"Assistant Professor of Geography and Geospatial Sciences"

Job Summary

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full-time, tenure track faculty position as Assistant Professor of Geography and Geospatial Sciences in the Department of Geography and Anthropology with a preferred start date of August 2026. This is a nine-month contracted position. This position is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

Responsibilities

• Teaching responsibilities will align with department needs and include instructional support for (1) lower and upper-level undergraduate courses in geography and geospatial sciences; (2) developing and teaching upper level GeoAI (Geospatial Artificial Intelligence) courses, and (3) mentoring students in the candidate's field(s) of research and scholarship.
• Faculty are expected to teach courses of variable size and modalities, including large class sizes.
• Scholarship in GeoAI is expected, with the successful candidate committed to developing scholarship that engages collaboratively with faculty and students and reinforces a robust curriculum.
• Service to the degree programs, department, college, university, and professional community is also expected.

Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.

Required Qualifications

• A Terminal/Doctorate degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Geography, Geospatial Sciences, Geographic Information Science (GIS), or a related discipline, is required at the time of hire.
• Evidence of expertise in the development and/or application of GeoAI in one or more fields of geographic/geospatial research (e.g., natural disasters, climate change, public health, environmental studies, economic development, urbanization, population dynamics, or cultural diffusion).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in teaching lower-division general education courses in geography and geospatial sciences
• Experience in developing and teaching advanced courses in GeoAI and other fields of geospatial sciences
• Experience in upper-division courses in one of the following fields: environmental geography, sustainability, regional geography, and/or systematic geography
• Demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in teaching in different course sizes, including large classes
• Experience in teaching on-line, hybrid, in-person large section courses.
• Evidence of scholarship in other areas of geography and/or geospatial sciences in addition to expertise in GeoAI

Required Documents to Attach

1. CV
2. Cover Letter
3. Unofficial Transcripts (Official Transcripts and Official International Course-by-Course Evaluations Due Upon Hire)
4. Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least 3 references
5. Teaching philosophy (limited to 2 pages) including how the candidate will advance student success at KSU
6. Research interest (limited to 2 pages)
7. Evidence of scholarship (upload as Additional Documents)
8. Course evaluations and/or other evidence of effectiveness in teaching in different course sizes, including large classes. (upload as Additional Documents)

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Apply Before Date

Review of applications will begin immediately. For full consideration, please apply by October 19, 2025.

Contact Information

For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Dr. Jun Tu, jtu1@kennesaw.edu.