[ES_JOBS_NET] Position: Assistant Professor of GIScience at the University of South Carolina

[Dean Hardy]

*Assistant Professor - GIScience*

*University of South Carolina*
Columbia, South Carolina, United States

*Description*
The faculty of the Department of Geography at the University of South
Carolina, Columbia campus, invites applications for a 9-month, full time,
tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Geographic
Information Science to begin August 16, 2023.

The research and teaching focus of this position is cutting-edge geospatial
technologies such as digital cartography, geo-visualization, cyberGIS,
geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI), and related areas, and the
application of these technologies to other department and university
research strengths. The successful candidate will play a key role in
supporting and growing the GIS program and will participate in the
university’s new interdisciplinary cyber intelligence undergraduate degree
program and the geointelligence (GEOINT) certificate. The candidate’s
GIScience application area is open and may include but is not limited to
environmental change, climate, hazards, migration, international
development, and spatial inequities. In addition to supporting lower- and
upper-level GIS courses, the candidate will develop new and redesign
existing GIS courses for our graduate program. The successful candidate
will teach 4 courses per academic year (2 per semester) and participate in
department (e.g., academic advising), university, and disciplinary service.

The Department currently consists of seventeen tenured/tenure-track faculty
and two full-time instructors. Current research areas of the faculty
include resource politics, environmental hazards, human rights, coastal
geomorphology, energy geographies, big data, remote sensing, biogeography,
migration, and climate change. The Department has about 20 full-time
graduate students and offers PhD, MS, MA, BS, and BA degrees. For more
information about the Department of Geography, please visit our website at
https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/geography.

The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action, equal
opportunity employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. The
University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or
employment opportunities on the basis of race, sex, gender, gender
identity, transgender status, age, color, religion, national origin,
disability, sexual orientation, genetics, protected veteran status,
pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.

All applicants must apply online at USCJobs at https://uscjobs.sc.edu.
Applications must include: (1) a cover letter addressing interests and
qualifications for the position, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a teaching
statement, (4) a research statement, (5) a statement on diversity, equity,
and inclusion that discusses how the candidate incorporates teaching and
research practices that encourage participation by diverse and historically
underrepresented groups, and (6) the names and email addresses of 3
references. Reference letters will be solicited from candidates best
meeting the qualifications of this position. Applicants may submit up to 2
research publications (optional).

*Applications are due by October 15, 2022*. Inquiries about this position
may be directed to the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Cary Mock at
mockcj at mailbox.sc.edu

*Requirements*
Candidates must have a PhD in Geography, GIScience or a related field by
the time of appointment, show potential to become an outstanding
researcher, and demonstrate evidence of excellence in teaching. ABDs whose
degrees will be complete by the time of appointment are eligible to apply.

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Dean Hardy

Assistant Professor
School of the Earth, Ocean, & Environment
Department of Geography
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Office: 803-777-7593

https://www.rdeanhardy.com
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