Employment Opportunities

The candidate must have a Ph.D. in environmental science, geoscience, or a closely related field at the time of appointment.

A strong commitment to undergraduate education, mentoring undergraduate research, and developing an externally funded research program is desired.

We are seeking a candidate whose research broadly covers climate science including modern climate dynamics, paleoclimate records, and/or links between the two.

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The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Appalachian State University is undergraduate-only with 20 faculty members and more than 350 students. The department and the College of Arts and Sciences possess an array of analytical and field equipment that supports the research of 14 tenure-track faculty. More information about the department is available on our website (earth.appstate.edu). Appalachian State is a comprehensive university located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina and is a member of the University of North Carolina System.

This candidate will support teaching a sophomore-level earth systems history course (GES 2250) required of all geology and environmental science majors, and develop a new upper-level course in climate or paleoclimate science.

Additional teaching responsibilities may include supporting one or more existing courses such as: biogeochemistry, sedimentary geology, spatial data analysis, or introductory labs depending on the candidate’s area of expertise.

Typical physical demands of a professional instruction position at the university.

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate’s salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year.

No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered.

To be considered applications must include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and interests (including a new upper-level climate science or paleoclimate course to complement the current departmental curriculum), statement of research interests, unofficial copies of transcripts of all college and university work (official copies due upon employment), and the names and contact information (including e-mail) of three referees familiar with the applicant’s teaching and/or scholarship.

Questions about the position can be directed to Dr. Sarah Carmichael, at 828-262-8471 or carmichaelsk@appstate.edu.

Review of completed applications will begin November 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.