The Department of Political Science and Global Affairs at the College of Staten Island is looking for adjuncts to teach a variety of Geography courses in the Spring of 2015 and Fall of 2015. We encourage applicants to consider teaching 2 courses as well. An added bonus of teaching 2 courses in one semester is that you will be provided with health insurance. We invite those interested to indicate which course (or courses) they are interested in teaching, and to provide a CV, and if available, a teaching statement and a sample syllabus. Please send your application package to …
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October 16th: Gwendolyn Warren and Cindi Katz speak about the Detroit Geographical Expedition
Lecture Oct 16, 2014, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Science Center, Room 4102 Join us for a conversation about the Detroit Geographical Expedition and Institute (1968-72), a radical project of community based collaborative scholarship-activism and liberatory education, with Gwendolyn Warren, the project’s co-director, and Professor Cindi Katz. Warren shaped many of the DGEI’s mapping projects and was a leader of its extraordinary educational component, which brought hundreds of young people from Detroit to Michigan State University, where they formed a sort of autonomous university–revolutionary in its implications and not surprisingly short-lived, but with powerful repercussions nonetheless. While the focus in the current political era is …
Postdoc in Geospatial Modeling of Wetland Carbon Sequestration
POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITY IN GEOSPATIAL MODELING OF WETLAND CARBON SEQUESTRATION (review begins Oct 31, open until filled)The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow to study geospatial analysis of carbon sequestration in coastal wetlands across the United States. The fellow will join a team of over 20 scientists seeking to link field measurements with remotely sensed datasets. The fellow will be an active participant in project planning, data analysis, and scientific publications and must be able to work as part of an extended research team. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in ecology or geography, peer-reviewed publications, …
Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Position
*Academic Support/Internship coordinator**Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability*The Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability<http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/ess-home> is the fastest growingundergraduate program on campus. We seek an Academic Support/Internshipcoordinator to contribute to undergraduate student advising in theEcosystem Science and Sustainability and Watershed Sciences majors and tooversee internship programs for undergraduate and graduate students. Thisperson will work closely with the students, faculty, and administrativesupport personnel in the department.The person filling this position is a key figure in the department’scommitment to providing students with the assistance, guidance andresources necessary to be successful. The primary functions of the ASC, incollaboration with department faculty and staff, are …
Assistant Professor of Gender and Global Public Health
Assistant Professor of Gender and Global Public Health—The Women and Gender Studies Program and the Program in International Affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder invite applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of Gender and Global Public Health to begin August 2015.The successful candidate will be expected to teach in both programs, at the undergraduate and graduate levels, to conduct research in their areas of expertise, and to provide service to the programs and the university. The successful candidate will have a well-developed research agenda and a strong commitment to teaching at …
Mayanthi Fernando this Friday: “The Republic Unsettled: Muslim French and the Contradictions of Secularism”
Mayanthi Fernando Asst. Professor of Anthropology University of California-Santa Cruz This Friday! Mayanthi Fernando will be discussing her recent book, “The Republic Unsettled: Muslim French and the Contradictions of Secularism”, at the CUNY Grad Center at 4.30 p.m.
Human Geography Position at Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Human/Cultural Geographies of migration flows in Southeast Asia (Assistant/Associate/Professor)Please find attached a list of the current openings at the Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.Included in this list is an opening for the position of human/cultural geographer (open rank) with a research and teaching focus on Southeast Asia.Candidates with knowledge of the human migration and/or capital flows/patterns of the region are particularly welcome. Interest in development and environmental issues alongside the ability to situate research in a wider international perspective is also desirable. The successful candidate will hold a joint appointment with the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. …
Three Positions in Department of Socioeconomics in Vienna
Full Professor of Economic and Social History (Ref.no 2650-48); deadline 15 October 2014http://www.wu.ac.at/structure/servicecenters/hr/aktuellejobs/profecoFull Professor of Regional Science (Ref.no 2668-48); deadline: 19 November 2014http://www.wu.ac.at/structure/servicecenters/hr/aktuellejobs/regscience.pdfFull Professor of Economic Sociology (Ref.no 2669-48) ; deadline: 19 November 2014http://www.wu.ac.at/structure/servicecenters/hr/aktuellejobs/ecosoc.pdf
Colloquium this Thursday: Professor Nancy Hiemstra on Embodying Insecurity Across Borders
North Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity
THE CAROLINA POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM FOR FACULTY DIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL Application deadline: 15 November 2014 As part of a continuing commitment to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and advancing scholars from underrepresented groups in higher education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity is pleased to announce the availability of postdoctoral research appointments for a period of two years. The purpose of the Program is to develop scholars from underrepresented groups for possible tenure track appointments at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other research …