Assistant Professor in Geophysics

Stanford University
📍 Stanford, CA, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 08, 2026

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 i...

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Job Details

  • Location Stanford, CA
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date July 08, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 13, 2026