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Department of Geography, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Urban geography/Global Urbanization Processes
North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-3220. The Department of Geography and
the Curriculum in International Studies at the University of North
Carolina - Chapel Hill invite applications from outstanding scholars for
a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level in
Urban Geography/Global Urbanization Processes. The successful candidate
will begin in July, 2008. A Ph.D. degree in Geography or a related field
is required by date of employment.
The person hired is expected to develop innovative research and teaching
initiatives relating to urban geography and global urbanization
processes and patterns, possibly with links to urban processes in the
Global US South, and will have a primary appointment in the Department
of Geography and an adjunct appointment in the UNC Curriculum in
International Studies.
The Department of Geography has a strong commitment to
multi-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary, and international research and
teaching, and its faculty has a strong record of external research
funding. The Department has many strong links to related departments
and research centers including the Department of City and Regional
Planning, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Global Education
Center, Curriculum in International and Area Studies, Carolina
Population Center, and the Carolina Institute for the Environment. It
has strong relationships with nearby Duke University and North Carolina
State University, and with our partner universities, Kings College
London and National University Singapore.
Application materials, including a letter of application, curriculum
vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests and experience,
two samples of writing, and three letters of reference should be sent
to: Barbara Taylor, Administrative Manager, Department of Geography,
UNC-Chapel Hill, CB #3220, Saunders Hall, Chapel Hill NC 27599-3220.
Deadline for receipt of applicants is 2 November 2007.
For additional information, contact Scott Kirsch, Search Committee
Chair, [log in to unmask] (email); 919-962-3874 (voice), 919-962-1537
(fax); www.unc.edu/depts/geog/
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
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