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> From: Bas van Heur <[email protected]> > Date: January 11, 2012 4:12:37 PM CST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Tenured position in economic geography, Dep of Geography, Free > University Brussels > Reply-To: AAG Economic Geography Speciality Group > <[email protected]> > > Please forward to those who might be interested. > > Tenured position (assistant/associate professor level) in Economic Geography > at the Department of Geography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium > > Pending final approval, a tenured full/time position in economic geography is > available in Brussels to begin October 2012. The selected candidate will > contribute to teaching in social and economic geography both at BA and MA > levels, in Dutch and English programmes. At MA level the courses focus on > urban geography. She/he will also be partner in new curricula development in > collaboration with existing programmes. > > The successful candidate will take up a leading position in the activities of > the research group COSMOPOLIS, City, Culture & Society, and will develop new > research initiatives within that framework. Research in the COSMOPOLIS group > is broadly focused on urban social, economic and cultural change in the > context of globalisation, urbanisation and rescaling. The COSMOPOLIS research > agenda combines fundamental research with consultancy and research by design. > > The selected candidate is expected to initiate and lead research projects and > to supervise MSc and PhD projects within the Department of Geography. She/he > will also actively participate in management activities of the department and > will take part in consultancy activities and science popularization. > > Job requirements > > A completed PhD in a relevant field is required and substantial international > postdoctoral experience is preferred. The candidate should have excellent > teaching skills and should be able to motivate students. She/he speaks > English and Dutch, or has a willingness to learn Dutch. Also, knowledge of > French is preferred. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. > > The applicant should have a strong research record in social and economic > geography and is expected to be involved in international networks. She/he > has the capacity to define new research strategies and provide innovative > leadership. > > Preference will be given to candidates with a background in economic > geography, strong quantitative skills, and an interest in spatial analysis > and spatial modelling approaches. The selected candidate will be encouraged > to interact with other research groups within and outside the department and > the university, in the framework of existing collaboration agreements such as > the Urban Studies Network and/or the Brussels Studies Institute, or in the > context of new collaboration initiatives. > > More information > > On the Vrije Universiteit Brussels: http://www.vub.ac.be > On the Department of Geography: http://www.vub.ac.be/DGGF > On the Cosmopolis research group: http://www.cosmopolis.be/ > > Following final approval, the official application documents will be posted > to the VUB website. In the meantime, please contact Prof. Dr. Frank Canters > ([email protected]) and Prof. Dr. Bas van Heur ([email protected]) for > expressions of interest and informal discussion. > > Deadline for applications is 20 February 2012. > > ++++++++++++++++++ Eric Sheppard Vice President, Association of American Geographers Regents Professor, Department of Geography Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change Director of Graduate Studies, Development Studies and Social Change 414 Social sciences building 267, 19th Ave. South University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA http://www.geog.umn.edu/people/profile.php?UID=shepp001
