Assistant Professor in Coastal/Marine/Inland Water Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis

This is a 9-month tenure-accruing position that will be 30% teaching (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences) and 70% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station), available in the School of Forest Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. Tenure will accrue in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS).

Responsibilities

• Develop a collaborative, internationally recognized and externally funded research program focused on applications of remote sensing, geospatial analytics, and visualization technologies to marine resource management.
• Develop new methods for obtaining and analyzing geospatial information on the status, use, and environment of aquatic (inland, coastal, and/or marine) resources (e.g., spatial distribution of resource abundance, fishing effort patterns, global extent of aquaculture production) using remote sensing and advanced statistical techniques.
• Teach two courses: an undergraduate level course of wide appeal to aquatic science, natural resources, and geomatics students, and a graduate level class in their area of specialization. Both classes will be accessible to a variety of distance students in fisheries and geomatics.
• Participate actively in undergraduate and graduate education by chairing graduate committees, serving on graduate committees, supervising thesis and dissertation research, supervising undergraduate research, and publishing the results with graduate students.
• Seek contract and grant funding actively to support their program.
• Engage in Extension activities in their program area.
• Engage in scholarly activities related to instruction, including advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participating in curriculum revision and enhancement, seeking funding for the teaching program, supervising undergraduate and graduate research and creative work, publishing teaching-related scholarship, producing learning tools, and engaging in professional development activities related to teaching and advising.
• Support and participate in the CALS Honors Program, distance education, and international education.
• Engage in all three mission areas—Research, Teaching, and Extension—regardless of the assignment split specified in the position description.

Requirements

• A doctorate (foreign equivalent acceptable) in a relevant discipline such as remote sensing, fisheries or ocean sciences, geography, or geomatics.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in the application of remote sensing and geospatial analysis to aquatic (inland, coastal, and/or marine) resources management.
• Ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams with faculty from departments and colleges outside the home academic unit.
• Demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication, interpersonal relationships, procurement of extramural funding, and working with stakeholders.
• Commitment to teaching and mentoring students.
• Supportive of the mission of the Land-Grant system and commitment to UF core values.

Qualifications

• Postdoctoral experience and experience with online teaching are desirable.
• Familiarity with International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) mapping standards.

About the School

The School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS) has teaching, research, and Extension education programs in three broad areas: Geomatics; Forest Resources and Conservation; and Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. The SFFGS has 70 faculty members, 60 administrative and programmatic staff, 250 graduate students, and 350 undergraduate students. The School offers bachelor’s degrees in Geomatics, Forest Resources and Conservation, Natural Resource Conservation, and Marine Sciences; thesis and non-thesis master’s degrees in all focal areas, including a number of innovative distance education master’s programs; and Ph.D. degrees in all focal areas.

The University of Florida is a Land-Grant, Sea-Grant, and Space-Grant institution, encompassing virtually all academic and professional disciplines, with an enrollment of more than 56,000 students. UF is a member of The Association of American Universities. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences includes the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Florida Sea Grant program, and encompasses 16 on-campus academic departments and schools, 12 Research and Educational Centers (REC) located throughout the state, 6 Research sites/demonstration units administered by RECs or academic departments, and Florida Cooperative Extension Service offices in all 67 counties.

Location

Florida boasts a variety of fauna and flora common to both southern temperate and subtropical climates and is replete with springs, rivers, backwater streams, lakes, freshwater and saltwater marshes, mangrove fringes, cypress swamps, hardwood hammocks, sandhills, scrub, pine flatwoods, and rangeland. Nested between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, Florida has more than 2,000 kilometers of coastal beaches and estuaries. Special features include the Florida Keys and the Everglades.

Gainesville is a small city with culture and character directly linked to the university. It offers proximity to many natural areas, year-round cycling possibilities, expansive media, and many cultural and historical landmarks. The cost of living in Gainesville is slightly below the national average.

This position is available August 16, 2026.