academic job announcement (fwd)

[Nicholas Chrisman]

Coastal Studies, anyone?

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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 08:22:34 -0700
From: "James W. Harrington, Jr." <jwh at u.washington.edu>
To: geogfac at augustus.csscr.washington.edu, GeogG at u.washington.edu
Subject: academic job announcement

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>THIS IS A TEXT FILE OF AN EARLIER NOTICE.
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>
>Tenure Track Faculty Position Opening
>        The University of Connecticut is pleased to announce an opportunity
>for a tenure track faculty position created by the new undergraduate major
>in Coastal Studies. Please notify any promising candidates of this
>opportunity, as well as posting it for general interest if appropriate. The
>formal advertisement is included below, and more complete information is
>available at our web site:  vm.uconn.edu/~wwwcoast.
>
>What is Coastal Studies?
>        This is a unique and exciting faculty position.  We have created a
>novel interdisciplinary major which includes a set of relevant social
>science courses in marine related topics (resource management, policy, law,
>ecological economics, etc.) combined with a strong core of coastal marine
>natural science courses offered through the Department of Marine Sciences.
>New faculty will contribute to this interdisciplinary curriculum,
>developing new courses in their specialty and participating in
>collaborative advisement and teaching. This will be a small major (approx.
>100 students), with much of the coursework at the Avery Point campus.  Our
>small campus and the close-knit group of faculty committed to the Coastal
>Studies curriculum create a collegial professional working environment,
>plus an accessible, personal atmosphere for our students.
>
>The Avery Point Campus
>        Although open to any qualified University of Connecticut student ,
>the Coastal Studies major is housed at the Avery Point Campus. The 73 acre
>picturesque campus is located directly on Long Island Sound at the mouth of
>the Thames River. Avery Point is home to a full-service library, bookstore,
>theater, art gallery, cafeteria and a gymnasium with 25-yard swimming pool.
>The campus is in the midst of extensive renovations which include the
>completed new Coastal Studies laboratory/classroom, a newly designed
>student computer lab, acquisition of a new 76' oceanographic research
>vessel, and construction of a state-of-the-art Marine Sciences and
>Technology building.
>
>For More Information
>
>Coastal Studies
>University of Connecticut, Avery Point Campus
>1084 Shennecossett Road
>Groton, CT 06340
>
>PHONE: 860-405-9026
>EMAIL: coastal at uconnvm.uconn.edu
>WEBSITE: http://vm.uconn.edu/~wwwcoast
> Tenure Track Faculty Position:
>Coastal Zone Issues, Resources, and Policy
>
>
>Position Advertisement --
>
>     The University of Connecticut announces an anticipated nine month
>tenure track appointment beginning as early as Jan, 1999 for candidates
>with experience and interests in interdisciplinary environmental issue
>especially relevant to the coastal zone.  Applicants are encouraged in
>areas of resource policy and management from the disciplines of geography
>and political science.
>
>      The position is associated with a new undergraduate major in Coastal
>Studies at UCONN's Avery Point Campus, located on eastern Long Island
>Sound.  The curriculum combines fundamental science and marine science
>courses with social science courses that emphasize policy and economic
>issues related to coastal environments.  The successful candidate will
>teach undergraduate courses in his/her specialty, contribute to advanced
>interdisciplinary courses, and maintain an active research program.
>Opportunities exist to teach at the graduate level and to mentor graduate
>students.  The position is to be filled at the Assistant Professor level in
>an appropriate academic department, but appointment at the Associate level
>may be considered if qualifications and experience warrant.
>
>Please send curriculum vitae and a statement of scholarly goals, teaching
>experience and philosophy, research interests, and the names of four
>references to:
>
>Dr. James N. Kremer, Coastal Studies Search Committee,
>University of Connecticut at Avery Point
>1084 Shennecossett Road
> Groton, CT  06340-6097.
>
>Screening will begin in September and will continue until the position is
>filled. Web site:  http://vm.uconn.edu/~wwwcoast  We actively encourage
>applicants from under represented groups, including minorities, women and
>people with disabilities.
>(Search # 98A266)
>
>
>Visit Coastal Studies:  http://vm.uconn.edu/~wwwcoast
>
>-- Jim Kremer
>   Professor, Department of Marine Sciences
>   Avery Point Campus of UCONN
>   1084 Shennecossett Road
>   Groton, CT  06340-6097
>   Ph.  (860) 405-9027
>   FAX  (860) 405-9009
>

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James W. Harrington, Jr.                   jwh at u.washington.edu
Professor, Department of Geography        206-616-3821 (office)
Box 353550                                   206-543-3313 (fax)
University of Washington                 Seattle, WA 98195-3550
		http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jwh
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