<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">From: Jonathan Greenberg <</span><a href="mailto:jgrn@ILLINOIS.EDU" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">jgrn@ILLINOIS.EDU</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Subject: Assistant Professor in Ecogeomorphology of River and Watershed Systems</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Assistant Professor</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science (GGIS),</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">in the School of Earth, Society, & Environment, invites applications</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor in ecogeomorphology</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">of river and watershed systems. Relevant areas of research include,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">but are not limited to: the structuring of river and watershed systems</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">through interactions among plants, animals and geomorphological</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">processes; the relevance of an integrated understanding of ecological</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">and geomorphological dynamics to river/watershed management and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">restoration; and the resilience of coupled ecological and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">geomorphological processes within river/watershed systems to climate</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">change and human impacts. We especially seek candidates with strong</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">field, modeling, GIS, and/or remote sensing skills.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the flagship campus</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">of the University of Illinois system and offers an extraordinary</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">environment for ecogeomorphological research and education. GGIS has a</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">strong, highly ranked research and education program focusing on</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">river, watershed, and landscape dynamics. This program is connected</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to related campus programs on river, watershed, and ecological systems</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">anchored in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Illinois State Water Survey, the Illinois State Geological Survey, the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">USGS Water Science Center, the Department of Geology, the National</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Great Rivers Research and Education Center, the Department of Plant</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Biology, the Illinois Natural History Survey, and the Department of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES). The</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ecogemorphology position is part of a campus cluster-hire initiative</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">on Water, Life, and Land Interactions that includes a companion</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">position focusing on ecohydrology in NRES.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The successful candidate will be expected to develop an externally</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">funded research program and teach at undergraduate and graduate</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">levels. A Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment. Applicants are</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">expected to present evidence of excellence in research and teaching.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The target starting date is </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">August 16, 2015</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">. Salary is commensurate</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">with qualifications.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">To apply, create your candidate profile through</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://jobs.illinois.edu/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://jobs.illinois.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> and submit your application materials: Letter</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">of application, CV, up to 3 representative publications, statement of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">teaching and research interests, and contact information for three</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">professional references. Referees will be contacted electronically</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">upon the submission of the application. Applicants are highly</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">encouraged to submit applications early to ensure that referees have</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">enough time to submit letters of recommendation.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">To ensure full consideration, all required application materials must</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">be submitted by </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">October 12, 2014</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">, with interviews likely in November</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">2014. Letters of references should be received by </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">October 17, 2014</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Inquiries about the position are encouraged to the Ecogeomorphology</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Search Committee Chair at </span><a href="mailto:geograph@illinois.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">geograph@illinois.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Illinois is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Illinois welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(</span><a href="http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">).</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">--</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Jonathan A. Greenberg, PhD</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Assistant Professor</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Global Environmental Analysis and Remote Sensing (GEARS) Laboratory</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">259 Computing Applications Building, MC-150</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">605 East Springfield Avenue</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Champaign, IL 61820-6371</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Phone: </span><a href="tel:217-300-1924" value="+12173001924" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">217-300-1924</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://www.geog.illinois.edu/~jgrn/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://www.geog.illinois.edu/~jgrn/</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">AIM: jgrn307, MSN: </span><a href="mailto:jgrn307@hotmail.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">jgrn307@hotmail.com</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">, Gchat: jgrn307, Skype: jgrn3007</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"></div>
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