Job Description
External Hiring King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences ( CPG ) Department of Geosciences invites applications for a faculty position (Associate or Full Professor rank) in the field of Stable Isotope Geochemistry to begin as early as January 2026. We seek an outstanding individual who will conduct cuttingedge research and dedicated teaching. The Department has a strong tradition and international reputation in applied undergraduate and graduate education and offers accredited B.S. M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in geology and geophysics and an M.S. degree in Environmental Science. KFUPM ranks 7th globally in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by subject category of Minerals and Mining Engineering. The Department has 22 fulltime faculty two lecturers six postdocs five supporting staff and approximately 71 undergraduate majors and 153 graduate students. Stateofthescience analytical facilities are housed in CPG . The stable isotope facility includes four SIRMS instruments with peripherals for automated carbonate analysis pyrolysis combustion laser ablation and gas chromatography. Two cavity ringdown instruments are used to analyze the isotopes of water and DIC . Programs are enhanced through close collaboration with the Department of Petroleum Engineering within the College and with other departments on campus. Information about KFUPM CPG analytical facilities and the Department can be found at .
Qualifications
Candidates must possess a doctoral degree in the field of Geology or Geochemistry. The successful candidate will have demonstrated success for highquality basic and applied research and scholarship. Research domains may include but are not limited to lowtemperature applications of stable isotopes to petrology of carbonate sediments and rocks chemostratigraphy and carbon cycling clumped isotope applications mineral deposit genesis and evolution paleoclimatology and/or isotope hydrology. Significant experience operating and maintaining IRMS instrumentation (dualinlet and continuousflow) is required. Applicants should demonstrate a record of successful teaching and possess strong interpersonal and communication skills. Applications from qualified female candidates are encouraged.
Required Experience:
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