Tenure-track position in Global Development Studies (International Development and GIScience), starting Fall 2013. Assistant Professor (Ph.D. preferred); Instructor (ABD) or Associate Professor possible. Grinnell College is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college. The successful candidate will teach in the interdisciplinary Global Development Studies Concentration and have the opportunity to contribute to other concentrations (e.g., Environmental Studies, Policy Studies) and possibly to a department. We are looking for someone trained in the social studies with expertise in GIScience and an area of international development. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, human-environment interactions, health, demography, economic geography, gender, and urban/regional planning. The College's curriculum is founded on a strong advising system and close student-faculty interaction, with few college-wide requirements beyond the completion of a major. The teaching schedule of five courses over two semesters will include an introductory GIS course, Introduction to Global Development Studies, and mid and upper level courses in the person's areas of expertise. Every few years one course will be Tutorial (a writing/critical thinking course for first-year students, oriented toward a special topic of the instructor's choice). In consultation with the successful candidate, the College will assign an appropriate department of appointment.

In letters of application, candidates should discuss their interest in developing as a teacher and scholar in an undergraduate, liberal-arts college that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction. They also should discuss what they can contribute to efforts to cultivate a wide diversity of people and perspectives, a core value of Grinnell College. To be assured of full consideration, all application materials should be received by October 12, 2012.

Please submit applications online by visiting our application website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu. Candidates will need to upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, transcripts (copies are acceptable), statement of teaching philosophy, proposed course descriptions, statement of research interests, teaching evaluations (if available), and three letters of references. Questions about this search should be directed to the search chair, Professor J. Montgomery Roper at [GDSSearch@grinnell.edu] or 641-269-4343.

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