Assistant or Associate Professor of Teaching: Geography and Geospatial Science

Assistant or Associate Professor of Teaching:
Geography and Geospatial Science

Recruitment began on January 30, 2026

and the job listing Expires on February 20, 2026

Appointment Type:
Academic Faculty

Recommended Full-Time Salary Range: 63,981 – 70,380 (Assistant Professor)

Job Summary:

Appointment at the Assistant Professor rank is anticipated; however, higher rank may be considered depending upon the qualifications of the successful candidate.

The responsibilities of this position in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) at Oregon State University (OSU) are teaching on-campus and online (Ecampus) courses in geography and geospatial science, especially cartography, geographic information systems, and remote sensing; advising student research at the undergraduate and graduate levels; establishing or continuing an independent research program; serving on unit, college, and university committees;

and professional service and community engagement. Teaching and advising are 70% of the position, research and scholarship are 20%, and service is 10%. This is a 9 month, 1.0 FTE academic appointment. Opportunities for summer salary may be available through teaching additional courses or through the candidate securing extramural funding to support research or other sponsored activities.

This position is within the Geography and Environmental Sciences unit and its Geography and Geospatial Science undergraduate and graduate programs. The position supports delivery of practical and career-applicable teaching both in and out of the classroom. The incumbent will leverage their teaching, research, and engagement activities to increase the breadth of opportunities for experiential learning, career preparation, and professional networking by students.

Professors of Teaching in Geography and Environmental Sciences are integral and valued members of the unit who contribute to teaching, scholarship, service, and the unit’s future.

The Geography and Environmental Sciences unit is particularly interested in research in one or more of the following pedagogical or disciplinary areas: experiential and community-engaged teaching, including place-based learning; partnerships with industry, government, and non-governmental organizations; flipped learning and inquiry-based learning; experiential learning or development of career skills; online teaching; community-building in online degree programs, scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL);

physical, human, or human-environment geography; or spatial analysis.

Oregon State University plans to open the new Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex in 2026. The complex will serve as a dynamic space for highly collaborative, team-based transdisciplinary research; house one of the nation’s most powerful university supercomputers; and provide specialized research and innovation spaces. Among the foci of the university’s  strategic plan is research that capitalizes on artificial intelligence and high performance computing.

OSU and CEOAS are committed to maintaining and enhancing its collaborative and inclusive community that strives for equity, and equal opportunity. All OSU faculty members are responsible for helping to ensure that these goals are achieved. CEOAS faculty are expected to demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion across all their duties, including promotion of equitable outcomes among learners from diverse and underrepresented identity groups.

Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves – we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone…