The Department of Geography at Texas A&M University (
http://geography.tamu.edu) invites applications for a Head of Department at the Full Professor rank. The position is a nine-month tenured appointment with a three-month administrative appointment while serving as Head. We seek a person with an outstanding reputation in Geography, a proven track record of academic leadership and evidence of administrative skills. The Department comprises 23 faculty and has strengths in biogeography, climatology, geomorphology, human geography, human-environment relationships, GIScience, and geographic education. We are based in the College of Geosciences (
http://geosciences.tamu.edu) with the Departments of Atmospheric Science, Geology & Geophysics, and Oceanography, and play a major role in the Environmental Programs in Geosciences. The Department has strong ties to faculty and departments in the Colleges of Architecture, Agriculture & Life Sciences, Education, Engineering and Liberal Arts; the Bush School of Public Policy and the Glasscock Center for the Humanities.
Candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names and addresses (including e-mail addresses) of three referees to the search committee chair: Dr. Kenneth Bowman, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, 3150 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-3150,
k-bowman@tamu.edu, , 979-458-0559. Further details are available at http://geography.tamu.edu/headsearch. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. We anticipate that on-site interviews will begin in late January 2010.
Texas A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic community committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups and individuals with disabilities.
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David M. Cairns
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX 77843-3147
(979) 845-2783 (voice)
(979) 862-4487 (fax)
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