WITS UNIVERSITY - JOHANNESBURG

Lectureship - Sedimentology
(E/W677)

The School of Geosciences at the University of the Witwatersrand invites applications for a lectureship position in Sedimentology.

Duties: The incumbent will be required to teach sedimentology courses at undergraduate and Honours levels, and will be required to assist in the teaching of the general First year geology course. The incumbent is expected to conduct research, including supervision of post-graduate students, make regular contributions to scientific meetings and publish work in internationally accredited scientific journals.

Requirements: The School of Geosciences is looking for a young, enthusiastic, sedimentologist with a background in process-based sedimentology, architectural element analysis, sequence stratigraphy, and basin analysis. The ideal candidate is expected to be working towards or have a PhD degree, and provide evidence of an independent research track record (Professional Reports will be considered as valid outputs).

Enquiries: Contact Prof. P. Dirks, Head, School of Geosciences on dirksp@geosciences.wits.ac.za (tel. 27 11-7176547)

To apply: submit a detailed CV with names, addresses & contact numbers of 3 referees and certified copies of degrees/diplomas to:
Helen Chemaly Human Resources Officer, Faculty of Science,
University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS 2050.
Email: helen.chemaly@wits.ac.za;
Fax: 27 11 717-6009.
Closing date: 31 June 2008