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Job Status :   Full Time, Employee
Company :   The University of Iowa
Posting Date :   September 11
Closing Date :   OPEN
Relevant Experience :   0 Year(s)
Number of Positions :   1
Location :   Iowa City, Iowa
Category :   Academia and Education
Environmental
GIS
Reference Number :   65067

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The University of Iowa

Assistant Professor - Geoinformatics (Tenure-Track)

The Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences at The University of Iowa invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant professor in the area of geographic information science. Of particular interest is an outstanding candidate specializing in geographically-aware and mobile computing who will enhance our national and international reputation in GIScience. The applicant’s primary teaching and research interests could include, computational approaches to geospatial computing using social media, mobile computing for way finding and transportation, mobile sensor technologies for understanding patterns of movement, contaminants, disease, or human or animal interactions, location privacy, or the application of augmented reality on mobile devices. Successful candidates are expected to conduct research at the leading edge of GIScience, and be able to work in interdisciplinary teams that address significant real-world problems.

This appointment is part of a university-wide Iowa Informatics Initiative cluster hire and will begin August 19, 2015. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in geography or a related discipline in hand by that date, be committed to excellence in teaching and research, and show promise for gaining external funding. The department’s focus is on human-environment interaction informed by geographic information science. The ability to complement one or more of the department’s other strength areas in ecosystem processes, global health, hazards, international studies, land use science, or environmental policy is desirable. The candidate will be expected to contribute to the new Iowa Informatics Initiative (UI3) (https://informatics.uiowa.edu), a strategic initiative designed to strengthen informatics on campus and participate in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics. Participation in the Informatics Initiative will be an important component in performance evaluations.

The Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are strongly committed to diversity; the strategic plans of the University and College reflect this commitment. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Education Requirement:

Ph.D. in geography or related field by August 19, 2015
Required Qualifications:

Work in the area of geographic information science

Show scholarship through publications in their field of expertise

Show excellence in teaching through evaluations or other evidence

Contribute to Uiowa Informatics Initiative

Desirable Qualifications:

Expertise in the area of geographically-aware and mobile computing. This includes, e.g., computational approaches to geospatial computing using social media, mobile computing for wayfinding and transportation, mobile sensor technologies for understanding patterns of movement, contaminants, disease, or human or animal interactions, location privacy, or the application of augmented reality on mobile devices

Fit with broader department interests of human-environment interaction including ecosystem processes, global health, hazards, international studies, land use science, or environmental policy

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