Postdoctoral Fellow in Human Geography
Location:Hanover, NH
Open Date:Feb 3, 2025
Description:The Department of Geography at Dartmouth College invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in Human Geography. This two-year position will augment and complement existing departmental strengths, which include critical urban and health studies, Black geographies, feminist geographies, and nature-society relations.
This position is full-time, non-remote, in-residence at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH, with a start date as early as July 1, 2025. Advised and hosted in the Department of Geography, the postdoctoral researcher is expected to contribute intellectually to the department and Dartmouth, and to teach two 10-week long courses over two years. Postdoctoral fellows are also supported by the Guarini School for Graduate and Advanced Studies, including their diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. People with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives make the Dartmouth community diverse, which enhances academic excellence. Applicants should address in their cover letter how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth's commitment to diversity in service of academic excellence.
Qualifications:PhD, or ABD with degree received by the start date, in Geography or a closely related field.
Application Instructions:Please submit all materials electronically through Interfolio:
Letter of application of up to four (4) pages that includes research and teaching interests as well as preparation to advance Dartmouth's commitment to diversity in service of academic excellence;Curriculum vitae, including names and contact information for three references;One representative writing sample.
Review of applications will begin on March 3, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries should be directed to Department Chair Xun Shi at geography@dartmouth.edu.
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