Tenure and tenure-track faculty
Assistant Professor in Geophysics
SUMMARY
InstitutionStanford
DepartmentDepartment of Geophysics
LocationStanford, California, USA
Salary$143,500 - $180,000
Number of positions1
Application deadline2026-10-19
InquiriesGeophysics Department’s Director of Finance and Operations, Ronda Fenton
Posted2026-07-30
Posted by0000-0001-9790-2972
JOB DESCRIPTION
We invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the Department of Geophysics (https://geophysics.stanford.edu/) in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. We welcome applications from any field of geophysics, broadly defined.
The Department of Geophysics is one of seven departments within the Doerr School of Sustainability (https://sustainability.stanford.edu/school/departments). Geophysicists study Earth and planetary processes through laboratory experiments, computational and theoretical modeling, remote imaging, and direct observation. The Department of Geophysics is unified through a common interest in physical processes and properties and the collection and use of geophysical data. Our interests span Earth’s interior, near-surface, oceans, and atmosphere, as well as planetary science.
The successful candidate will teach courses at undergraduate and graduate levels, advise students, and participate actively in the department and school communities. An overview of our degree programs can be found on our website.