About the role
Position Title: Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences/Assistant Professor in Environmental Hazards/Tenure Track
Department: Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences
Term of Assignment: Tenure Track
Term End Date, If Applicable
FLSA Status: Exempt = not eligible for overtime
Salary: Competitive
Travel: Less than 10%
Brief Statement of Duties
Brief Statement of Duties: The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses that complement and strengthen the Department’s curriculum, maintain an active and student-engaged research program in environmental hazards and applied GIS or a closely related field, publish in peer-reviewed outlets, and pursue external funding opportunities. Additional responsibilities include advising undergraduate and graduate students and contributing to departmental, university, and professional service. This position is not available for sponsorship. This is a campus-based position.
Minimum Qualifications
Required Education: Doctorate or equivalent terminal degree
Discipline/Degree Area: Environmental Hazards, Geoscience, Environmental Science, or a closely related field
Required Specialized Training/Certifications: Ph.D. degree in Environmental Hazards, Geoscience, Environmental Science, or a closely related field granted by August 15, 2027.
Required Minimum Work Experience: Required minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Hazards, Geoscience, Environmental Science, or a closely related field granted by August 15, 2027. Evidence of an active scholarly agenda; a publication record in related disciplines; demonstrated university teaching experience with a strong commitment to high-quality undergraduate and graduate instruction and advising. Experience with applied research methods, including field-based GIS methods, is required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, or Attributes Required for Satisfactory Performance of the Position Duties:
We seek a candidate with demonstrated experience in undergraduate teaching, advising, and student engagement in research. Successful candidates will be capable of teaching GC 210 Earth Hazards, GC 475 Environmental Impact Assessment, GC 335 Geographic Information Systems, and upper-level courses in the candidate’s area of expertise. Additional desirable courses this candidate could teach include GC 428 Spatial Analysis, GC 425 Remote Sensing, GC 482 Earth Systems Interactions, or a new course that integrates environmental science, geospatial analysis, risk assessment, hazard mitigation planning, and/or remediation. Successful candidates will have demonstrated teaching and applied research experience related to environmental hazards such as wildfires, flooding, drought, earthquakes, landslides, brownfield remediation, or sea/lake level rise. The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to produce environmental hazards scholarship and contribute to collaborative research initiatives.
Additional Desirable Qualifications
Experience securing external grants, leading field-based applied research activities, demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching, advising and student engagement in research, interest in collaborative and interdisciplinary projects with existing faculty that examine human–environment interactions, resource management, or sustainability challenges, and experience integrating geographic information systems or remote sensing in environmental hazards research and instruction. Desirable qualifications include candidates who have experience with professional risk assessment, hazard mitigation planning, and remediation. We seek a broadly trained environmental hazards scientist with professional experience contributing to environmental impact assessments and integrating social dimensions of environmental hazards.
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Special Instructions to Applicants: Applicant materials will include a faculty application, cover letter, CV/Resume, unofficial transcripts, a teaching statement, a research statement, and mentorship statement. You may upload your mentorship statement with either your research or teaching statement.
Contact Information: Matt Van Grinsven, Chair - mvangrin@nmu.edu
NMU is an equal opportunity employer.