Assistant Professor in Marine Geophysics at Department of Earth Sciences in Honolulu, Hawaii

Job Description:

The Department of Earth Sciences in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawaii at Mnoa seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor in marine geophysics. We are interested in candidates whose research addresses questions related to active plate margins (e.g., subduction zones, mid-ocean ridges, oceanic transforms), geohazards, ocean islands, or processes regulating plate tectonics using marine geophysical methods, including, but not limited to, active or passive seismology or electromagnetism, seafloor geodesy, or seafloor cables/DAS. We are particularly interested in candidates who are excited to build a global seagoing research program, and who can leverage our unique location and marine research facilities to develop research and educational foci relevant to Pacific communities. The candidate will build on existing departmental expertise ingeophysics, volcanology, coastal processes, and hydrology, and will have opportunities to interact with other research units and organizations across SOEST and the University of Hawaii, as well as withlocal agencies such as the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The successful applicant is expected to establish an externally funded and internationally recognized research program, contribute to graduate and undergraduate advising and teaching, and carry out professional service activities. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to faculty performance that aligns with the goals of Mnoa 2025 (manoa.hawaii.edu/strategicplan/), which include becoming a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning, enhancing student success, achieving excellence in research, and building a sustainable and resilient campus environment.

Apply online atwww.governmentjobs.com/careers/hawaiiedu - search for position86201. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Preference will be given to applications received by December 2, 2024. Questions can be addressed to Prof. Garrett Apuzen-Ito, (earth@hawaii.edu) or Prof. Robert Dunn (dunnr@hawaii.edu). The University of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.

The Department of Earth Sciences (www.soest.hawaii.edu/earthsciences/) has 22 faculty members as well as 35 additional cooperating graduate faculty in the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology and across the university.Together these faculty instruct and advise approximately 60 graduate students and 100 undergraduate majors. The Department is one of four academic departments and thirteen research units within SOEST (www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/), a world-class research and academic institution focused on informing solutions to some of the worlds most vexing problems. The University of Hawaii at Mnoa is one of 115 Research-1 Universities in the country, is one of only a handful of land, sea, space, and sungrant institutions, and is a recognized leader in Earth and environmental science (ranked in the top 4% of US institutions in geological and earth sciences by the National Science Foundation). Located in Hawaii's capital city of Honolulu at the crossroads of the Pacific, the campus is home to students, faculty and staff from Hawaii, thecontinentalU.S., and more than 100 countries.

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