UW Madison Department of Geography
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***** DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 30 2015 *****
Degree and area of specialization:
Master’s Degree in GIScience or related fields required. PhD preferred.
Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:
Applicant should be trained broadly in the area of GIScience (including cartography and visualization) with technical skills and experience in computer programming and emerging technologies in GIScience.
Principal duties:
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND OUTREACH
Facilitate and coordinate the course/program development and approval process (6%)
Develop policy and procedures to facilitate offering of the program to nontraditional students (8%).
Actively market the program and recruit students (22%)
Provide academic advising and student support services (22%)
Manage program revenue and provide financial reports to the department (6%).
Monitor the trends in GIScience and related professions (6%)
Work with faculty to update/revise the program as needed (6%)
Manage the program assessment and program student databases (6%)
Work with professionals in GIScience and related fields to connect the students with GIScience faculty for practicums. (12%).
Other duties as necessary to successfully implement the program (6%)
Additional Information
For more information on Geography at UW-Madison, see http://www.geography.wisc.edu/.
The individual hired into this position will also have teaching responsibilities under a PVL waiver Lecturer appointment.
Lecturer Duties include:
Teaching three online courses from the program offerings per year: Geography 378 (Geocomputing) in Fall, Geography 574 (Spatial Database) in Spring, and Geography 570 (Capstone in GIS) in Summer.