The department of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (
http://ges.umbc.edu) is looking to hire a visiting assistant professor for this coming year (see job post below). We have a number of faculty with an urban environmental focus, and are also strongly committed to increasing faculty diversity, so please consider applying.
Dena Aufseeser
Assistant Professor
GES
UMBC
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The Department of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland
Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications for a one-year appointment as a Visiting
Assistant Professor in the area of Geographic Information Systems. The successful
candidate will hold a PhD in Geography or related discipline at the time of appointment and
demonstrate experience working with advanced geospatial applications or GIS instruction.
We anticipate that the successful candidate will teach 3 courses for each of two terms
including some combination of the following: multiple sections of introductory GIS,
advanced GIS, cartographic design and visualization, GIS programming, applied landscape
ecology, or up to two additional courses in the candidate’s area of specialty.
The Department has experienced rapid growth in recent years, doubling undergraduate
majors to over 300 in B.S. and B.A. programs, 60 M.S. students (including accelerated
B.S./MS, M.S., Professional M.S. in GIS) and 16 Ph.D. students. The department has 14
regular faculty and 9 adjunct/affiliate faculty, and has established a strong record of federal
grant support (e.g., NSF, NASA, NOAA, USDA). Faculty research interests span a range of
topics from human geography to environmental science and management including:
ecology and biogeography, global change science, hydrology and geomorphology,
meteorology and severe storms, GIS and remote sensing, urban geography, public health,
environmental history, political ecology, resource conservation, and environmental policy.
Urban environmental research is particularly well represented, given faculty affiliation
with UMBC’s Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE) and the
Baltimore Ecosystem Study Urban LTER.
include: cover letter with description of qualifications, teaching experience, research
program, and a description of two potential classes in area of specialty; CV and the names
of three references. Questions can be directed to Robin Schmidbauer at
2016 and will continue until the position is filled.
UMBC is especially proud of the diversity of its student body and we seek to attract an
equally diverse applicant pool for this position. We have a strong commitment to
increasing faculty diversity. We encourage applications from women, minority group
members, veterans and individuals with disabilities. UMBC is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
