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> From: Eric Carter <[email protected]> > Subject: Fwd: Grinnell Position > Date: August 28, 2012 9:15:36 AM CDT > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: Eric Carter <[email protected]> > > Dear CAPE colleagues: > > This position announcement might be of interest to you. Based on five > years of personal experience, I can say that Grinnell is a great place > to teach, and this position is especially well suited to geographers > with wide-ranging interests and a passion for undergraduate education. > Please forward to others who might be interested. > > Thanks, > > Eric Carter > Macalester College > > > GRINNELL COLLEGE – GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (INTERNATIONAL > DEVELOPMENT AND GISCIENCE) – TENURE-TRACK POSITION (START FALL, 2013). > > (A direct link to the job announcement: > https://jobs.grinnell.edu/postings/284) > > GRINNELL COLLEGE. Tenure-track position in Global Development Studies > (International Development and GIScience), starting Fall 2013. > Assistant Professor (Ph.D. preferred); Instructor (ABD) or Associate > Professor possible. Grinnell College is a highly selective > undergraduate liberal arts college. The successful candidate will > teach in the interdisciplinary Global Development Studies > Concentration and have the opportunity to contribute to other > concentrations (e.g., Environmental Studies, Policy Studies) and > possibly to a department. We are looking for someone trained in the > social studies with expertise in GIScience and an area of > international development. Areas of interest include, but are not > limited to, human-environment interactions, health, demography, > economic geography, gender, and urban/regional planning. The > College's curriculum is founded on a strong advising system and close > student-faculty interaction, with few college-wide requirements beyond > the completion of a major. The teaching schedule of five courses over > two semesters will include an introductory GIS course, Introduction to > Global Development Studies, and mid and upper level courses in the > person's areas of expertise. Every few years one course will be > Tutorial (a writing/critical thinking course for first-year students, > oriented toward a special topic of the instructor's choice). In > consultation with the successful candidate, the College will assign an > appropriate department of appointment. > > In letters of application, candidates should discuss their interest in > developing as a teacher and scholar in an undergraduate, liberal-arts > college that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction. They also > should discuss what they can contribute to efforts to cultivate a wide > diversity of people and perspectives, a core value of Grinnell > College. To be assured of full consideration, all application > materials should be received by October 12, 2012. > > Please submit applications online by visiting our application website > at https://jobs.grinnell.edu<https://jobs.grinnell.edu/>. Candidates > will need to upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, > transcripts (copies are acceptable), statement of teaching philosophy, > proposed course descriptions, statement of research interests, > teaching evaluations (if available), and three letters of references. > Questions about this search should be directed to the search chair, > Professor J. Montgomery Roper at > [[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] or > 641-269-4343. > > Grinnell College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer > committed to attracting and retaining highly qualified individuals who > collectively reflect the diversity of the nation. No applicant shall > be discriminated against on the basis of race, national or ethnic > origin, age,gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and > expression, marital status,religion, creed, disability or veteran > status. For further information about Grinnell College, see our > website at http://www.grinnell.edu<http://www.grinnell.edu/>. > -- > J. Montgomery Roper > Associate Professor of Anthropology > Chair, Department of Anthropology > Chair, Global Development Studies > 204 Goodnow Hall > (641) 269-3017 > > > -- > Eric D. Carter, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor and Holder of the Edens Professorship in Global Health > Geography Department > Macalester College > 1600 Grand Ave > St. Paul, MN 55105-1899 USA > Email: [email protected] > Tel: (1) 651-696-6407, Fax: (1) 651-696-6116, skype: ericcarter3000 > http://www.macalester.edu/geography/facultystaff/ericcarter/ > > =========== General AAG-CESG-L Information ============== > By default, replies go to the entire list; or modify your "To:" field. > You can manage your subscription and see the list archives at > <http://lists.psu.edu/archives/aag-cesg-l.html>. You can find our web > site at <http://www.stetson.edu/artsci/cape/index.php>.
