The Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in surficial processes, broadly interpreted. Appointment at a more senior rank is possible under exceptional circumstances. Applicants must have a doctoral degree or equivalent at the time of appointment and demonstrate strong potential for creative research and excellent teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Department of Geology and Geophysics has 24 faculty members, 25 research associates and post-doctoral fellows, and about 60 graduate students encompassing a broad range of geoscience research. Existing strengths in the School of Earth Sciences include the Minnesota Geological Survey, the Limnological Research Center, and the Institute for Rock Magnetism, along with energetic research programs in isotope and low-temperature geochemistry, geodynamics, tectonics, hydrogeology, paleoclimatology, and sedimentary geology. We maintain a wide array of modern analytical, experimental, and computational facilities, and have strong ties with the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (environmental fluid mechanics) and the Large Lakes Observatory (UM-Duluth). Interested applicants are invited to visit our web site (http://www.geo.umn.edu/) to learn more about the School of Earth Sciences.