Assistant Teaching Professor - Geospatial Analysis

Job Title: Assistant Teaching Professor - Geospatial Analysis

Department: Geography Department JM

Worker Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salary

Salary will be commensurate with the level of the position, education, and experience.

Benefit Eligible: Yes

Screening Date: 2025-10-13

Job Description Summary: Assistant Teaching Professor to teach geospatial courses, advise students, and provide meaningful service to the Department of Geography at Miami University, a top-ranked, undergraduate-focused, liberal arts institution.

Job Description: The successful candidate will contribute a range of courses on geospatial technologies and applications -- from the introductory to advanced --  to the department’s mission to apply integrative thinking and spatial reasoning skills to linked social and environmental challenges.

The successful candidate’s professional and/or pedagogical background could include applications including analyses of environmental systems (climate change, natural and human disturbance dynamics), social-economics (urban growth and development), and population patterns (habitat fragmentation, migration, etc.) and/or skills like Machine Learning, Object Detection, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Statistics/Quantitative Methods. 

Minimum Qualifications: Required: Ph.D. in Geography or closely related discipline by time of appointment.

Consideration will be given to applicants with remote sensing and programming language experience.

Additional Position Information (if applicable)

Required Application Documents: Cover letter, curriculum vitae, and evidence of teaching effectiveness

Special Instructions (if applicable): Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Marcia England at . Screening of applications will begin two (2) weeks from the date of posting and will continue until the position is filled.

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