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Subject: DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY (TWO POSITIONS)
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:38:24 -0230
From: Alberta Auringer Wood <[log in to unmask]>
To: MAPS-L <[log in to unmask]>
CC: Clifford H. Wood <[log in to unmask]>
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Apologies for duplication. If you have any questions, please contact:
Clifford H. Wood, PhD
Professor of Geography
Co-Editor, Cartographica
Department of Geography
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X9
CANADA
voice mail: (709) 737-8988
fax: (709) 737-3119
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
net: http://www.mun.ca/geog/people/facstaff/faculty/wood.html
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY (TWO POSITIONS)
The first position is in Cultural Geography. The second position is in
Cartography/GISciences. Candidates for these positions will be expected to
teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels and should demonstrate
commitment to excellence in teaching and be engaged in an active research
program. Candidates for the Cartography position will also be expected to
teach in the diploma program in Geographic Information Sciences. Applicants
can learn about the Department at www.mun.ca/geog and about the GISciences
Diploma Program at www.mun.ca/arts/artsgis/index.html. Applications should
be directed to: Dr. K. Storey, Head, Department of Geography, Memorial
University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1B 3X9. Phone: (709) 737-7417;
fax: (709) 737-3119; email: [log in to unmask]
The positions listed will normally commence July 1, 2005, subject to
budgetary approval. Appointments will normally be made at the rank of
Assistant Professor. A completed earned doctorate is required for the
appointee to receive the rank of Assistant Professor and to be in a
tenure-track position. (If a successful candidate has not completed an
earned doctorate, he/she shall be appointed to a regular term, non-renewable
three-year appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. If the candidate
completes all the requirements for the doctorate during the first 24 months
of the term appointment, he/she shall begin a tenure-track appointment
following completion of the requirements of the degree). Letters of
application should be sent to the Head of the appropriate department,
accompanied by a current curriculum vitæ, a teaching dossier, the names and
addresses of three persons who can supply a letter of reference.
Consideration of applications will begin October 18, 2004, and all
applications should reach the Head no later than November 19, 2004.
Memorial University is committed to employment equity and encourages
applications from qualified women and men, visible minorities, aboriginal
people and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are
encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be
given priority.
Memorial University is the largest university in Atlantic Canada. As the
province's only university, Memorial plays an integral role in the education
and cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador. Offering diverse
undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 17,000 students, Memorial
provides a distinctive and stimulating environment for learning in St. John'
s, a safe, friendly city with great historic charm, a vibrant cultural life,
and easy access to a wide range of outdoor activities. Geography is within
the Faculty of Arts. With 170 regular faculty members in 14 academic
departments and a wide variety of interdisciplinary major, minor and diploma
programs, the Faculty of Arts offers breadth, depth and diversity. Counting
over 3,000 registered students with declared majors or minors, and with
strong graduate programs, the Faculty is committed to providing solid
teaching and research support to new appointees. The Faculty of Arts houses,
among other units, the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER),
ISER Books, the Public Policy Research Centre and the recently established
Digital Research Centre for Qualitative Fieldwork. It is also home to
outstanding archival collections, including the Maritime History Archive,
the Folklore and Language Archive and the Native Language Archive.
Memorial's Queen Elizabeth II Library has excellent holdings with the most
extensive
collection of journals in the region. Please see http://www.mun.ca/arts/.
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Alberta Auringer Wood
Maps, Data, and Media Librarian
QE II Library, Memorial University, St. John's, NL
CANADA A1B 3Y1 tel: 709-737-8892; fax 709-737-2153
Conscience is the voice of the soul.
La conscience est la voix de l'âme.
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