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 m.england@MiamiOH.edu . 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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