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Job Status :   Full Time, Employee
Company :   University of Wisconsin-Madison
Posting Date :   June 1
Closing Date :   June 12
5:00 PM Eastern
Relevant Experience :   0 Year(s)
Number of Positions :   1
Location :   Madison, Wisconsin
Category :   Academia and Education
GIS
Reference Number :   82786

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lecturer in Geography (Geocomputing)

Official Title:

SENIOR LECTURER(D80BN) or LECTURER(D80DN) or ASSOC LECTURER(D80FN)

Degree and area of specialization:

Minimum of Master's degree in Geography required; ABD or Ph.D. in Geography preferred.
   
   

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

Previous University/College-level teaching experience preferred.

Expertise/Knowledge:
Windows shell commands and shell scripting
GDAL and OGR geoprocessing utilities
Common geospatial raster and vector file formats
Spatial reference systems and formats
Python programming with GDAL and OGR
Python programming with ArcPy

Principal duties:

Teach Geography 378: Introduction to Geocomputing. Duties include preparing on-line course materials, holding office hours; supervising one TA, preparing, administering, and grading exams.

This Fall Semester 2015 course will be online. Course material will be on-line and labs will be taught on-site by a TA.
  Additional Information:
  Current graduate students appointed as Lecturers will be paid at the UW-Madison Lecturer (SA) rate. The current full-time academic year rate $37,245.

Preference is for a Lecturer who can be on campus for the duration of the course.

There is a possibility this position can be extended in subsequent semesters to teach one or more of course(s) listed on this PVL, or similar courses within the department. This position may become renewable if there is a need for an ongoing appointment.

 

A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring.
A period of evaluation will be required
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  Employee Class:
  Academic Staff
Department(s): L&S/GEOGRAPHY
Full Time Salary Rate: Minimum $34,202 ACADEMIC (9 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Term: This position will end on JANUARY 07, 2016.
Appointment percent: 33.3% - 33.4%
Anticipated begin date: AUGUST 24, 2015
Number of Positions: 1

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION

Application must be received by: JUNE 12, 2015

HOW TO APPLY:

Send cover letter and resume as single PDF to:
Sharon Kahn
email: smkahn@geography.wisc.edu
fax: 608-265-3991
Unless another application procedure has been specified above, please send resume and cover letter referring to Position Vacancy Listing #82786 to:
Sharon Kahn
Phone: 608-262-3861
143 Science Hall   
Fax: 608-265-3991
550 N. Park St   
Madison WI 53706-1491