of published scholarship in geomorphology;

4) course teaching evaluations (if available);

5) the name, e-mail address, and telephone number of three references.  Please provide the names and email addresses for your references in the Reference Letter section of the employment application.  Upon submission of your application, an automated email will be generated and sent to your references with instructions on how to attach the reference letter to your application through a confidential online portal. Letters of recommendation must be submitted by October 1, 2017.  No letters will be accepted after October 1, 2017.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For inquiries, please e-mail Dr. Edwin Chow, chair of the Search Committee, at chow@txstate.edu and indicate “Geomorphology Assistant Professor Position” in the subject line of all correspondence.

The selected candidate will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree granting Universities.

The Department of Geography at Texas State University has 37 full-time faculty members, over 600 undergraduate majors in BA and BS programs, over 100 minors in Geology, and over 120 graduate students in our Master of Science (MS), Master of Applied Geography (MAG), and PhD programs in geography, geographic education, and geographic information science. The Department of Geography is part of the College of Liberal Arts.

Texas State University is located in San Marcos, a city of about 61,000 residents situated in the beautiful Central Texas Hill Country, 30 miles south of Austin and 48 miles north of San Antonio. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies Texas State University as a “Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity,” the second-highest designation for research institutions in the United States. Texas State University is located in the burgeoning Austin-San Antonio corridor, and, with 38,808 students, is among the largest universities in the state. With a diverse campus community including 50% of the student body from ethnic minorities, Texas State is one of the top 13 producers of Hispanic baccalaureate graduates in the nation and a doctoral-granting Emerging Research University. Additional information about Texas State and its nationally recognized academic programs is available at www.txstate.edu.

Texas State University, to the extent not in conflict with federal or state law, prohibits discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.   Equal employment opportunities shall include: personnel transactions of recruitment, employment, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination, and salary. Texas State is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and senior administrative positions. Texas State University is a member of The Texas State University System. Texas State University is an EOE.

Texas State University is a tobacco-free campus. Smoking and the use of any tobacco product will not be allowed anywhere on Texas State property or in university owned or leased vehicles.

Apply: Dr. Edwin Chow, Department of Geography, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666-4616. Voice: 512-245-3200. Fax: 512-245-8353. E-mail chow@txstate.edu.