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  Daniel Rich

  February 10, 2014 at 10:26 AM

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  From: Connerly, Charles [mailto:charles-connerly@uiowa.edu]
  Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 1:01 PM
  To: Connerly, Charles; Butler, Pamela L
  Subject: Tenure Track Faculty Positions at the University of Iowa Urban and Regional Planning

  Dear all,
  The University of Iowa School of Urban and Regional Planning has one to two faculty positions available at the assistant or associate professor level. We would appreciate it if you would alert your Ph.D. students about this opportunity. Please see attached and below for details.
  Best wishes for the New Year!
  Chuck
  Charles Connerly
  Professor and Director
  School of Urban and Regional Planning
  Faculty Director, Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities
  Immediate Past President, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
  343 Jessup Hall
  University of Iowa
  Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1316
  319-335-0039 (voice) 319-335-3330 (fax)
  charles-connerly@uiowa.edu

  School of Urban and Regional Planning
  Faculty Position at the Assistant or Associate Professor Level
  The School of Urban and Regional Planning anticipates one or two openings for tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant or associate professor level beginning in August, 2014. The successful candidate(s) must, at a minimum, have a Ph.D. in planning or a related discipline, demonstrate substantial potential for scholarly research, publication, and extramural funding, and be able to teach courses in GIS as well as courses in transportation or economic development. Scholarly interest in equity and social issues is also welcome.

  For 50 years, The University of Iowa has been offering high quality graduate education in urban and regional planning. Located in a vibrant urban and academic setting, the University of Iowa School of Urban and Regional Planning offers a fully accredited Master’s degree in Urban & and Regional Planning, with areas of concentration in economic development, geographic information systems, housing and community development, land use and environmental planning, and transportation. Its nine faculty members are committed scholars and teachers who are also engaged in the community. The School’s Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities is a recognized University-wide, state-wide, and nation-wide leader in student-centered community engagement. Depending on the expertise and interests of the successful candidate, affiliation with other of the University’s outstanding departments, research centers and institutes is also possible.
  Initial review of applications will begin on January 21 for the August 2014 appointment. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The applicant should reply with a vita, a letter of application, a list of three references, and at least one publication or other sample of writing. The letter of application should describe the kinds of courses the candidate would be prepared to teach, as well as the candidate’s research interests. We especially encourage applications from minorities and women. To apply for this position, please go to http://jobs.uiowa.edu and search under requisition number #63745. Thank you.
  Charles E. Connerly, Professor and Director
  School of Urban and Regional Planning
  343 Jessup Hall
  The University of Iowa
  Iowa City, IA 52242
  Phone: 319-335-0039
  e-mail: charles-connerly@uiowa.edu
  homepage: http://www.urban.uiowa.edu /

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  Jonathan Justice

  August 19, 2013 at 12:26 PM

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  Some of you may be interested in the annual conference of the International Economic Development Council. It’s Oct. 6-9 this year, in Philadelphia. Student registration rate is $125. URL is http://www.iedconline.org/AnnualConference

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