Position: Assistant Professor, Human Geography with Environmental Focus - Full Time Tenure Track
Description: The Department of Geography and Environment in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Rowan University is seeking applicants to fill a tenure-track faculty position in Human Geography with Environmental focus beginning September 1, 2013. We are seeking an innovative and broadly trained candidate who can energetically serve both the environmental studies and geography degree programs. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop an active research program involving undergraduates that will have significant potential for external funding. Opportunities exist to collaborate with faculty from within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and across the university. Participation in both departmental and university service is also expected. Qualifications: Candidates should have: 1) A Ph.D. required in Geography, Environmental Studies, or a related discipline such as Human Ecology, completed by September 1, 2013. 2) Demonstration of excellence in teaching and ability to incorporate instructional technology into the classroom. Prior experience in online teaching is preferred. 3) The ability to teach courses such as Environmental Studies: Social Perspective, Introduction to Planning and Environmental Design, Population Geography, Urban Geography, and Cultural Geography. Development of advanced courses in the candidate's area of expertise is also welcome. General Info: Rowan University is a comprehensive public institution that values high-quality teaching, scholarship, and service. Although our current enrollment is more than 11,000 students, our classes are small (20-30 students) and emphasize project-based and interdisciplinary approaches to learning. Research is supported by the university through travel support, internal grants, and load adjustment, although the candidate is expected to pursue external funding. Salary is competitive, and faculty positions fall under the State of New Jersey & AFT Collective Bargaining agreement. Rowan University ranks in the top tier of universities in the region. Less than 20 miles from Philadelphia, the area offers a variety of attractive urban and suburban living options. For more information about Rowan University and the Department of Geography and the Environment, please visit http://www.rowan.edu or http://www.rowan.edu/geography. All positions are contingent upon budget appropriations. Rowan University values diversity, and is committed to equal opportunity. Contact: Applications will be accepted until January 15, 2013 and must include letter of interest, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy, course evaluations, a description of research interests with plans for continuing this work at Rowan, and names and contact information of three references. Letters of recommendation must be provided upon request. Applications are preferably submitted electronically to ha...@rowan.edu or in hard copy to Dr. John Hasse, Department of Geography and Environment, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028 (telephone 856-256-4812).
