PAUL E. RAETHER DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR of URBAN STUDIES

Trinity College seeks a geographer to fill the newly endowed chair for the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professorship in Urban Studies beginning in fall 2010. We expect such a scholar to offer courses and conduct research in one or more of the following subfields: environmental geography, cultural geography and/or political geography. We are eager for a colleague who has a strong interdisciplinary and global orientation, even as s/he will probably have a strong investment in empirical work within one or more urban localities. This scholar is also expected to participate in the development of the urban studies curriculum. All applicants for Raether Distinguished Professor in Urban Studies should submit the following materials to Vijay Prashad (George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History) (vijay.prashad@trincoll.edu), c/o Center for Urban and Global Studies http://www.trincoll.edu/UG, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106 by January 15, 2010:

• A detailed application letter stating research and teaching interests and expertise;
• A complete Curriculum Vitae;
• A writing sample, such as the most recent book and/or a refereed journal article;
• Names of three references;
• Sample syllabi for two undergraduate courses that relate to and reflect the applicant’s research interest and expertise.

The search committee also includes Dr. Xiangming Chen (Dean and Director of the Center for Urban and Global Studies), Dr. Davarian Baldwin (Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies), Dr. Joan Morrison (Professor of Biology), Dr. Beth Notar (Associate Professor of Anthropology).