Assistant Professor, Hydrogeology
Assistant Professor, Hydrogeology
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$ 75000 - 90000
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Job Description
Western Washington University with over 15000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school is nationally recognized for its educational programs students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham Washington a coastal community of 90000 overlooking Bellingham Bay the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes Bremerton Everett Port Angeles and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes such as being named one of the top public masters-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.
Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success increasing our Washington impact and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship research and creative activity. Westerns greatest strength is the outstanding students faculty staff and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can pursuit of this excellence individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff faculty administration student and external constituents. Further individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic societal environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.
We presently have 17 faculty members with teaching and research fields that include surface processes geophysics hydrogeology and engineering geology tectonics and structural geology sedimentology and stratigraphy igneous and metamorphic processes science education marine geology paleontology stable isotope geochemistry and planetary geoscience. Our department includes a large (190 majors) undergraduate program as well as a vibrant MS program with 45 graduate students. The standard teaching load for faculty in the department is 1-2 courses per academic quarter (5/year). The goal of the program is to help students develop into confident thoughtful ethical scientists ready to address the growing challenges affecting our planet through the study of the geosciences.
The College of Science and Engineering and the Geology Department support Westerns mission which states that together with our students staff and faculty we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women people of color people with disabilities veterans and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.
Position Responsibilities:
Teach Hydrogeology
Teach new or existing courses in the field of Applied Geology (e.g. Engineering Geology GIS in Geology Surface Water Hydrology Natural Hazards) ranging from the introductory to graduate level
Contribute to Department efforts in applied geology including fostering industry and regional professional collaborations
Fulfill teaching and mentoring responsibilities in ways that provide equitable and inclusive learning environments for all students
Establish an active research program that can be sustained at a primarily undergraduate institution
Mentor undergraduate and graduate (Masters) students research projects
Seek extramural research funding
Participate in service activities of the Geology Department
- Earned PhD in Geosciences or a closely related field with an emphasis in Hydrogeology at time of application
- Evidence of the ability to effectively teach Hydrogeology
- Evidence of the ability to teach other courses in applied geology ranging from the introductory to graduate level
- Demonstrated record of or commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds
- Demonstrated record of or commitment to establishing a high-quality research program that includes mentoring and training of undergraduate and graduate student researchers
- Demonstrated record of or commitment to obtaining external research funding
- Postdoctoral experience or relevant experience in industry
- A demonstrated ability to engage with private industry regional tribes and/or government agencies
- A strong research record in appropriate geoscience fields
- Evidence of the ability to effectively teach Engineering Geology
- Teaching experience using student-centered approaches to foster active learning
Salary
The salary range for assistant professor appointment tenure-track is generally between $75000-$90000 with placement within the positions salary range being based on qualifications and professional experience. The upper end of the salary range is typically achieved through collectively bargained salary adjustments. Relocation assistance may be available per University guidelines. Salary and start-up funds are to be determined upon being offered the position.
Bargaining Unit
United Faculty of Western Washington
Application Instructions
Interested candidates must apply online.
For application information and instructions go to the WWU Employment website (1) a cover letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications for the position (2) curriculum vitae (3) a statement of teaching philosophy and interests (4) a detailed statement of research plans (5) a statement detailing how your teaching service and/or scholarship has prepared you to support the success of students with backgrounds or identities that are underrepresented in STEM fields and (6) names and contact information for three individuals willing to provide recommendation letters upon request.
Review of applications begins December 15 2025 and continues until position is filled. The position starting date will be September 16 2026.
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Employment Type
Full Time
