Assistant Teaching Professor of Geography - Human Geographer in Geographic Information Sciences and Technology
Position Overview
Organization: Geography
Title: Assistant Teaching Professor of Geography - Human Geographer in Geographic Information Sciences and Technology
Position Details
Position Description
ASSISTANT TEACHING PROFESSOR, FULL-TIME: The Department of Geography at the University of Washington invites applications for a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor to specialize in geographic information sciences and technology (GIS&T). This position will complement and extend the Department’s existing strengths through dynamic, innovative instruction. The successful candidate will offer introductory to advanced courses in GIS, spatial analysis and modeling, geovisualization, and/or remote sensing, including courses that teach programming skills for geospatial applications. This is a renewable non-tenure track position, with an initial appointment term of 3 years. This position requires teaching and service. The candidate will teach a total of six courses during Autumn, Winter and Spring Quarters. The criteria for merit evaluation and promotion in Teaching Professor titles at the University of Washington are based primarily on teaching and service, and not on research. Anticipated start date is September 16, 2022.
The Department of Geography consistently ranks among the top geography departments in the US. Our faculty offer a rigorous curriculum in high demand by UW students, including over 400 undergraduate majors. Our students learn about the spatiality of economic, cultural, political and ecological processes, master a wide range of spatial methodologies, and develop conceptual and analytic tools for understanding and acting on local and global challenges around impoverishment, housing, health, labor rights, racial justice, immigration, climate change and more. The Department has strong connections to campus units that include Center for American Indian & Indigenous Studies; Law, Societies and Justice; Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology; the eScience Institute; the Jackson School of International Studies; Labor Studies; and the Simpson Center for the Humanities. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. The University of Washington serves a diverse population of 80,000 students, faculty and staff, including 34% first-generation college students and over 27% Pell Grant students. A recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan award for Faculty Career Flexibility, the UW supports career development and work-life balance for all faculty.
Qualifications
The successful candidate’s record will demonstrate excellence in teaching, and innovative approaches to pedagogies and curriculum in GIScience, human geography and/or related fields. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent in geography or a related field.
Instructions
Applicants should include a curriculum vita, a 1-2 page statement describing teaching experience and pedagogies, a 1 page statement describing past and/or future contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, 1 sample syllabus, and name and contact information for 3 references. Priority will be given to applications received by March 21, 2022. Contact selwood@uw.edu for questions about the position.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information
Under Washington State Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 21-14.1, University of Washington (UW) workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.