| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA, Department of Geography, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the Geography of Globalization with an emphasis on its economic dimensions. Social scientists from disciplines such as economics, regional science, political science, sociology, demography, or anthropology are also encouraged to apply. A common denominator of many of the most pressing issues facing humanity is the rapid increase in global and regional connectivity that permits large-scale, cross-boundary socio-economic interaction. The spatial mobility of people, commodities, disease, pollution, cultural attitudes, and technological innovations all contribute to complex multi-scale interactions that give rise to issues as diverse as national/regional economic insecurity, the economic impacts of hazardous events, the economics of pollutants and greenhouse gases, the management of infectious diseases, and the globalization of commodity and labor markets. The successful candidate will tackle pioneering research problems associated with these multi-scale interactions, employing core geographic concepts such as scale, diffusion, networks, spatial interaction, and regionalization. A Ph.D. is required by the date of appointment. The Department has strengths in three broadly defined areas: human-environment relations; modeling, measurement, and computation; and earth system science. The position also provides opportunities for interactions with UCSB’s Spatial Center and the Center for Global & International Studies. The department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service. The application deadline is December 8, 2008, the starting date is July 1, 2009. Qualified applicants should send their complete curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests, and names of three referees with addresses preferably by email to global_search@geog.ucsb.edu, or by mail to Search Committee, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4060. To learn more about the department, visit our website at www.geog.ucsb.edu. An EO/AA Employer. |