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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Faculty Members in Geography
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7420Central Washington University's Department of Geography and Land Studies, a
medium-sized, diversified, congenial, applications-oriented department with
a strong commitment to teaching and public service is looking for two
top-notch geographers to fill tenure-track positions at the rank of
assistant or associate professor, beginning September 1995. Salary range
$30,984-34,783. Teaching loads average 12 hours per quarter.
Qualifications for either position: Ph.D. in Geography or related field
(degrees in more than one discipline highly desirable) and a commitment to
high-quality teaching are required. Experience in directing/teaching
graduate students; regional speciality outside North America and
demonstrated grant-writing ability are highly desirable.
Position 1 (Tenure-track): The successful candidate will be expected to
teach some combination of: Intro to land-use planning, Growth management,
Land management, Political and Urban geography.
Position 2 (Tenure-track): The successful candidate will be expected to
teach some combination of: beginning and advanced Physical Geography
(Climatology, Biogeography, Soils, Hydrology, Geomorphology).
Incumbents in both positions will be expected to teach one or more
techniques courses such as cartography, air photo interpretation, GIS
and/or remote sensing. Some teaching in Environmental Studies and graduate
level Resource Management courses can be anticipated.
Additionally we expect that the successful candidates for both positions
would develop a local research interest (Intermountain West) to support
field courses and resource management studies.Central Washington University is a largely residential campus located in
the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains, approximately 100 miles ESE of
Seattle. It offers baccalaureate degrees in many disciplines and has a
number of masters programs as well. Ellensburg is a town of approximately
14,000 people, including the university population, surrounded by a large
area of irrigated agriculture dominated by production of corn, high quality
hay, beef cattle, and wheat. Topics for local field investigation
associated with the Yakima River system abound--as do recreational
opportunities.
The Department of Geography and Land Studies has a distinguished tradition
of high quality instruction, public service, and leadership within the
university. We emphasize the global view of phenomena and its role in
preparing students to manage land, resources, and environments. We are a
major supporting department for the Resource Management masters degree
program and the university's GIS Laboratory (housed in the same building as
the department). The last five years have seen substantial growth in
numbers of geography majors and resource management graduate students--the
latter program is now the fourth largest of fourteen graduate programs at
CWU. We have just instituted a grant-funded program offering resource
management graduate work to Native American students.
All department members teach both introductory and upper division courses,
advise students, and serve on committees. Most teach graduate courses.Send letter of application; curriculum vitae; names, phone numbers and
addresses (E-MAIL and POSTAL) of three referees to: Search Committee;
Geography & Land Studies; Central Washington University; Ellensburg, WA
98926-7420. Phone (509) 963-1188; E-mail RESSLERJ@CWU.EDU; FAX (509)
963-1047.
Screening will begin on March 15, 1995 and will continue until suitable
candidates are found.CWU is an AA/EOE/Title IX institution with a strong commitment to
increasing the diversity of its administration, faculty, and student body.
Central Washington University operates under an approved Affirmative Action
Program and is especially interested in receiving applications from women,
minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled veterans, and persons of
disability. Requests for reasonable accommodation during the application or
interview process should be made to the Affirmative Action Office: VOICE
(509) 963-2205 or TDD (509) 963-2207.
Jim Hinthorne Voice: 509-963-2826
GIS/Geology FAX: 509-963-1047
Central Washington Univ. E-mail: geol1@cwu.edu