here is the job announcement

[Jim Hinthorne]

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>POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
>Faculty Members in Geography
>Central Washington University
>Ellensburg, WA 98926-7420
>
>Central Washington University's Department of Geography and Land Studies, a
>medium-sized, diversified, congenial, applications-oriented department with
>a strong commitment to teaching and public service is looking for two
>top-notch geographers to fill tenure-track positions at the rank of
>assistant or associate professor,  beginning September 1995. Salary range
>$30,984-34,783. Teaching loads average 12 hours per quarter.    
>Qualifications for either position: Ph.D. in Geography or related field
>(degrees in more than one discipline highly desirable) and a commitment to
>high-quality teaching are required. Experience in directing/teaching
>graduate students; regional speciality outside North America and
>demonstrated grant-writing ability are highly desirable.
>Position 1 (Tenure-track):  The successful candidate will be expected to
>teach some combination of: Intro to land-use planning, Growth management,
>Land management, Political and Urban geography.
>Position 2 (Tenure-track): The successful candidate will be expected to
>teach some combination of: beginning and advanced Physical Geography
>(Climatology, Biogeography, Soils, Hydrology, Geomorphology).
>Incumbents in both positions will be expected to teach one or more
>techniques courses such as cartography, air photo interpretation, GIS 
>and/or remote sensing. Some teaching in Environmental Studies and graduate
>level Resource Management courses can be anticipated. 
>Additionally we expect that the successful candidates for both positions
>would develop a local research interest (Intermountain West) to support
>field courses and resource management studies.
>
>Central Washington University is a largely residential campus located in
>the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains, approximately 100 miles ESE of
>Seattle. It offers baccalaureate degrees in many disciplines and has a
>number of masters programs as well. Ellensburg is a town of approximately
>14,000 people, including the university population, surrounded by a large
>area of irrigated agriculture dominated by production of corn, high quality
>hay, beef cattle, and wheat. Topics for local field investigation
>associated with the Yakima River system abound--as do recreational
>opportunities. 
>The Department of Geography and Land Studies has a distinguished tradition
>of high quality instruction, public service, and leadership within the
>university. We emphasize the global view of phenomena and its role in
>preparing students to manage land, resources, and environments. We are a
>major supporting department for the Resource Management masters degree
>program and the university's GIS Laboratory (housed in the same building as
>the department). The last five years have seen substantial growth in
>numbers of geography majors and resource management graduate students--the
>latter program is now the fourth largest of fourteen graduate programs at
>CWU. We have just instituted a grant-funded program offering resource
>management  graduate work to Native American students.
>All department members teach both introductory and upper division courses,
>advise students, and serve on committees. Most teach graduate courses. 
>
>Send letter of application; curriculum vitae; names, phone numbers and
>addresses (E-MAIL and POSTAL) of three referees to: Search Committee;
>Geography & Land Studies; Central Washington University; Ellensburg, WA
>98926-7420.  Phone (509) 963-1188; E-mail RESSLERJ at CWU.EDU; FAX (509)
>963-1047. 
>Screening will begin on March 15, 1995 and will continue until suitable
>candidates are found.
>
>CWU is an AA/EOE/Title IX institution with a strong commitment to
>increasing the diversity of its administration, faculty, and student body. 
>Central Washington University operates under an approved Affirmative Action
>Program and is especially interested in receiving applications from women,
>minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled veterans, and persons of
>disability. Requests for reasonable accommodation during the application or
>interview process should be made to the Affirmative Action Office: VOICE
>(509) 963-2205 or TDD (509) 963-2207.
>
>
Jim Hinthorne                        Voice: 509-963-2826
GIS/Geology                         FAX:   509-963-1047
Central Washington Univ.       E-mail: geol1 at cwu.edu