[KS] East Asia Geog post at U of Kansas

[Stephen Epstein]

The University of Kansas Department of Geography seeks candidates for
a tenure-track human geography position at the Assistant Professor
level with specialization in the Geography of East Asia (China,
Japan, and/or Korea) beginning August 2005, contingent on final
budgetary approval. Responsibilities will include teaching at least
one course per year on East Asian (Chinese, Japanese and/or Korean)
geography. The successful candidate will be expected to follow
standard departmental guidelines for Teaching (40%), Research (40%)
and Service (20%). The normal teaching load in the department is two
courses per semester, divided between graduate and undergraduate
level courses.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. The
individual selected will also be a core member of the Center for East
Asian Studies, a nationally recognized Title VI National Resource
Center.

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Geography by the time of
appointment, proficiency in one or more languages of East Asia,
proficiency in English as the medium of instruction, fieldwork and
research experience in the region. The individual should have a
strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and
advising, a commitment to quality scholarship demonstrated through
potential for research productivity and grant activity, and teaching
interests complementary to existing staff.

Preferred Qualifications: teaching and advising experience at the
graduate level, a strong publication record, regular pattern of
public presentation of research,  a record of grant activity, and
research interests in one or more of the following: urban, cultural,
political, or historical geography, population and migration issues,
environment and development, gender in geography, race and ethnicity.

Send curriculum vitae, detailed statement of teaching and research
interests and experience, summaries of teaching evaluations, copies
of major publications or a writing sample, and names and contact
information of 3 persons for letters of reference. Review of
applications will begin January 3, 2005 and continue until the
position is filled.

The University of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Apply: Professor Garth A. Myers, Committee Chair, East Asian
Geographer Position, Department of Geography, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd.,
Room 213, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613. Phone:
785-864-4291, Fax: 785-864-5378.