Utah State University Quinney College of Natural Resources Department of Environment and Society
The Department of Environment and Society (EnvS) at Utah State University (USU) invites applications for the tenure-track position of Assistant Professor with expertise in modeling of human-environment systems. This is a permanent, full-time (nine-month), tenure-track position (50% research, 45% teaching/advising, 5% service) to begin August 2015. The successful candidate must have a strong conceptual and theoretical background in social-ecological systems as well as proven skills in geospatial analytics, simulation modeling, Geographic Information Systems, and associated quantitative methods. Focal points for research include analysis of interactions between socio-economic and environmental processes at community, societal, landscape, regional, or global scales. Teaching would include up to three courses per academic year at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Course topics may include GIS, Geovisualization, Landscape Analysis, Human-environment Geography, and Geospatial Social-Ecological Modeling. Candidates must have an earned doctorate at the date-of-hire in social science, geography, environmental science, or a related field. They also should have a publication record consistent with their career stage, and be able to show the potential to build and maintain a productive research program, including the ability to secure competitive external funding. Candidates must also have the ability to effectively collaborate in an interdisciplinary academic setting that can include stakeholders such as government agencies and private sector entities. Review of applications begins January 5, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled. For further information and to apply online, please go to <http://jobs.usu.edu>http://jobs.usu.edu (req. ID 054980).
