Position Openings at Michigan State (fwd)

[Nicholas Chrisman]

two openings at Michigan State for PhD graduates...

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 17:48:53 -0800
From: Deepsea Dawn <dawn at dusk.geo.orst.edu>
To: UCGIS Community <all at ucgis.org>
Subject: Position Openings at Michigan State

Forwarded on behalf of Judy Olson....
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Faculty Positions Available at Michigan State

http://www.geo.msu.edu/openings.html



                                        POSITION SS 817

   POSITION SS 102                      Assistant Professor in Remote
                                        Sensing and Geographic
                                        Information Science, beginning
   Assistant Professor.                 August 16, 2000.
   academic-year tenure-system
   appointment, Geographic              Applicants should have
   Information Science, beginning       experience and expertise in the
   August 16, 2000.                     basic science of global
                                        environmental change and have a
                                        Ph.D. in geography or a
   Ph.D. in geography or                closely-related field at time of
   closely-related field by August      appointment. The successful
   15, 2000. Interests in               candidate will be expected to
   theoretical and applied GISci        conduct and manage
   required. Candidate is expected      externally-funded research,
   to participate in the                including interdepartmental and
   department's campus-wide             inter-college collaboration, and
   leadership in GISci and to           will have demonstrated expertise
   interact in a multidisciplinary      in some combination of the
   (geography, landscape                following: application of earth
   architecture, and urban              observation satellites to global
   planning) department. A              change research; GIS technology
   commitment to high scholarly         applied to environmental
   productivity and excellence in       problems; land-use and -cover
   teaching is expected. The            change models. Teaching
   successful candidate will teach      assignments will include
   undergraduate and graduate           introductory, advanced, and
   courses in GISci. An ability to      graduate courses.
   teach other introductory and
   advanced courses for the             This position is part of the
   department is desirable.             Basic Science and Remote Sensing
                                        Initiative. The Department and
                                        University have invested
   The department is exceptionally      considerable resources to build
   well equipped with modern            this new initiative, which
   computers and related equipment      focuses on the use of earth
   for GIS, cartography, remote         observation satellites,
   sensing, climatology, physical       geographic information systems,
   geography, human/environment and     field studies, and models for
   regional analysis. It includes       global change research. Strong
   facilities of the department's       emphasis is being placed on the
   Basic Science and Remote Sensing     study of land use and cover
   Initiative which focuses on the      change, including its global and
   use of earth observation             regional aspects, with a focus
   satellites, geographic               on using satellite observations
   information systems, field           from existing and planned earth
   studies, and models for global       observing systems. The
   change research. The department      Initiative is an integral part
   is also associated with MSU's        of MSU's overall emphasis on
   Center for Remote Sensing and        increasing research capacity,
   Geographic Information Science.      and it meshes with existing
   Detailed information about the       departmental strengths in
   department can be found on the       cartography/GIS, land use and
   Web at http://www.geo.msu.edu.       cover change, human-environment
                                        interaction, economic geography,
                                        geomorphology and climatology.
   Send resume and have three
   letters of reference sent to:        Salary will be competitive and
                                        commensurate with qualifications
   Judy M. Olson                        and experience. Send curriculum
   Search Committee Chairperson         vitae, pertinent publications,
   Department of Geography              and a letter of application
   315 Natural Science Building         discussing research and teaching
   Michigan State University            interests to:
   E. Lansing, MI 48824-1115
   Email: olsonj at pilot.msu.edu          Professor Randall Schaetzl
   (confirm with mailed original)       Department of Geography
   Ph: 517/353-8757 (direct),           Michigan State University
   517-355-4649 (office staff)          315 Natural Science Building
   Fax: 517-432-1671 (confirm with      East Lansing, MI 48824-1115
   mailed original)                     Ph: (517) 353-7726,
                                        Email: schaetzl at pilot.msu.edu
   Review of applications will          (confirm with mailed original)
   begin December 1, 1999.              Fax: 517-432-1671 (confirm with
                                        mailed original)

   Michigan State University is an      Please arrange for three letters
   affirmative action/equal             of recommendation to be sent.
   opportunity employer. Minority       Review of applications begins
   and women candidates are             December 1, 1999, and continues
   encouraged to apply.                 until the position is filled.
   Handicappers have the right to
   request and receive reasonable       Michigan State University is an
   accommodation.                       affirmative action/equal
                                        opportunity employer.  Minority
   (.pdf version)                       and women candidates are
                                        encouraged to apply.
                                        Handicappers have the right to
                                        request and receive reasonable
                                        accommodation.

                                        (.pdf version)




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