The Institute of Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics (GMG) at the Faculty of Geosciences of Ruhr-University Bochum invites applications for the position of a

The successful candidate should have earned a doctoral degree in natural sciences, mathematics or engineering within the last five years, and is expected to teach classes within the Bachelor and Master programme "Geosciences". Teaching duties will be 4 hours per week during term time.

Future research should focus on earthquakes. We invite applications of scientists from all disciplines engaged in earthquake research, e.g. experimental and theoretical seismology, geodesy, structural geology, rock mechanics and experimental and theoretical rock physics.

The Geophysics group at GMG currently leads the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) "Rheology of the earth - from the upper crust to the subduction zone" and the project RAPID within the branch "Early Warning Systems in Earth Management" of the German Geotechnologies Programme. It is further engaged in a new CRC "Interaction models in mechanical tunneling" (under review) and a further project in the Geotechnologies Programme "Tomography of the subsurface - from acoustic transmission to real-time monitoring". Candidates should be willing to contribute their expertise and research competences to these projects as well as to raise additional extramural funds in their own field of expertise.

Ruhr-University Bochum is committed to increase the number of female faculty members and particularly invites applications of qualified women. Applications of qualified candidates with handicaps are encouraged as well.

Applications with standard documents (curriculum vitae, list of publications, teaching and research statements) should be sent by January 31, 2010 to: Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences, Prof. Dr. Uta Hohn, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany. Use E-mail: rub9121@earthworks-jobs.com for applications in electronic form.