The Environmental Science Program (http://environment.appstate.edu) and the Department of Geography and Planning (http://geo.appstate.edu) at Appalachian State University invite applications for a jointly appointed, tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2014. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Geography, Environmental Science, GIScience, Ecosystem Ecology, Landscape Ecology, or a related field. Preference will be given to candidates with backgrounds in both GIS and remote sensing. The successful candidate will receive a joint appointment with the Environmental Science Program and the Department of Geography and Planning. Promotion and tenure will be conferred by the Department of Geography and …

The the GC Office of Career Planning and Professional Development will host a “Post/Alt/Non Academic Job Search Group.”  “What is a job search group?” you might reasonably ask.   Each week we will center our discussion around a given theme (see below).  You can come to one meeting, a few, or all of them.  You will have a chance to talk to other students with the same concerns, and share ideas with them.  And please don’t worry—no one will tell your department that you attended.   All sessions will take place on Fridays, in room 7206.  Here’s our schedule for the …

Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Sustainable Development The Earth Institute seeks applications from innovative, doctoral candidates or recent Ph.D., M.D. and J.D. recipients interested in a broad range of issues in sustainable development. The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship program provides scholars with the opportunity to acquire the cross-disciplinary expertise and breadth needed to address critical issues in the field of sustainable development such as food security, energy systems, climate change impacts, poverty reduction, potable water access, urbanization, disease and environmental degradation. Fellows will find many unique opportunities to acquire the breadth of expertise needed to address these critical issues …

2014 IPSG Student Paper Competition The Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group (IPSG) invites submissions for its annual Graduate Student Paper Competition, in conjunction with the 2014 AAG general meeting. We invite graduate student papers addressing Indigenous critical cartography, geographic research, education, methodologies, and/or theory. Special consideration will be given to papers that do one or more of the following: *   Foster geographic research and education that involves the Indigenous peoples of the world, past and present *   Prioritize Indigenous people(s)’ perspectives, voices, and epistemologies *   Encourage approaches to research and teaching that support Indigenous goals of self-determination over …

ALABAMA, TUSCALOOSA 35487-0322. The University of Alabama, Department of Geography invites applications for two tenure-track (9-month) faculty positions in physical geography at the rank of Assistant Professor, start date August 16, 2014. These new positions will support the expansion of our Department including our recent initiative to develop a Ph.D. program specializing in Physical Geography. Successful candidates will demonstrate excellence in teaching and research, as well as potential for developing robust, externally-funded research programs that complement one or more of the department’s broader research foci including: coupled human-environment systems, environmental management and change, and human impacts on the environment (see geography.ua.edu). A …

The Department of Geography and the Environment and Sustainability Program at the University of South Carolina invite applications for a full-time tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Economic Geography with a primary research focus on environmental resources, issues, or sustainability to begin August 16, 2014. The successful candidate, who will have a Ph.D. in geography or a closely related field in hand by August 15, 2014, should have a research program that provides insights into the economic geographies of human-environment relations and actively engages with current theoretical discussions and debates within economic geography …

NEW HAMPSHIRE, HANOVER 03755-3571. The Department of Geography at Dartmouth College seeks a scholar to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin Fall 2014. We aim to appoint an individual who is committed to innovative scholarship and teaching in Human Geography, and who will complement and augment the department’s strengths in Development Studies, Urban Geography, and Human Dimensions of Global Change. We are especially interested in candidates whose research and teaching reflect critical and novel approaches to urban studies or nature-society relations. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. or be in the final stages of a Ph.D. program. Application review …

The Ford Foundation Fellowship Program will award approximately 35 dissertation fellowships this year, providing one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree. Through its program of Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. The on-line fellowship application is …

Assistant Professor of Human Geography, University of Kansas The Departments of Geography and African & African American Studies at the University of Kansas invite applications for a joint (50/50 split) tenure-track Assistant Professor position in human geography with a regional expertise in Africa. We are particularly interested in candidates whose work focuses on one or more of the following areas related to Africa: human trafficking, migration, regional development, refugees, health, and/or environmental change. We are seeking candidates who will be prepared to participate and represent the concerns of their field in a cluster of faculty from Geography, African & African …

http://umanitoba.ca/cgi-bin/human_resources/jobs/view.pl?posting_id=90737 University of Manitoba Department of Environment and Geography Assistant Professor in Cultural Geography The Department of Environment and Geography invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track appointment in Human Geography at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are seeking a broadly trained Human Geographer who focuses on key priorities of both our Faculty and the University in the area of culture, environment, and social justice. The position will specialize in Cultural Geography and we particularly encourage applicants who work at the interface of nature/culture discussions. The ideal applicant will have a PhD by time of appointment and be an emerging …