The position will allow the candidate to develop an independent research program in
wetland carbon biogeochemistry and ecology with a potential focus on conservation and
management practices for climate mitigation in collaboration, among others, with
Government agencies. The successful candidate will join a very dynamic and
interdisciplinary Faculty of Sciences at Université du Québec à Montréal, and will be
able to interact and collaborate with a large number of colleagues working in terrestrial
ecosystems, aquatic ecology, and biogeochemistry and climate modelling, including the
Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie (GRIL), the Centre d’Étude de la
Foret (CEF), the Centre pour l’étude et la stimulation du climat à l’échelle régionale
(ESCER) and the Centre de recherche sur la dynamique du système Terre (Geotop).

The successful candidates will be expected to pursue research of international quality that enhances, complements and/or extends current activity in the Department of Earth Sciences, and to provide academic leadership in the development of their subject area. It is also expected that the post-holder will contribute to all aspects of the academic life of the Department and College.

The main role of the Lecturer will include the following duties:
- Research
- Teaching and Learning
- Knowledge transfer/exchange and engaging communities
- Enabling
- Staff and Professional Development

· Undertaking innovative and collaborative research in the broad field of Earth surface geochemistry and environmental science;
· Being actively involved in research, innovation and impact at a national and international level, as well as contributing to local School/Faculty activity;
· Maintaining a record of high quality publications of national and international standing;
· Attracting research funding individually and collaboratively to underpin high quality research activity and research programmes/projects;
· Promoting the integration of your own research area with other research interests within and, as appropriate, outside the School and Faculty;
· Providing research supervision and helping to attract students to the University;
· Undertaking research-led teaching at different levels, including assessment and examinations and contributing towards module design, review and quality assurance mechanisms;
· Providing support, guidance and timely feedback to students, acting as a personal tutor, resolving issues and/or referring to specialist parties, where appropriate;
· Contributing effectively to the administrative processes and committee structures of the School/Faculty including taking on leadership roles and managing initiatives which facilitate School, Faculty or University performance or business.

We are looking for a geoscientist with strong competence in geology, sedimentology, geoecology and/or geobotany of coastal systems, preferably with a focus on the study of shelf seacoasts. The professor to be appointed should address fundamental questions of coastal evolution under natural conditions and as a consequence of human impacts on coastal areas, with a particular focus on the consequences of climate change. Modern concepts of paleoecological and actuogeological research shall be applied. Participation in future interdisciplinary, process- and biodiversity-oriented research projects of the ICBM (see ongoing research collaborations at www.icbm.de) and in joint research cruises is required. Teaching responsibilities include the complete field of geosciences in the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs.

Paleontological technicians will be responsible for carrying out pre-construction field surveys and conducting mitigation monitoring during project development. Job duties may also include fossil salvages, matrix washing and picking, and laboratory work (preparation, identification, and cataloging of fossil specimens). All work will be conducted under the supervision of a qualified Paleontologist.