NEW YORK, HAMILTON 13346. Colgate University. Full-time, tenure-track appointment in the Department of Geography at the assistant professor rank beginning fall semester 2012. Completion of PhD is expected prior to or shortly after the date of hire. We seek an ecohydrologist whose research and teaching focuses on the role of water at the interfaces between earth surface, plants, and atmosphere. Examples of such work might include climate change and evapotranspiration, water vapor transport and precipitation variability, water balance processes within different ecological settings, and the impacts of land cover changes, including agricultural activity, on hydrologic processes. Preference will be given to candidates who have scholarly and teaching interests in Africa and/or Asia. Candidates should demonstrate strengths in integrating geographical analytical techniques in his/her own research. S/he will be expected to contribute to existing Geography Department strengths in analytical skill development, which might include modeling, GIS, spatial statistics, or field techniques. The successful candidate will participate in the teaching of introductory physical geography, a methods course, and advanced courses in the candidates area of specialization. S/he will also contribute to Colgate's interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program and have the opportunity to participate in one of Colgate's area studies programs. All faculty are expected to participate in all-university programs, including the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum. Colgates Geography Department currently consists of eight full-time faculty. It is housed in the recently constructed Robert H.N. Ho Interdisciplinary Science Center whose facilities include well equipped GIS and visualization labs, both with lab technician support. For additional information see the Geography Department web page (http://departments.colgate.edu/geography). With 2,800 students and more than 250 faculty, Colgate combines the intimacy of a leading liberal arts college with the breadth and depth of a research university. Applicants with dual-career considerations can find postings of other employment opportunities at Colgate and at other institutions of higher education in upstate New York at www.upstatenyherc.org. Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body further the Universitys educational mission. Colgate University is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer; women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Submit CV, a detailed statement of professional experience as well as research and teaching interests, and at least three letters of recommendation to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/915. Review of completed applications will begin October 15, 2011.
