Geography and Anthropology: Assistant Professor in Human-Environmental Geography and Geospatial Science

 

Notice of Filing of the
Application for Permanent Employment Certification

This notice is being provided as a result of the filing of an application for permanent alien labor certification for the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology for which a competitive recruitment was done (position announcement attached). 

Any person may provide documentary evidence bearing on the application for permanent alien labor certification to the Certifying Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor at:

United States Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Chicago National Processing Center
Railroad Retirement Board Building
844 North Rush Street, 12th Floor
Chicago, IL  60604
Telephone: (312) 886-8000
FAX: (312) 886-1688

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire provides prevailing working conditions for all employees.  The rate of pay for this position will be $60,000.

Posted 1/26/2012

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT:

A probationary tenure-track faculty position is available beginning August 22, 2011, in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at the rank of Assistant Professor with an emphasis in Human-Environment Geography who uses Geospatial Technology.  This position is funded by the Blugold Commitment, a student-initiated tuition increase designed to enhance the distinctive, high-quality UW-Eau Claire experience. 

Responsibilities
 

• Applicants will be expected to teach courses in the Department of Geography and Anthropology including introductory and advanced courses in human-environment geography, remote sensing, and GIS, as well as field-based and other courses in areas of specialization.
• Applicants should be committed to incorporating undergraduates into their research agenda and the pursuit of interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Preference will be given to candidates who can support the interdisciplinary mission of the university's new Watershed Institute for Collaborative Environmental Studies and actively promote the department's central role in the institute and in liberal education at UW-Eau Claire.
• The ability to bring diverse and inclusive experiences, pedagogies, and research to the department and broader campus community, the capacity to mentor first generation and underrepresented students, and the willingness to provide public service to our state and local community, are also highly valued.  
• Other faculty duties include participating in research and scholarly/creative activities, providing academic advising to students as assigned, engaging in service to the university and community, and participating in department, college, and university committee work.  

 

Qualifications
 

• We seek a human-environment geographer who uses geospatial technology, including remote sensing and GIS, as an analytical tool in their scholarly activity.
• The successful candidate must be able to teach introductory and advanced courses in geospatial techniques, in addition to applied geospatial techniques and human-environment courses based on her or his specialty.
• Applicants must be committed to teaching and learning, including student-faculty research collaboration.
• Applicants are required to hold a PhD in Geography from an accredited higher education institution. 
• Preference will be given to those who have a PhD (or will have one by August 22, 2011). ABDs will be considered but must complete all PhD requirements by October 15, 2011.
• Expertise with industry-standard remote sensing (e.g. ENVI, ERDAS) and ESRI software is required.  

 

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

The Department of Geography and Anthropology has 13 full-time faculty members, two academic instructional staff members, and more than 170 majors and minors. The department is a campus leader in field-based teaching and student/faculty collaborative research, and it provides a wide range of courses and experiences that are central to UW-Eau Claire's strong liberal education mission. It has a proud tradition of offering field trip experiences and opportunities for undergraduate participation at regional and national professional conferences, such as the Annual Meeting of the AAG and the ESRI User Conference. The department houses a state-of-the-art teaching and research facility for geospatial technology (GIS, remote sensing, computer cartography, and GPS), has extensive environmental geography equipment, and affords access to specialized laboratory facilities housed in other departments. Department faculty work closely on a wide variety of teaching and scholarly activities with faculty from many departments across campus. The department places great value on inclusiveness and diversity as foundational values and on equitable access and success for all our students, staff, and faculty.