Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Earth Surface Processes

University of Oxford - Department of Earth Sciences University of Oxford in association with St Peter’s College

Location: Oxford

Salary: Combined University and College salary in range £57,986 - £77,366 p.a. plus additional College pensionable benefits. An allowance of £3,199 p.a. would be payable upon award of Full Professor title.

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 20th February 2026

Closes: 27th March 2026

Job Ref: 185056

The Department of Earth Sciences and St Peter’s College are recruiting an Associate Professor (or Professor) in Earth Surface Processes to join our thriving academic community. The role will start from 1 September 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. This is a joint appointment: the person appointed to the position will also be appointed to a Tutorial Fellowship at St Peter’s College and will be a trustee and member of its Governing Body.

We are looking for an Earth Scientist seeking to understand the record, role and significance of sediments in the past, present, and future of Earth’s surface environment through research in fields such as earth surface processes, sedimentary geology, sedimentary and environmental geochemistry, and from those using expertise in a broad range of related disciplines. Related disciplines include, but are not limited to, stratigraphy, palaeontology, mineralogy, geophysics, geochemistry, geomorphology, or tectonics. Possible areas of interest encompass: the role of sediments in weathering and the carbon cycle, sedimentary biogeochemical cycles, renewable energy and the green economy, source-to-sink studies, landscape evolution, modern and ancient carbonate depositional systems, geohazards, and/or evolution of the surface of Earth and other planets through time – but this list is not exhaustive. The successful candidate will have a doctorate in the field of Earth Sciences or a related discipline. The main duties of the post are to carry out research at an international level, to participate in the administration of the department and governance of the college, and to teach, supervise, and examine undergraduate and postgraduate students. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

Further particulars, which include details of the application procedure, can be obtained via the 'Apply' button above. Enquiries about the post should be addressed to: HoD@earth.ox.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is mid-day on 27 March 2026. Interviews will be held on 1 and 2 June 2026.

The Department of Earth Sciences is a member of the Athena SWAN Charter and holds a departmental Bronze Athena SWAN award. The University of Oxford is an Equal Opportunities Employer.