Assistant Professor of Geomatics – Cadastral Principles - Land Title, Boundaries, and Surveys

This is a 9-month tenure-accruing position that will be 60% teaching (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences) and 40% extension (Florida Cooperative Extension Service), 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). The faculty member will seek contract and grant funding actively to support their program.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver undergraduate and graduate courses such as Cadastral Principles, Surveying and Mapping Practice, and Geodetic Surveying for Land Management, combining classroom teaching with field components that use boundary-surveying techniques, parcel datasets, and the legal aspects of land administration.
• Mentor students, supervise capstone projects and graduate theses, and support career development for those pursuing surveying or land-administration pathways.
• Contribute to curriculum innovation, development of distance-education modules, and interdisciplinary teaching across the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences.
• Create and lead a statewide Extension program focused on cadastral systems, land tenure, and surveying geospatial infrastructure, including delivering workshops, short courses, and hands-on training to local government agencies and private-sector stakeholders.
• Collaborate and support ongoing surveying workforce development efforts.
• Produce Extension publications, technical guides, and policy briefs, and provide technical expertise to initiatives such as map archiving and workforce-development projects.
• Secure extramural funding to sustain and expand Extension activities.
• Actively participate in departmental governance, contribute to curriculum review and accreditation efforts, and engage with professional organizations such as the Florida Surveying and Mapping Society (FSMS) and the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG).
• Collaborate across UF/IFAS units and with external partners to promote interdisciplinary initiatives and support statewide Extension programs.

Requirements

• Ph.D. (or equivalent, foreign equivalent acceptable) in Geomatics, Surveying Engineering, Land Administration, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching and curriculum development.
• Experience in Extension, outreach, or applied engagement with stakeholders.
• Record of obtaining extramural funding.
• Strong communication skills and commitment to the land-grant mission.
• A commitment to UF core values.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional licensure (e.g., Professional Land Surveyor).
• Practicing land surveying in Florida or other US states.
• Knowledge of Florida cadastral systems, property law, and parcel standards.
• Experience with related technologies such as blockchain land registries and modern GNSS, lidar, and drone-based mapping systems.
• Familiarity with geospatial data infrastructure.

About the University

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 (IFAS) 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.

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 School is committed to supporting work-life balance and creating an environment that promotes and supports a welcoming faculty, student body, and overall workforce.