Adjunct - Geography, GIS & Sustainability Department

Position: Adjunct Hiring Pool - Geography, GIS & Sustainability Department
POSITION TITLE:

Adjunct Hiring Pool - Geography, GIS & Sustainability Department

COMPENSATION RANGE: 1,080.00 - 1,300.00 per credit hour

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION:
Faculty

Department:
Geography & GIS

TARGET HIRE DATE: 8/17/2026

BENEFITS: UNC's Career Hub

This is an open pool posting and applicants will be contacted only if a suitable position becomes available. Pool may be used to fill vacancies for the Fall 2026 - Summer 2027.

This pool expires 05/31/2027. Applicants wishing to remain in this pool past 05/31/2027, must reapply at that time.

Position Summary:

Temporary, part-time adjunct faculty in Geography, GIS, & Sustainability. Online and face-to-face teaching opportunities may be available for a large variety of courses.

Minimum Qualifications:

The Department of Geography, GIS, & Sustainability requires an academic degree in the discipline (Geography, Geospatial Technologies, Planning, Ecology, Environmental Studies, or Sustainability). Candidates for Lecturer position will have at least 18 graduate credits in appropriate discipline and must hold an M.A., M.S., or J.D.

GIS Courses

The Department has established a minimum threshold for tested experience when determining faculty qualifications to teach GIS courses by means other than earned credential. To be considered qualified through tested experience to teach a GIS course, an applicant must meet at least two of the following criteria:

* A graduate degree in computer science, general science, planning, or a spatial discipline related to any of the specialty groups defined by the American Association of Geographers ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).);

* A record of research, creative activity, scholarship or professional achievement

relevant to geographic theories, approaches, and methods.

* Relevant certifications, licensure, or additional credentials relevant to GIS.

Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ENST) Courses

The Department has established a minimum threshold for tested experience when determining faculty qualifications by means other than earned credential. To be considered through tested experience, an applicant must meet two of the following criteria:

* Substantial graduate level coursework or methodological training related to Environmental Studies and Sustainability including natural sciences, resource economics, geography & GIS, environmental sociology, earth sciences, biology, and

other related disciplines;

* A record of research, creative activity, scholarship or professional achievement appropriate the field of instruction;

* Relevant certification, licensures, or other professional credentials relevant to the field of instruction.

Preferred Qualifications:

Doctorate in a discipline appropriate to the one in which the candidate wishes to teach. Past record of successful college-level teaching experience in the discipline of employment. For online teaching, one or more semesters' worth of online teaching experience. Experience using the Canvas platform and with courses that have received Quality Matters approval is advantageous.

Benefits:

Benefits available include health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance, as well as a selection of several defined contribution retirement plans for all full-time positions. Employees at UNC receive sick leave, and other leave options may be available based on position. Full-time employees are eligible to receive tuition waiver benefits, as well as dependents and spouses of UNC Employees who are employed at 0.5 FTE or above are eligible for undergraduate dependent tuition grants of up to 50%.

These tuition grants will cover in-state tuition charges. Further requirements may exist. Other benefits may be available based on position.

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