[Jobs] Penn State Position

[Leora Lawton]

*Employment Opportunity at Penn State:*

The Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, College
of Agricultural Sciences, seeks applicants with expertise in spatial data
methods to fill a tenure track appointment at the advanced Assistant or
Associate Professor level. The position is co-funded with Penn State's
Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) and Population Research Institute
(PRI). This is a 9-month, full-time appointment with half-time
administrative responsibilities as Director of Penn State's Geographic
Information Analysis (GIA) Core, and half-time research, teaching, and
service responsibilities in Rural Sociology. The formal appointment will be
20% service/administration, 65% research, and 15% teaching.  Supplemental
salary will be made available to support administrative responsibilities
during the summer months. As Assistant/Associate Professor of Rural
Sociology, the incumbent would be expected to pursue a nationally
recognized and externally funded research program that draws on expertise
in spatial data gathering, management, analysis, and modeling to explore
social scientific problems, teach one course per year, and advise graduate
and undergraduate students. While research foci are open, preferred
candidates will contribute to one or more of the signature themes of the
Rural Sociology program - agriculture and food systems; natural resources
and environment; community and international development; rural social
demography. Specific course offerings are negotiable but will ideally draw
on the incumbent's substantive interests and methodological expertise to
fill needs within the Rural Sociology and Demography graduate programs, and
the Community, Environment and Development undergraduate program. As
Director of the GIA Core, the incumbent would be expected to provide
administrative and scientific oversight of Core activities, to assist in
the Core's research activities when necessary, and to help build the
intellectual capacity in GIS and spatial methods in the social sciences at
Penn State. Activities will include, but not be limited to, increasing the
disciplinary breadth of Core activities by networking with relevant units
on campus; leading and contributing to the development of research grant
proposals that incorporate geospatial data and spatial methods in
addressing complex social problems; leading and contributing to research
papers and publications; and developing new methods and/or instructional
resources for advanced spatial analysis.



QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in rural sociology, sociology, demography, or related
field.



SALARY: Competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience. An
attractive benefits and start-up package is available.



APPLICATION: Applicants will need to submit a letter of application, c.v.,
names and contact information for three professional references, a sample
of professional writing, and evidence of teaching effectiveness (if
available), to:



                Prof Leif Jensen, Chair

                Search Advisory Committee

                Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and
Education

                The Pennsylvania State University

                106 Armsby Building

                University Park, PA  16802



CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Review of applications will begin
immediately and continue until the position is filled



Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in
accordance with University policies.



For information on the department and its programs, see:
http://www.aese.psu.edu/



Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the
diversity of its workforce.






-- 
Leora Lawton PhD
Executive Director
Berkeley Population Center
350K Barrows Hall
(of) 510-643-1270
(m) 510-928-7572
www.popcenter.berkeley.edu
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