Dear Geped Folks: Apologies if you have already seen this Carleton ad on other lists, but in case you haven't, or you know potentially interested candidates ...
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (DGES) seeks applicants for a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) specializing in Globalization and Global Environmental Change (GGEC). The appointment will be at the senior Associate or Full Professor level and will commence on July 1, 2009. Carleton University is a medium-sized, research intensive institution located in Ottawa, Canada and it provides ready access to the wide array of public and private sector resources available in the nation's capital city. DGES has a strong research profile and several faculty have active research programs relating to GGEC. The Department's graduate programs promote research in and across the geographies of social change and environmental change, and attract highly qualified students. GGEC is of growing strategic importance to Carleton and DGES, and much of this research is conducted in close collaboration with government agencies, the private sector and NGOs. The Chairholder will be expected to build upon this foundation and play a leading role in the further development of interdisciplinary research programs within and beyond the host Department, secure externally funded research grants that will support their own and graduate student research, actively contribute to teaching and research supervision at the graduate and senior undergraduate levels, and mentor junior faculty and post-doctoral fellows. This position will be of interest to individuals who have a proven, sustained, and internationally recognized research record that is consistent with the mandate of Canada's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and similar research granting institutions, as well as a background that would permit appointment at the senior Associate or Full Professor level. Carleton University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment, and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our faculty and its scholarship including, but not limited to, women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply but applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a statement of their research achievements and plans, links to or up to three reprints of relevant publications, and the names and co-ordinates of three referees. Inquiries and applications for this position can be sent by email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or posted to Mike Brklacich, Professor and Chair, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6. Consideration of applications will commence on March 24, 2008 and continue until the search committee has made a final decision. Additional information about the Department is available at www.carleton.ca/geography. Please see www.chairs.gc.ca for more information about the Canada Research Chairs program. -- Simon Dalby, Ph.D. Professor, Carleton University www.carleton.ca/~sdalby Political Geography Section Editor of Geography Compass (www.blackwell-compass.com)
