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DePaul University’s Department of Geography announces a search for an established scholar with administrative experience to lead the Department as Chair beginning on 01 September 2008.  This position will be filled at the Associate or Full Professor level.  The successful candidate will demonstrate an established record of scholarly achievement and administrative leadership. Candidates from all specializations are welcome to apply. We especially encourage application by candidates whose research interests and scholarship involve one or more of the following: urban geography, urban and regional planning, geotechnology, and/or critical human geography. The Department has program strengths in urban geography, critical cultural geography, social geography, geopolitics, Geotechnology and critical technology studies, and environmental geography.  The Department is developing an interdisciplinary Masters program in Geography and Urban Studies that will draw on our metropolitan location and evolving strengths in community and participatory research. As the largest Department of Geography in the City of Chicago, we are superbly positioned – both institutionally and geographically – to be a leader in geographical scholarship and study. The successful candidate will guide the growth and development of the department towards this mark. More information on the Department can be found at gis.depaul.edu. General information on the University is at www.depaul.edu. 

DePaul University has a strong commitment to diversity among both faculty and students.  We strongly encourage female candidates and candidates of color to apply for the position. DePaul University is an affirmative action and equal opportunities employer.  The University is a "Research University II" which places equal emphasis on high quality teaching, sustained and superior scholarship, and institutional citizenship.