Instructor, Applied GIS

Department: CAS Geography | Full-time position

About the role

The Department of Geography in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina invites applications for a full-time, professional-track faculty position at the rank of Instructor, to begin August 16, 2027. This is a nine-month appointment with a teaching load of 4:4 (four courses per semester). The initial appointment is for one year and may be renewed contingent upon the dean's approval, satisfactory performance, departmental needs, and availability of funding. Upon renewal, the position offers a clear pathway for promotion through USC's standard professional-track faculty promotion process. The role provides a unique opportunity to join an internationally recognized Center of Excellence in Geographic Information Science as the department leverages new resources to expand its reach and educational impact.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses in GIScience and related geospatial technologies (four courses per semester, may include online instruction)
• Contribute to the department's GIScience curriculum
• Develop additional courses addressing recent advances in geospatial applications for physical and social environments
• Mentor students
• Participate in departmental service as appropriate
• Engage with the growing GIScience community to advance local and national priorities

Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Geography, GIScience, Geospatial Analytics, Geo-Informatics, or a related field awarded by time of appointment
• Demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate courses in GIScience and related areas

Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Geography, GIScience, Geospatial Analytics, Geo-Informatics, or a related field awarded by time of appointment
• Demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate courses in GIScience and related areas
• Experience in industry, government, or other applied geospatial settings (preferred)
• Advanced graduate training in GIScience and related fields (preferred)

Department context

The Department currently comprises nineteen tenured/tenure-track faculty and one full-time instructor. Faculty research interests span resource politics, environmental hazards, human rights, coastal geomorphology, energy geographies, health, GIS and remote sensing, biogeography, migration, and climate change, with collaborations across the college, university, and beyond. Department faculty lead several institutes and centers including the Hazards, Vulnerability and Resilience Institute (HVRI), Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, and the Center for GIScience and Geospatial Big Data. The Department offers PhD, MS, MA, BS, and BA degrees.