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Job Status :   Full Time, Employee
Company :   DePaul University
Posting Date :   January 6
Closing Date :   OPEN
Relevant Experience :   0 Year(s)
Number of Positions :   1
Location :   Chicago, Illinois
Category :   Academia and Education
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DePaul University

Assistant Professor in Geography with expertise in Geographic Information Systems

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DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, Department of Geography, Chicago, IL 60614. The Department of Geography seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Geography with expertise in Geographic Information Systems to begin in Fall 2016. DePaul University has made a strong commitment to enhancing diversity among both faculty and students. We strongly encourage female candidates and candidates of color to apply for the position. DePaul University is an affirmative action and equal opportunities employer. The University is a “Research University II” which places great emphasis both on excellence in teaching and on sustained scholarship.

DePaul University offers the longest-running undergraduate BA degree concentration in Geotechnology/GIS in Chicago, an established 5-course GIS Certificate, and contributes courses to DePaul’s new MA in Sustainable Urban Development. The Department has strengths in urban geography, GIS/remote sensing, sustainable urban development and critical environmental studies. The successful candidate will be expected to teach GIS courses that serve both the undergraduate and graduate geotechnology curriculum, and expand upon these strengths to develop new courses in web/mobile GIS. Other scholarly interests may relate to transportation, environmental justice, big data analytics, food security, public health, geohumanities, and GIS education.
Required Qualifications

The starting date for this tenure-track position is 1 September 2016. Candidates will need to have completed their doctoral degree by the time of employment.

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