The Urban and Regional Planning
program/Department of Geography at the University of South Florida
Department seeks a senior scholar to be hired at the Associate or Full
Professor level. The successful candidate will develop and direct this new
program, whose first students will enroll in Fall 2008. The director will
report to the Chair of the Geography Department. The successful candidate
will also teach core and specialization courses for the program.
The appointment is for 9 months; an
additional administrative stipend is negotiable. Candidates from all
specializations are welcome to apply. Final funding of this position is
pending. Salary is negotiable.
Minimum qualifications: earned Ph.D. in
urban and regional planning or closely related field.
Evidence of capability for conducting
vigorous, externally funded research; a commitment to university and
community service; demonstrated
experience with program and/or curriculum development or other related
administrative and leadership experience.
Preferred qualifications: ability to work
effectively with colleagues in cooperative, cross-cultural,
interdisciplinary endeavors; prior administrative experience; knowledge of
and experience with the PAB accreditation process.
Applications will be
reviewed starting December 15, 2007 and will continue until a candidate is
chosen.
Send a letter of application, curriculum
vitae, statements of research and teaching goals and experience, copies of
teaching evaluations, samples of published research (no more than 3
articles), and names and contact information for three references to: Dr.
Elizabeth Strom, Search Committee Chair, Department of Geography, University
of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave, NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620. Ph:
813-974-3439; Email:
estrom@cas.usf.edu.
The 20-member
Department of Geography has a broad focus, with a teaching and research
emphasis on urban development, water resources and policy, hazards, karst
and environment and policy. The department also houses the
Environmental Science and Policy
Program, and graduate certificate programs in GIS, Community Development,
and Environmental Management.
Please visit our website for additional information (www.cas.usf.edu/geography/).
The University of South Florida is an equal
opportunity, affirmative action, equal access institution. For disability
accommodations, please contact us at 813-974-4291 at least five working days
in advance. According to Florida law, applications and meetings regarding
them are open to the public.
