Assistant Professor of Geography

Job Title Assistant Professor of Geography Requisition Number FE01345 Working Title Department Name 8E050:Geography Work Location Lexington, KY Type of Position Faculty Position Time Status Full-Time Tenure Track Status Tenure Track Required Education
PhD in geography or related discipline
Required Related Experience
n/a
Required License/Registration/Certification
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Job Summary
The Department of Geography at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky is searching for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Geography in the area of food geographies, racial justice, black radicalism, and urban community to begin in August 2018. Our goal is to build upon and strategically expand the Department's existing strengths in critical human geography, political ecology, geographies of race, religion, and difference. Areas of interest might include (but are not limited to): food security and food deserts, faith and social justice, black geographies, race and food, race and religion.

This successful candidate is expected to teach introductory and advanced courses in human geography, race and food, race and place, environmental policy, and social justice and the environment. Ideal candidates will be able to contribute to our interdisciplinary offerings in Environmental Studies and African American and Africana Studies. A PhD in geography or related discipline is required at time of appointment.

Applicants must submit the following: 1) a cover letter and an up to date CV [upload together under CV]; 2) a statement describing research interests and future research plans [upload under Specific Request 1], 3) a teaching statement and evidence of teaching ability [upload under Specific Request 2], and 4) up to four article reprints [upload as one document under Specific Request 3]. Also provide the names and contact information for three references when prompted in the academic profile. This information may be utilized to solicit recommendation letters from your references within the employment system.

For more information contact Search Committee Chair Dr. Patricia Ehrkamp (p.ehrkamp@uky.edu). Our website: http://geography.as.uky.edu
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No Preferred Education/Experience Deadline to Apply 02/26/2018 Open Until Filled No University Community of Inclusion
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