Assistant Professor in Earth Sciences Geography

The Department of Earth Sciences at Montana State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Geography with expertise in global change, risk, and resilience and the human dimensions of environmental resilience and hazards. We seek a geographer whose research examines how climate change and environmental hazards intersect with social vulnerability, exposure, adaptation, resilience, and decision-making.

The successful candidate will develop a robust, externally funded research program that complements strengths in human-environment interactions, environmental change and hazards, resource geography, planning, and geospatial science within the Department of Earth Sciences. We are particularly interested in candidates who integrate quantitative geospatial analysis with qualitative or mixed-methods approaches and use GIS, remote sensing, spatial statistics, geospatial data science, and/or artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Research may address environmental hazards and risks including wildfire, flooding, landslides, earthquakes, extreme temperatures, drought, air pollution, or other climate-related hazards. We welcome research on hazard exposure, social vulnerability, risk perception, adaptation, resilience, disaster preparedness and recovery, and hazard management.

The position responds to growing student interest in global environmental change, environmental hazards, and spatial data science, while strengthening training in geospatial methods. The successful candidate will have opportunities to collaborate across Montana State University and with external partners in natural resources, emergency management, climate science, public health, planning, and environmental management.

We seek a colleague who will contribute actively to a highly collegial, collaborative, interdisciplinary, and student-focused department and demonstrate a commitment to mentoring and supporting students from all backgrounds.

• Carry a full teaching load under the Department of Earth Sciences workload plan, currently a 2/1 split between semesters (3 courses per academic year).
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Geography and related Earth Sciences subjects each academic year. Expected contributions include large introductory Geography courses (e.g., Human Geography, World Regional Geography) as well as upper-division and graduate courses in the candidate’s area of expertise.
• Develop and/or revise curricula that incorporate quantitative geospatial analysis with qualitative and/or mixed-methods approaches.
• Advise undergraduate majors (academic advising and undergraduate research mentoring) consistent with departmental advising expectations.
• Recruit, supervise, and mentor M.S. and Ph.D. students in Earth Sciences.
• Develop and maintain a robust, independent, externally funded research program in Environmental Geography.
• Publish research in peer-reviewed journals and other appropriate scholarly venues.
• Seek and obtain external research funding appropriate to the candidate’s career stage.
• Collaborate with departmental faculty and with campus, state, national, and/or international partners.
• Participate in departmental, college, university, and professional service.
• Serve on department, college, and university committees as appropriate.
• Contribute to a collegial, student-focused departmental community.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The successful candidate will complement existing departmental strengths and be expected to develop a nationally competitive research program supported by extramural grant funds. This candidate will also play a leadership role in maintaining a vibrant and successful graduate and undergraduate option in…