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AY2025-2026 Position 50601 Earth Sciences - Professor and Matthews Chair
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Position Number: 5673520
Location: Dallas, TX
Position Type: Science - Geology, Earth Sciences & Oceanography

AY2025-2026 Position 50601 Earth Sciences - Professor and Matthews Chair
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences

Location: Dallas, TX
Open Date: Sep 25, 2024

Description:
C.W. Matthews Endowed Chair. Position No. 0050601. The Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences at Southern Methodist University invites applications to a fully endowed professorship named in honor of C.W. Matthews to be filled at the Associate or Full Professor level. We are seeking applicants who conduct innovative, interdisciplinary and quantitative research programs across all fields of earth sciences and are especially interested in candidates working in emerging areas across disciplinary boundaries whose expertise contributes to department strengths. The successful applicant will have a demonstrated ability to maintain an outstanding, internationally recognized, externally-funded research program; to teach, lead, and collaborate effectively with a diverse student body of graduates and undergraduates; and to supervise professional staff. The successful candidate will join a dynamic department with internationally recognized faculty that conduct frontier research using quantitative, measurement-based approaches focused on the evolution of earth's fluid envelope and lithosphere, paleo- and modern climate, biogeochemical systems including astrobiology, and earth hazards. We are a community geared towards enabling our colleagues to succeed and lead in their individual fields. We welcome women, underrepresented scholars, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply. Endowments to the department support strategic faculty lines, student research and laboratory facilities. The Department features Stable Isotope and X-ray Analytical laboratories, Remote Sensing and Geophysical facilities and the Shuler Museum of Paleontology, supported by fully-funded technical staff positions. Faculty also participate in unique interdisciplinary research communities, including research clusters in Earth Hazards and National Security, Energy and Environmental Systems, and Data Science. The Matthews Chair will work with other researchers to review significant research, ongoing or planned, at SMU that addresses hazard and/or national security challenges with the goal of developing new and innovative avenues of research. More information on the research clusters can be found at https://www.smu.edu/dedman/resources/faculty-staff/recruitment/clusterhires.

All faculty in Earth Sciences are expected to fully participate in the educational mission of the department; this includes teaching courses to a multicultural and diverse student body at the undergraduate and graduate level and mentoring postdoctoral researchers. The position will start August 1, 2025.

SMU is a nationally-ranked, private, non-sectarian research institution located in one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas. Teachers and researchers are part of an inclusive and intellectually vibrant community of internationally recognized scholars across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, and business. SMU believes that equity and inclusion are essential components of our success as teachers and scholars and seeks colleagues who eagerly embrace SMU's central values of intellectual diversity, cultural intelligence and academic freedom. SMU offers excellent benefits including full same-sex domestic partner benefits. The City of Dallas is one of the nation's most cosmopolitan commercial and cultural centers, and the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is the fourth largest in the US. Dallas' quality of life is exceptional, with a relatively low cost of living and a variety of housing options. A full range of professional sports teams, music venues, a lively and innovative restaurant scene, and more make Dallas an extremely livable city. Explore SMU at http://www.smu.edu.

Qualifications:
Candidates must have the following required qualifications:

A PhD in the geosciences or closely related field at the time of appointment

A research record commensurate with tenure; i.e. greater than six years post PhD experience

Demonstrated ability to establish an internationally recognized, externally funded research program

A commitment to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Application Instructions:
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/150744

Applications received by December 1, 2024, will receive full consideration, but applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Application will include a cover letter, CV, statements on research and teaching, and contact information for three letters of recommendation. Please submit application materials via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/150744.

The committee will notify applicants of its employment decisions after the position is filled. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check. For more information, please visit the Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences or contact geology@smu.edu.

SMU will not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies and may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity@smu.edu.