Posted: 09/08/2014
The Department of Geosciences at Boise State University seeks a Visiting Lecturer as a sabbatical replacement for the Spring Semester 2015. The Department has an internationally recognized program in near-surface geophysics with active research programs in the fields of hydrogeophysics, inverse theory, seismic/acoustic/electromagnetic wave propagation, engineering geophysics, volcanology and cryospheric science. We seek applicants who have a PhD in geophysics or related field.
The Department of Geosciences is a community of over 20 faculty and research staff who engage with over 150 undergraduate majors and 60 graduate students. The Department is home to two doctoral programs (Geosciences and Geophysics), four masters level programs, and three undergraduate programs. For further information about our faculty, research and teaching programs, please visit our websites at [url=http://earth.boisestate.edu]http://earth.boisestate.edu[/url] and http://cgiss.boisestate.edu.
The lecturer will be required to teach both GEOPH 201 Seeing the Unseen and GEOPH 502 Processes and Properties of the Earth II - course descriptions are provided below. GEOPH 201 is a four credit, non-calculus-based introductory geophysics course required of all undergraduate geosciences students, and has an expected enrollment in Spring 2015 of 30-40. Teaching assistants will be provided to help with labs for GEOPH 201. GEOPH 502 (also four credits) is the second of our core sequence for geophysics graduate students, and is designed to provide a sound understanding of earth processes while developing problem-solving skills in mathematical physics. GEOPH 502 is expected to have a Spring 2015 enrollment of at least 5 masters and doctoral students.
Course Descriptions:
GEOPH 201 Seeing the Unseen: an Introduction to Physics of the Earth. This is a class for sophomore geoscience students and anyone else interested in learning about geophysics. We identify the major methods of physics that govern processes in the Earth, explore the theory and applications in geophysics, such as hazards, environmental geophysics, exploration geophysics and (earthquake) seismology. Emphasis will be placed on historical developments and a qualitative understanding of the physics, as well as the state-of-the-art applications, in the earth.
GEOPH 502 Processes and Properties of the Earth II. Building on the material from GEOPH 501, which focuses on the physical principles that underlie the analysis of geophysical properties and processes, GEOPH 502 will focus on analytical and numerical methods for solving boundary value problems. Both mathematical and computational techniques will be used to solve problems using the governing equations and constitutive relations for gravitation, electromagnetism, and the mechanics of continuous and porous media. The course will continue the emphasis on unifying themes from GEOPH 501, in addition to the approach of starting with general governing equations and applying assumptions to focus on important terms in the partial differential equations. Lab sessions will give students experience in applying numerical techniques, which will be compared to analytical solutions developed in lecture.
Applicants should send a statement of their teaching philosophy and a copy of their current CV with a list of references and contact info to dwilkins@boisestate.edu. Review of applicants will begin immediately and conclude when a candidate is selected.
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