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In a recent ScienceDirect publication, Dr. Josh Lepawsky, a professor in Memorial’s Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, highlights how semiconductor manufacturing is projected to be impacted by water stress globally, particularly in already vulnerable areas. The electronics sector is “a very narrow aperture that allows you to see a very broad field of problems.”
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Memorial University of Newfoundland's Department of Geography is seeking applicants for a 9-month teaching term appointment during the Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 semesters. Contract begins August 1 and on-campus teaching duties commence with the 2024 Fall semester.
The successful candidate will teach the following course configuration during the 2024-2025 academic year:
Fall 2024:
Geography 1050 (Geographies of Global Change)—2 sections (1 online)
Geography 2001 (Cultural Geography)—online
Winter 2025:
Geography 1050 (Geographies of Global Change)—2 sections (1 online)
Geography 2001 (Cultural Geography)—online
Please forward a curriculum vitae, a cover letter demonstrating evidence of effective teaching, and the names and contact information of three referees, to: Dr. Arn Keeling, Head, Department of Geography (akeeling@mun.ca), by May 15th, 2024.
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Teaching Term Appointment 2024
2024 Spring-Intersession-Summer Courses in Geography