Joint Professorial Chair in Spatial Information - University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Submitted by SpatialDataSite... on

Forums: 

 

Joint Professorial Chair in Spatial Information
College of Science
 
•       Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
•       Continuing (i.e. permanent) position

The Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI), Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and University of Canterbury are seeking to appoint a Joint Professor Chair in Spatial Information  to provide academic leadership, vision and direction in the development and application of innovative solutions to emerging issues in the spatial information industry in areas such as spatial database development, software engineering, system interoperability, web-based data management, system customisation, and system design and implementation.
 
The successful candidate will have international recognition in a significant area of spatial science or related discipline, as well as demonstrated leadership and management capabilities.  Evidence of commitment to excellent teaching, with demonstrated ability to lead research programmes and gain external funding, is also required. Applicants are required to have a PhD or equivalent experience.  

CRCSI is an international research and development centre set up in 2003 in which both LINZ and University of Canterbury are partners.  The University of Canterbury has taken a leading role in capability development in the area of spatial information with the establishment of a jointly taught Masters in Geographic Information Science, the only degree of its kind in New Zealand offering this specialist subject.  

Download the full Position Description
 
The University of Canterbury is committed to promoting a world-class learning environment through research and teaching excellence, and has a vision statement of “People Prepared to Make a Difference”.  You will have the opportunity to work alongside members of a diverse academic community and enrich your own professional and personal development.

For information about the range of benefits in joining UC please visit us online at:

http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus

The closing date for this position is: Sunday 14 February 2016
 
Applications for this position should include a cover letter, resume and any additional attachments combined into one document and submitted online. 
 
Should you wish to e-mail any additional attachments or have queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to Nikki Gibbs, Recruitment Coordinator, nikki.gibbs@canterbury.ac.nz.
 
Further information about this role can be obtained by contacting Professor Simon Kingham, simon.kingham@canterbury.ac.nz.
 
Internal candidates should apply via the Careers option in Employee Self-Service: https://ucpeople.canterbury.ac.nz
 
The University of Canterbury is an EEO employer and actively seeks to meet its obligation under the Treaty of Waitangi.