New Mexico State University is a comprehensive land-grant institution of higher learning accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. An active research university, NMSU anchors the southern end of New Mexico’s Rio Grande Research Corridor, exceeding $140 million in research and public service expenditures. NMSU is classified as a Hispanic-serving institution by the federal government with a total minority enrollment over 48%. Home to the state’s NASA Space Grant Program, NMSU is located in Las Cruces, which features desert mesas, the farmlands of the Rio Grande Valley, and the Organ Mountains, an extension of the Rocky Mountain chain. The University is committed to building a cultural diverse educational environment.

The Department of Geological Sciences at New Mexico State University invites applications for a 9-month sabbatical replacement position as Visiting Assistant Professor beginning August 2019. Expected salary is $48,000, commensurate with qualifications. Responsibilities include teaching three courses each semester, including Introductory Geology (face to face and online), Sedimentation/Stratigraphy, Historical Geology, and a graduate class in the area of sedimentation and stratigraphy, with participation in independent study-type courses. New Mexico State University is located in the southern Rio Grande rift, with ample examples of many geologic phenomena.

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. (or ABD) status in geoscience at the time of appointment.

Please include experience and capabilities in sedimentation and stratigraphy in the statement of teaching. Include contact information for 3 references.