Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Environmental Geography with an emphasis on Human Demography; two-year, nontenure-track, beginning August 2009. Preferred areas of specialization include demography, social/economic aspects of conservation, or human ecology, with competence in GIS methods desirable; preferred areas of geographical focus are South Asia, East Asia, or Africa. This fellowship is supported by the Associated Colleges of the South with grant funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The ideal candidate recently earned the PhD in Geography, Demography, or related field, and is interested in teaching, research, and academic service within an interdisciplinary environmental studies program at an undergraduate liberal arts college; must be eligible to teach in the U.S. The Fellow will teach two courses the first year and three courses the second, including team-teaching an existing environmental studies course. With the aid of faculty mentors, the Fellow will develop a research program appropriate for professional advancement and for the context of undergraduate liberal arts colleges.
Apply online at https://jobs.davidson.edu. Applicants should submit a cover letter explaining qualifications and rationale for applying, curriculum vitae, evidence of interest in teaching, and description of proposed research program. One letter of reference that explicitly addresses the applicant’s appropriateness for this position should be mailed or e-mailed to Dr. Annie Merrill Ingram, Professor of English and Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Davidson College, Box 7056, Davidson, NC 28035-7056; submit questions to Annie Ingram at [email protected]. Two other letters of reference might be requested later in the application process. Applications received by February 15 will be given priority; the application deadline is March 2. Finalists for the position will be invited for a campus interview in late March or April, 2009. Davidson College is a highly selective liberal arts college located 20 minutes north of Charlotte in Davidson, N.C. Davidson is strongly committed to achieving excellence and cultural diversity, and welcomes applications from women, members of minority groups, and others who would bring additional dimensions to the college’s mission.
