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> From: "Adam, Iddi" <[email protected]> > Date: November 8, 2011 2:16:30 PM CST > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: FW: PSU Job Ad Urban/Economic Geography > > *PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY PARK > Urban/Economic Geography > > The Department of Geography (www.geog.psu.edu) invites applications for a > tenure-track assistant/associate professor position in Urban/Economic > Geography to begin August 2012. The successful candidate will demonstrate > strengths in research and teaching and will be expected to secure external > funding for research. Examples of desirable research areas include: urban > economies, urban health, urbanization in the global South, changes in the > rural-urban interface, urban environmental sustainability and other major > issues in a rapidly globalizing and urbanizing world. The successful > candidate will also have methodological skills that complement and extend > existing departmental strengths and be able to teach graduate and > undergraduate courses in urban and economic geography. Salary and benefits > are highly competitive, and commensurate with qualifications and experience. > A completed Ph.D. in geography or a related area is required. Applicants > should provide a statement of interest that details research and teaching > goals, a curriculum vitae, names and contact information for three > references, up to five publications and evidence of teaching effectiveness. > All applicants must submit their materials electronically to Marnie Deibler > at [email protected]. Direct questions to Melissa Wright ([email protected]), search > committee chair. Review of applications will begin on January 3, 2012. Penn > State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the > diversity of its workforce. > > > Melissa W. Wright > Professor > Departments of Geography and of Women's Studies > 302 Walker Bldg > The Pennsylvania State University > State College, PA 16802 > Ph. 814 865-9133 > Fax 814 863-7943 > > > >
