GIS Position at Rowan University in the Department of Geography and Environment
Position: Assistant/Associate Professor, GIScience with Environmental Focus - Full-Time, Tenure Track Description: The newly forming Rowan University Department of Geography and the Environment invites applications for a tenure track position in GIScience with Environmental Focus to begin September 1, 2012. We are seeking a candidate with evidence of excellence in research and prominence in the field of GIS in order to help the department launch a new BS degree in GIScience. As such the position is offered at the Assistant or Associate Professor level contingent on previous experience, evidence of prominent research such as funded grants, or post-doctoral experience. The successful candidate will be expected to teach introductory and advanced courses in GIS focusing on issues of environmental management, planning and sustainability. Development of advanced courses in the candidate's area of expertise is also welcome. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop an active research program involving undergraduates that will have imminent potential for external funding. The successful candidate will join the faculty of the new Department of Geography and the Environment created in 2011 by the integration of the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program with the Department of Geography. Opportunities exist to collaborate with faculty from within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and across the university. Qualifications: Ph.D. in Geography, Environmental Science, or a related discipline required. Demonstration of excellence in teaching is a fundamental requirement as this is emphasized in our program. Starting Date: September 1, 2012 Salary: Competitive General Info: All positions are contingent upon budget appropriations.Rowan University values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. For more information about Rowan University and the Department of Geography and the Environment, please visit: http://www.rowan.edu/ or http://www.rowan.edu/colleges/las//departments/geography/ Contact: Applications should include, a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, teaching statement, course evaluations, a description of research interests with plans for continuing this work at Rowan and names and contact information of three references by November 30, 2011. Applications are preferably submitted electronically to [email protected]. Letters of recommendation must be provided upon request. Dr. John Hasse, Department of Geography and the Environment, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028. Telephone: (856) 256-4812
