The Department of
Geography of
invites applications for
the position of Department Chair for the academic
year beginning fall
2007. The Department seeks a dedicated and effective
leader who will continue
to promote and strengthen the department's well
regarded academic, research,
and service programs. Applicant must have a
Ph.D. in Geography
or a related field at the time of appointment and be
qualified for appointment
with tenure at the rank of full professor.
The Department seeks
candidates whose academic research interests will
contribute to the existing
strengths of Geography at Hunter. Specialization
is open to all
geography subfields. Administrative and management experience
within both undergraduate
and graduate level programs in Geography is highly
desirable. The successful candidate
will have a demonstrated record of
exceptional scholarship, a
history of significant professional service, and,
a well established
record of grant activity. It is expected that the
candidate also will
participate in the intellectual and institutional
development of geography within
the City University of New York system which
includes faculty at
College,
among many other CUNY institutions where geographers are present.
The Department of
Geography of
advanced geography programs
in the NYC metropolitan region. The department
is composed of 15
full-time faculty members.
bachelor’s degrees in
geography and environmental studies, a master’s degree
in geography, and a
graduate-level certificate in Geographic Information
Science. Within the
geography major the department also prepares students
for a career in
teaching social studies at grades K-12. For the 2005-2006
academic year the department
had 123 undergraduate and 42 masters students.
Over the course of
each academic year the Department of Geography hosts more
than 2,500
undergraduates in introductory courses. The department and
department faculty also
participate in the Geography specialization within
the Earth and
Environmental Science Ph.D. Program at the CUNY Graduate
Center. Currently, there are 32 doctoral students
pursuing the Geography
specialization.
Interested
individuals should submit 1) a letter describing how they would
lead the Department and
contribute to its teaching and research programs; 2)
a complete curriculum
vitae; 3) a maximum of five reprints; and 4) the names
and addresses
(including e-mail and fax) of three to five referees. Review
of applications will
begin November 15, 2006, but applications will be
accepted until the position
is filled.
Apply: Dr. William Solecki,
Chair, Search Committee, Department of
Geography,
members, disabled persons,
and veterans are encouraged to apply for this
position.