Please see the job description below - sent with the usual apologies for
cross-posting.
Euan Hague
DePaul University's Department of Geography announces a search for an
established scholar with administrative experience to lead the
Department as Chair beginning on 01 September 2008. This position will
be filled at the Associate or Full Professor level. The successful
candidate will demonstrate an established record of scholarly
achievement and administrative leadership. Candidates from all
specializations are welcome to apply. We especially encourage
application by candidates whose research interests and scholarship
involve one or more of the following: urban geography, urban and
regional planning, geotechnology, and/or critical human geography. The
Department has program strengths in urban geography, critical cultural
geography, social geography, geopolitics, Geotechnology and critical
technology studies, and environmental geography. The Department is
developing an interdisciplinary Masters program in Geography and Urban
Studies that will draw on our metropolitan location and evolving
strengths in community and participatory research. As the largest
Department of Geography in the City of Chicago, we are superbly
positioned - both institutionally and geographically - to be a leader in
geographical scholarship and study. The successful candidate will guide
the growth and development of the department towards this mark. More
information on the Department can be found at gis.depaul.edu. General
information on the University is at www.depaul.edu.
DePaul University has a strong commitment to diversity among both
faculty and students. We strongly encourage female candidates and
candidates of color to apply for the position. DePaul University is an
affirmative action and equal opportunities employer. The University is
a "Research University II" which places equal emphasis on high quality
teaching, sustained and superior scholarship, and institutional
citizenship.
Submissions should include (1) an academic CV, (2) a cover letter that
addresses teaching and research interests as well as the candidate's
managerial philosophy (3) contact information for three academic
references, (4) evidence of teaching excellence, and (5) up to three
published papers. The Search Committee will start reviewing applications
on 01 December 2007, and will consider applications until the position
is filled. Please direct your submissions to "Geography Search 2008",
Department of Geography, DePaul University, 990 West Fullerton Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60614. Email submissions are welcome and encouraged. Please
attach relevant documents as MS Word or PDF files. (E-mail: Dr. Alex
Papadopoulos, Interim Geography Chair: [log in to unmask]).
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