<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:x-small"><b>Greetings all - My department (Geography & Environmental Systems) at UMBC is conducting a search for a new department chair. Please consider forwarding this along to individuals and networks that you think might have an interest! <br>
<br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:x-small"><b>Cheers, <br>Maggie Holland<br><br></b>Margaret Buck Holland, Ph.D.<br>Asst. Professor, Dept. of Geography & Environmental Systems<br>University of Maryland, Baltimore County<br>
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<b style><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style><span lang="EN-US">University of Maryland Baltimore County, Department of
Geography and Environmental Systems</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style><span lang="EN-US">Department Chair </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ges.umbc.edu">http://www.ges.umbc.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Maryland, Baltimore 21250.<span style> </span>The Department of Geography and Environmental
Systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) invites
applications and nominations for Department Chair.<span style> </span>The successful candidate will hold a PhD in a
field that complements faculty strengths (e.g. Geography, Environmental
Science, Conservation Science, Ecology, Natural Resources) and with academic
achievements commensurate with appointment as a Full Professor, although senior
Associate Professors will be considered as well.<span style> </span>The candidate should have demonstrated
leadership and administrative skills, a strong commitment to interdisciplinary
scholarship and teaching, and an active research program. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Department has experienced rapid growth
in recent years, more than doubling undergraduate majors to over 300 in our B.S.
and B.A. programs, and with current enrollment of 50 M.S. students (including accelerated
B.S./MS, M.S., Professional M.S. in GIS) and 16 Ph.D. students.<span style> </span>The department has 15 regular faculty and 9
adjunct/affiliate faculty, and has established a strong record of federal grant
support (e.g., NSF, NASA, NOAA, USDA).<span style> </span>Faculty
research interests cover a range of topics in human geography and environmental
science and management, including ecology and biogeography, global change
science, hydrology and geomorphology, meteorology and severe storms, GIS and
remote sensing, urban geography, public health, environmental history,
political ecology, resource conservation, and environmental policy.<span style> </span>Urban environmental research is particularly
well-represented with the presence on campus and faculty collaboration with the
Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE) and the Baltimore
Ecosystem Study Urban LTER.<span style> </span>We also have
strong collaborative ties with UMBC’s NASA-funded Joint Center for Earth
Systems Technology and the USGS MD-DE-DC Water Science Center, both located in
UMBC’s Research Park. Collaborations with other departments and programs on
campus include Biological Sciences; Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental
Engineering; Computer Science and Electrical Engineering; Public Policy; Gender
& Women’s Studies; Global Studies; Interdisciplinary Studies; and the
multi-campus Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences program.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style lang="EN-US">Applications should be sent to (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://apply.interfolio.com/25270" target="_blank"><span style>apply.interfolio.com/25219</span></a></span><span style lang="EN-US">) and should include: cover letter with description of
leadership vision, administrative experience, and research program; CV and the
names of three references. Questions can be directed to Dr. Andrew Miller
at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:GESChairSearch@umbc.edu">GESChairSearch@umbc.edu</a>.
Review of applications will begin on Sept. 15, 2014 and will continue until the
position is filled.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">UMBC<span style>
</span>is especially proud of the diversity of its student body and we seek to
attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position.<span style> </span>We have a strong commitment to increasing
faculty diversity.<span style> </span>UMBC is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.</span></p>
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