***************************************************************** From: Chris Gregg <gregg@xxxxxxxx> ***************************************************************** Hi Folks, Below is a job posting for a Departmental Chair. If anyone from the volcanology community would like to speak to me about it then please email Chris Gregg at gregg@xxxxxxxxx Open until filled (Posted 10/01/07) College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Geosciences - Chair (Associate or Full Professor) - Position Contingent upon State Funding. The East Tennessee State University College of Arts and Sciences is planning to create a new Department of Geosciences. The proposed Department of Geosciences will consist of thirteen faculty drawn from existing Geography and Geology programs. It will offer undergraduate majors in Geology and Geography and plans to offer a multi-tracked masters degree in Geosciences. Current research interests of the faculty include environmental geology, GIS and remote sensing, natural hazards, paleontology and urban geography. We are seeking a dynamic individual who will chair the new department and provide both leadership and direction. Applicants should be qualified to hold a tenured appointment at ETSU. Research area is open, but preference will be given to applicants whose interests complement those of the current faculty. ETSU is located in the beautiful southern Appalachian Mountains, serves some 13,000 students and offers nearly 200 programs of study in ten colleges and schools. It is one of six public universities governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The Department of Geosciences will be one of the 17 departments within the College of Arts and Sciences which also houses the Center of Excellence in Paleontology and the recently opened Natural History Museum located at the nearby Gray Fossil Site. Current ETSU Geography and Geology web sites can be visited at http://www.etsu.edu/cbat/efus/geography.jsp and http://www.etsu.edu/physics/geology/. Review of applicants will begin on January 3, 2008 and the position will remain open until filled. For further information contact Dr. Gordon Anderson, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, at andersgk@xxxxxxxx or (423) 439-5671. To apply, submit an ETSU application, letter of application, statement of teaching and leadership philosophy, curriculum vitae, transcripts and three letters of recommendation to Geosciences Chair Search Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, East Tennessee State University, Box 70730, Johnson City, TN 37614-1710 or via e-mail to geochair@xxxxxxxx <mailto:geochair@xxxxxxxx> . Thanks, Chris -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris E. Gregg Assistant Professor of Geology East Tennessee State University Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geology Box 70652 (Hutcheson Hall, Rm. 203) Johnson City, TN 37614-1702 Phone 1 + 423-439-7526 Fax 1+ 423-439-6905 E-mail: gregg@xxxxxxxx cgregg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
