Assistant Professor of Geospatial Sciences

About This Role

This is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position as an Assistant Professor of Geospatial Sciences in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Kennesaw State University. The role involves teaching undergraduate courses in Geospatial Sciences and Land Surveying, conducting scholarship/research activities, and providing service to the department, college, university, and professional community.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses in Geospatial Sciences (e.g., The Digital Earth, GIS, Remote Sensing), Land Surveying, and other closely related disciplines
• Teach courses of variable size and modalities, including large class sizes
• Conduct scholarship/research activities
• Provide service to the Department, College, University, and professional community

Requirements

• Terminal/Doctorate degree in Geospatial Sciences, Geomatics, or a related discipline

Qualifications

• A Terminal/Doctorate degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Geospatial Sciences, Geomatics, or a related discipline

Nice to Have

• Demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence
• Clear trajectory toward effective and sustained university teaching, supervision, mentorship, research, and professional service
• Licenses, certifications, or professional memberships in Land Surveying
• Evidence of scholarship
• Experience teaching on-line, hybrid, and face-to-face courses
• Effectiveness in teaching in different course sizes, including large classes
• Record of past teaching or potential teaching
• Prior success in obtaining extramural funding

Skills

* Required skills