-------- Original Message -------- 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]> ------------------ 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/. ============================================= 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. =============================================