Visiting Assistant or Associate GIS Professor

The Department of Geography and Geology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point invites applications for a VISITING ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE GIS PROFESSOR to begin August 24, 2009. This is a nine-month academic year appointment. Four-year appointment assuming positive review. A Ph.D. is desirable but ABD status will be considered (ABD appointed at the visiting instructor level). Salary and title commensurate with qualifications and experience. Excellent opportunity to expand an established undergraduate GIS curriculum as well as implement a new GIS Professional Certificate program. Required courses include introductory GIS and at least two upper division applied GIS courses. Primary responsibilities will be to deliver quality GIS instruction, perform applied GIS research, aid in the development of the GIS Certificate Program and secure extramural funding. The UWSP GIS Center is affiliated with the Department of Geography/Geology and is located within the College of Letters and Science. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is the only degree-granting institution in the north central part of the state. Founded in 1894 as a teacher-training institution, UWSP now offers 54 undergraduate majors and confers master degrees in 12 disciplines. Enrollment surpasses 9,000 students. For more information see Web site at http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/gisposition.html. Interested individuals must submit a letter stating their qualifications, teaching and research interests, plus curriculum vita and copies of transcripts. A minimum of three professional recommendations must be sent by references to Keith Rice, Chair, Department of Geography/Geology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI 54481. All application materials, including recommendation letters, are due on January 23, 2009.