[Aqualist] Job: Director of SGGES at University of Auckland

[Paul Augustinus]

Dear AQUA members,
Whilst not specifically a Quaternary related position, the following 
may interest some of you:

Director

School of Geography, Geology and Environmental Science, University of
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

The University of Auckland seeks applications from suitably qualified 
individuals for the position of inaugural Director of the 
newly-established School of Geography, Geology and Environmental 
Science. The Department of Geology and the School of Geography and 
Environmental Science (SGES) provide a comprehensive programme of 
research and teaching in human and physical geography, geology and 
geophysics, environmental science, and environmental management. In the 
latest round of the national Performance Based Research Fund in 2004 
the University of Auckland was identified as the leading research 
institution in New Zealand. The Department of Geology was the top 
ranked department within the Science Faculty. Staff in SGES received 
the highest ranking among New Zealand universities in human geography 
and contributed to the top ranking given to the University in the 
?Earth Sciences? and ?Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour? categories.

Formation of the new School reflects the commitment of the University 
to Geography and the Earth and Environmental Sciences. It further 
reflects the University?s awareness of the need to better integrate 
research and teaching in the human and physical sciences to address 
immediate and longer-term national and international objectives for 
sustainable development. The new School provides a firm platform for 
growth and development in both teaching and research.

The Director of the School will hold discipline-based qualifications at 
the PhD level in a relevant academic field and will be appointed at a 
Professorial level. An ability to administer academic structures and 
direct staff is necessary as is an ability to interact productively 
with other units within the University and with external organisations 
and government agencies. The appointee will provide leadership, oversee 
the design and rationalization of the teaching and administrative 
structures of the School and build both the cohort of graduate students 
and the research profile of the School. A strong record in teaching, 
scholarship and research and the supervision of graduate students is 
required. A strong track record in the attraction of external research 
grant support is expected. Experience in work requiring a 
multidisciplinary approach is desired and sympathy towards and support 
for multidisciplinary research is required.

Further information may be obtained from Associate Professor Willie 
Smith (Tel: 373 7599 ext 85284, w.smith at auckland.ac.nz), and from the 
HR website:
http://www.vacancies.auckland.ac.nz/positiondetail.asp?p=4605

Paul Augustinus
School of Geography, Geology and Environmental Science
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland
New Zealand
Ph: +64-9-3737599 x87603
Fax: +64-9-3737435

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