Assistant Professor in Geophysics, Montana State University

Job Description

• Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Geophysics in Montana State University's Department of Earth Sciences, based in Bozeman, MT; anticipated start date August 2027.
• Develop an externally funded research program applying geophysical methods to solid Earth problems and complementing departmental strengths across tectonics, structural geology, volcanology, energy resources, critical minerals, Earth surface processes, and geospatial science.
• Conduct field-based and computationally intensive research in areas such as seismology, potential fields, electromagnetism, geodynamics, geophysical engineering, environmental geophysics, geodesy, near-surface, applied, and exploration geophysics.
• Integrate field research with advanced computational methods, including artificial intelligence and machine learning; research may address seismicity and seismic hazards, tectonics, volcanology, and energy resources and critical minerals.
• Strengthen geophysics training across the undergraduate and graduate curriculum and expand departmental capacity in geophysics and computational Earth Sciences.
• Full-time academic position; specific education, experience, salary, and work mode requirements are not stated.