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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#777777"><a href="https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/129576">https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/129576</a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt">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 <span class="caps">GIS</span> program and will participate in the university’s new
interdisciplinary cyber intelligence undergraduate degree program and the geointelligence (<span class="caps">GEOINT</span>) 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 <span class="caps">GIS</span> courses, the candidate will develop new and redesign existing <span class="caps">GIS</span> 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt">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 <a href="https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/geography"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#73000A;text-decoration:none">https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/geography</span></strong></a>.<br style="box-sizing: border-box">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt"><b>Required Education and Experience<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt"><b>Preferred Qualifications<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt">08/16/2023<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt"><b>Special Instructions to Applicant<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt">All applicants <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">must</span></strong> apply online at USCJobs at <a href="https://uscjobs.sc.edu/"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#73000A;text-decoration:none">https://uscjobs.sc.edu</span></strong></a>.
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.<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></strong>Inquiries about this position may be directed to the Search Committee
Chair, Dr. Cary Mock at <a href="mailto:mockcj@mailbox.sc.edu"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#73000A;text-decoration:none">mockcj@mailbox.sc.edu</span></strong></a><b><br>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This position is open until filled. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors.
Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.</span></em><i><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt"><b>EEO Statement<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.2pt">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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