Career Opportunities

A major in geography may lead to a career in cartography, environmental analysis, physical geography, regional analysis, urban and regional planning, or to employment that requires some combination of geographic sub-fields. A major in Atmospheric Science may lead to careers in weather forecasting, environmental consulting and air pollution specialists.

General information is available at Department of Labor and AAG.

Geographers at Work is another interesting AAG link.

Students have a number of career planning and counseling resources at KU:

The Department of Geography Professional Network provides students of Geography and Atmospheric Science with career advice from Alumni and local business professionals.

KU Geography Professional Network


For information about particular career and job opportunities, internship opportunities, choosing a career, your suitability for a particular career, and information on schools, students can contact:

 

University Career Center 110 Burge Union (785) 864-3624 http://www.ku.edu/~uces/



In addition, when students have narrowed their career options, they can contact faculty about counseling on careers in specific fields. Below are listed faculty contacts for some possible career choices within the Department of Geography:



Atmospheric Sciences: Donna Tucker, 404 Lindley; David Braaten, 413C Lindley; Nate Brunsell, 417 Lindley; Curtis Hall, 413A Lindley or David Mechem, 117A Lindley. Cartography: George McCleary, 219 Lindley; or Terry Slocum, 215 Lindley. GIS: Xingong Li, 409 Lindley, Kevin Price, 230 Lindley; Terry Slocum, 207 Lindley; George McCleary, 219 Lindley; Stephen Egbert, 217C Lindley; or Jerome Dobson, 214 Lindley. Human and Cultural Geography: James Shortridge, 219 Lindley; Garth Myers, 201 Lindley; Chris Brown, 223 Lindley; Peter Herlihy, 202 Lindley; Shannon O'Lear, 219B Lindley; or So-Min Cheong, 221 Lindley.

Physical and Environmental Geography: William Johnson, 420 Lindley; Cornelis (Kees) van der Veen, 203 Lindley, or Johannes Feddema, 204 Lindley. Regional Geography and Area Studies: Chris Brown, 223 Lindley; James Shortridge , 205 Lindley; Peter Herlihy, 202 Lindley; Garth Myers, 201 Lindley; Shannon O'Lear, 219B Lindley; or So-Min Cheong, 221 Lindley. Remote Sensing/Environmental and Land Use Analysis: Kevin Price, 230 Lindley; Stephen Egbert, 217C Lindley; or Jerome Dobson, 214 Lindley.