*Geography- Augustana College *invites applications for a full-time, *tenure-track assistant professor* in geography with a specialty in *human-environment interactions* beginning August 2016. Augustana College is a selective liberal arts college of approximately 2,500 students, most of whom live on a wooded 115-acre campus. Rock Island, Illinois is one of the Illinois-Iowa Quad Cities along the Mississippi River, a diverse metropolitan area with 400,000 residents about three hours west of Chicago.
A Ph.D. in Geography or closely related field is required (ABD considered). The new colleague will be asked to assist in mentoring undergraduate capstone research projects in geography and environmental studies and to teach courses in intro human geography, land resources management, introductory human-environment courses, and upper level courses in the environmental studies program. The new colleague will also work closely with the college’s Upper Mississippi Center for Sustainable Communities focusing on interdisciplinary research and problem-based learning projects for students. Candidates should show a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring of students, a scholarly research agenda that can include students, and engagement with other departments of the college and the community at large. Preference given to candidates who have a working knowledge of GIS that allows them to incorporate the technology into their coursework. The Geography department is a dynamic department that prepares its students for careers and graduate study in geography, urban planning, environmental management, and GIS, and is a key participant in the college’s environmental studies and study away programs. Details about Augustana College, our expectation of the faculty, the selection process, and the Quad Cities all are available at the Faculty Search website: http://www.augustanafaculty.org Augustana College is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from women and persons of diverse ethnic backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, or creed. To apply, please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a copy of graduate transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness, statement of research program, a writing sample, and three letters of recommendation to: Search #111-16 Geography, c/o Pareena Lawrence, Provost, Augustana College, 639 – 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201 or by email to [email protected]. Questions may be directed to the chair of the chair of the department, Jennifer Burnham, at *[email protected] <[email protected]>*. Review of applications will begin November 9, 2015. -- Dr. Michael Reisner Director, Upper Mississippi Center Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Augustana College Rock Island, IL 61201 309.794.3418
