The Department of Geography & Environment at The University of Western Ontario (Western) invites applications for a full-time faculty position in the area of Physical Geography at the rank of Assistant Professor (Probationary Tenure-track), effective January 1, 2023, or as negotiated. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience.
Western recognizes that our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is central to the University’s mandate as a research-intensive institution of higher learning and a community leader and understands that our pursuit of research excellence and our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion are mutually supporting. All applicants to this hiring opportunity must self-identify as a woman. This applicant self-identification information will be used for the purposes of screening and consideration. This particular search process follows the provisions for a special program as described in Section 14 of the Ontario Human Rights Commission in order to address underrepresentation among our faculty complement.
Our ideal candidate is a Geographer who will strengthen existing areas of departmental research and collaborate in interdisciplinary teams to address significant real-world problems with a particular focus on the physical functioning of human-modified landscapes, including hydrologic and geomorphic systems and/or consequences of climate change on socio-natural systems in the anthropocene. We are particularly interested in applicants whose research and teaching are field-based and/or involve a significant use of geomatics and/or geospatial techniques.
The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to contribute to Faculty or University initiatives related to climate and environmental change and sustainability and to research groups such as The Western Centre for Climate Change, Sustainable Livelihoods and Health, Institute for Earth & Space Exploration, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and the Centre for Environment and Sustainability.
Applicants for this probationary (tenure-track) appointment must: have completed a PhD degree in Geography or a related discipline; demonstrate excellence or potential for excellence in research through a record of internationally recognized publications in leading journals and have the ability or potential to develop and conduct innovative externally funded research; provide evidence of a strong record of teaching at the university level; and have excellent oral and written communication skills. Postdoctoral experience will be considered a strong asset.
An application must include the following submitted as a single document: (1) Application for Full-Time Faculty Position form; (2) Cover letter addressing how the candidate’s expertise fits this position and complements existing strengths in the department; (3) Curriculum Vitae; (4) Research Statement specifying plans for research at Western (up to 2 pages); (5) Teaching Statement (up to 2 pages) summarizing teaching and mentoring experience, evidence of teaching effectiveness, areas of teaching expertise and plans for teaching and training at Western; and (6) names, institutional affiliations and contact information (including email addresses) for three academic referees. Applications should be emailed to:
Lelanya Milley, Administrative Officer
Department of Geography and Environment Western University
London, Ontario, N6A 5C2, Canada
E-mail: geog-applications@uwo.ca