Job Opportunity
Lone Star College–University Park is seeking an Adjunct Instructor of Historical Geology for the Spring 2016 semester. An earned Master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate-level hours in Geology/Geosciences is required.
Here is the course description:
4 Credits (3 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) A comprehensive survey of the history of life and major events of the physical development of Earth as interpreted from rocks and fossils. (4006015403) Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing; GEOL 1403 or departmental approval; MATH 0308
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe how the application of the scientific method has led to our current understanding of Earth history.
2. Explain the historical development of Geology as a science and how it was influenced by early interpretations of fossil and the theory of evolution.
3. Communicate how principles of relative and numerical age dating have been used to develop the Geologic Time Scale.
4. Describe the processes involved in the formation and differentiation of the Earth and identify major milestones in the physical evolution of the planet.
5. Identify the major milestones in the evolution of life from its initial inorganic stages, through envelopment of the major animal and plant groups, to mass extinctions.
6. Explain how rocks and fossils are used to interpret ancient environments.
7. Identify the major tectonic events in the geologic evolution of North America.
8. Lab: Classify and interpret depositional environments using sedimentary rocks and fossils.
9. Taxonomically classify samples of geologically important fossil groups and use them to interpret the age of rocks on the Geological Time Scale.
Interested persons are invited to contact Maria (below) directly with a current resume and unofficial graduate transcript.
Maria Flores-Harris, Ph.D.
Faculty Recruiter
Lone Star College
Email: Maria.Flores-Harris@
5000 Research Forest Dr.
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Web: www.lonestar.edu