<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:13px">Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 14:10:27 -0400</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">From: =?windows-1252?Q?Nat_Weston?= <</span><a href="mailto:nathaniel.weston@VILLANOVA.EDU" style="font-size:13px">nathaniel.weston@VILLANOVA.EDU</a><span style="font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Subject: Three Tenure Track Positions in Environmental Science / Geography / GIS at Villanova University</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The Department of Geography and the Environment at Villanova University=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">invites applications for three tenure=96track Assistant Professor=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">positions to begin August 2016. We seek individuals with exceptional=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">potential as scholars and teachers who can contribute to our=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">undergraduate and graduate programs. The Department of Geography and=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">the Environment is a dynamic academic unit housed in the College of=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Liberal Arts and Sciences with a growing undergraduate program and a new=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">graduate program, representing Villanova=92s strong investments in=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">research and infrastructure, and a longstanding commitment to excellence=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">in teaching.=20=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">To contribute to continued Departmental growth and broaden our teaching=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">and research programs, we seek the following:=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Position 1, Environmental Scientist: We seek an environmental scientist=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">who complements existing strengths in ecosystems ecology and=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">biogeochemistry and will broaden the scope of expertise among the=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">faculty. The successful candidate will develop and teach lecture and=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">laboratory environmental science courses for undergraduate and graduate=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">students and possibly non-science students, at the introductory level=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">and also within their scientific area of expertise. A Ph.D. in=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Environmental Science or closely related discipline is required and=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">teaching experience and/or post-doctoral experience is preferred.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Position 2, Environmental Geographer: We seek a broadly trained=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">environmental geographer who complements existing strengths in=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">sustainability, environmental change, and geospatial technology within=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">the Department, and who will support the growth of the undergraduate and=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">graduate programs. Preference will be given to applicants with a=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">regional focus outside the U.S. and to those who understand and have=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">facility with geo=96spatial technologies. The successful candidate will=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">develop and teach undergraduate geography courses and relevant elective=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">courses to graduate students. A Ph.D. in geography is required, and=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">teaching experience is preferred.=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Position 3, Geographer and GIS Specialist: We invite applications for a=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">tenure=96track Assistant Professor with a specialty in Geographic=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Information Systems (GIS), who utilizes GIS and other geospatial=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">technologies as a major component of their research. The successful=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">candidate will develop a robust geospatial research and teaching program=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">that incorporates undergraduate and graduate student research, and will=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">teach undergraduate and advanced GIS and geography courses in their=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">subject area. A Ph.D. is required, and teaching and/or post-doctoral=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">experience is preferred.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Teaching responsibilities for all positions will include lecture and/or=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">laboratory courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Teaching=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">obligations are 15 credit hours per year divided into a 3/2 teaching=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">load. The positions will require the development and teaching of course=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">material and the supervision of undergraduate and graduate student=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">research. Preference will be given to candidates with promising=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">research programs including extramural funding, and the potential for=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">publication in prominent outlets. We are especially interested in=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">candidates whose teaching will contribute to the Department's commitment=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">to diversity and academic excellence.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The Department of Geography and the Environment is a multidisciplinary=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">department with three undergraduate majors: Geography (BA),=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Environmental Studies (BA), and Environmental Science (BS). The=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Department currently has 9 faculty members and approximately 95=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">undergraduate majors along with two interdisciplinary minor programs.=20=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The Department=92s new Environmental Science (MS) master=92s program will=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">begin during the fall 2016 semester. The University=92s commitment to an=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">d=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">investment in the Department includes the construction of new teaching=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">and research laboratories to complement its existing GIS, teaching, and=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">research facilities during the next two academic years.=20=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Applicants must apply on-line at </span><a href="http://jobs.villanova.edu/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px">http://jobs.villanova.edu</a><span style="font-size:13px">. Review of=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">application materials will begin 1 October 2015, and will continue until=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">th</span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-size:13px"><span class="">e positions ar</span></span><span style="font-size:13px">e filled. The online application should include a brief=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">letter of application indicating your interest and suitability, a=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">statement of teaching philosophy, a statement of research experience and=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">plans, curriculum vitae, and official graduate and undergraduate=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">transcripts. The names and contact information for three referees are=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">required and must be included. Referees will be contacted directly and=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">asked to submit confidential letters of recommendation online to=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">complete the application process.=20=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Villanova University is a Catholic university sponsored by the=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Augustinian order, located in the ethnically, racially, and culturally=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">diverse Philadelphia metro region. An AA/EEO employer, Villanova seeks=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">a diverse faculty committed to scholarship, service, and especially=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">teaching, who understand, respect, and can contribute to the=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">University=92s mission and values. The Department values dynamic and=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">diverse faculty members who are committed to teaching, scholarship, and=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">service. For a more detailed description of the Department, please=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">consult </span><a href="http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/geoenv.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px">http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/geoenv.html</a><span style="font-size:13px">, or=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">contact Dr. Francis A. Galgano, Department Chair=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">(</span><a href="mailto:francis.galgano@villanova.edu" style="font-size:13px">francis.galgano@villanova.edu</a><span style="font-size:13px">).</span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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