Category Archives: Opportunities
Deadline Extended: Apply for an IMGS Travel Award by April 6th
The Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group (HMGSG) of the American Association of Geographers is offering up to two travel awards for the International Medical Geography Symposium (IMGS), hosted jointly by the University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Ontario Tech University. IMGS abstract … Continue reading
Call for Papers: Public Participation and Digital Geographies
American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting 2017 Boston, MA, April 5-9 Organizers: Jerry Shannon, Ian Rossiter, and Dorris Scott, Community Mapping Lab, University of Georgia Work in Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS) and Participatory GIS (PGIS) has for many years emphasized … Continue reading
Call for Papers Uncertainty and Context in Geography and GIScience
SEE: http://news.aag.org/2016/09/call-for-papers-uncertainty-and-context-in-geography-and-giscience/ For updates and modifications for this call. Uncertainty and Context in Geography and GIScience AAG Annual Meeting, Boston, April 5-9, 2017 Uncertainty and context pose fundamental challenges in geographic research and GIScience. Geospatial data are imbued with error … Continue reading
Assistant Professor Positions in Medical and Health Geography
Assistant Professor Health Geography University of Toronto Mississauga https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=1600925 Assistant Professor in Medical Geography at UNC-Chapel Hill https://uncjobs.northcarolina.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=524394
Postdoctoral Fellowship at FSU
Climate change is exacerbating existing health problems and disparities. Older adults, young children, people with disabilities, poor households, communities of color, and people working in specific occupations may face disproportionate risks. Public health departments are at the front lines of … Continue reading
HMGSG Facebook Page is Online!
If you have a Facebook account, please like our page and help it grow! The goal is to utilize Facebook as a way to post job listings, research opportunities, and AAG-related events. The link is provided below. https://www.facebook.com/HMGSG/
HMGSG Leadership Nomination
Voting will take place at our Group Business Meeting on 3/31/2016, from 11:50 AM – 1:10 PM in Union Square 22, Hilton Hotel, 4th Floor. Dr. Michael J. Widener for the Vice Chair (Dr. Widener is an Assistant Professor at … Continue reading
Preventing Chronic Disease 2016 Student Research Paper Contest Now Open
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/announcements.htm The Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD ) 2016 Student Research Paper Contest is now open for submissions. The journal is looking for high school, undergraduate and graduate students as well as medical residency and recent post-doctoral fellows to submit papers … Continue reading
Assistant Professor in Health & Behavioral Sciences – University of Colorado in Denver
See: https://www.jobsatcu.com/postings/107284 for more information. The Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Colorado Denver invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin in Fall 2016. The area of expertise is open … Continue reading
University of Minnesota – Tenure Track Faculty Search in Geography, Environment & Society and Sociology
Qualifications The Department of Geography, Environment & Society and the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota invite applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position specializing in Health & Population, to begin fall semester 2016 (August 29, 2016). Appointment will be … Continue reading
Health and Medical Geography 