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Old Dominion University Assistant Professor of Hazards & Environmental Geography (Tenure Track) in Norfolk, Virginia
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Job Title Assistant Professor of Hazards & Environmental Geography (Tenure Track)
Department POLITICAL SCI & GEOGRAPHY
Position Number F0008A
Job Description
Assistant Professor of Geography specializing in Hazards & Environmental Geography to begin in Fall 2025. We seek a geographer to teach undergraduate and graduate courses on campus and online whose research addresses hazards, environmental policy, and human dimensions of climate change using innovative analytic methods such as AI. This Assistant Professor will also contribute to expanding offerings in hazards geography, environmental policy, and related applications using Geographic Information Sciences ( GIS ) and AI.
The position carries a teaching load of three courses per semester. This may include teaching courses in the Bachelor’s degrees in Geography, in the specialized majors in Environment & Resources, Emergency/Hazards Management, GIS , and Urban Geography, and/or in the certificate programs for Hazards & Emergency Management, Environmental Resources & Policy, GIS , and Spatial Analysis of Coastal Environments. The Department also offers offer a relevant concentration in Geospatial Analytics in the MS in Data Science & Analytics, contributes to the interdisciplinary undergraduate, Master’s, and doctoral programs in International Studies, and is proposing a MS degree in Geospatial Science & Technology. Opportunities also exist to participate in ODU’s Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Resilience ( ICAR ), teach in the Spatial Analytics Instructional Laboratory, and collaborate with expanding schools of Public Health and Data Science.
About ODU : Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia’s forward-focused public doctoral research university with more than 23,000 students, a top R1 research ranking, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia’s economy.
Old Dominion University was founded in 1930. In preparation for our centennial anniversary, the institution initiated the Centennial Cluster Initiative, a hiring program designed to hire interdisciplinary clusters of faculty around emerging themes. As the first step of that initiative, we seek to hire 25 scholars who can contribute to the university’s growing research and teaching portfolio in the area of artificial intelligence. Those scholars will be housed in departments across campus and work together on scholarly activities related to artificial intelligence.
Position Type FullTime
Type of Recruitment General Public
Type of Recruitment General Public
Minimum required education and/or special licenses, registrations, trainings, or certifications
A Ph.D. in Geography or closely related discipline is required. ABD candidates that are expected to complete the degree by August 2025 will be considered.
Minimum required level and type of experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities
Candidates must have demonstrated the ability to conduct research, publish, and teach in geography and a commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.
Preferred Qualifications
Evidence of grant writing success, record of interdisciplinary collaboration, and excellence in teaching are preferred.
Conditions of Employment
Location Norfolk, VA
Job Open Date 11/12/2024
Application Review Date 12/06/2024
Open Until Filled Yes
Application Instructions
Interested candidates should visit https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/21995 to apply and attach the
following with their online application:
A cover letter detailing qualifications.
A curriculum vitae.
A statement on diversity.
Unofficial graduate transcripts.
Contact information for 3 professional references.
Applications must be submitted by December 6, 2024 for full consideration. The position will remain open until it is filled.
Telework Friendly No
Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity at (757) 683-3141.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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