Assistant Professor, Environmental Hazards

Assistant Professor, Environmental Hazards

Advertised Title Assistant Professor, Environmental Hazards

Campus

Campus Columbia

College/Division

College/Division College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Department CAS Geography

Advertised Salary Range

Advertised Salary Range We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

Location of Vacancy

Part/Full Time

Part/Full Time Full Time

Hours per Week 40

Position Category

Position Category Full-time Equivalent (FTE)

Basis

Basis 9 months

Work County

Job Search Category

Job Search Category Faculty

Posting Summary Logo Posting Number FAC
00098PO25 Advertised Title Assistant Professor, Environmental Hazards Campus Columbia College/Division College of Arts and Sciences Department CAS Geography Advertised Salary Range We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Location of Vacancy Part/Full Time Full Time Hours per Week 40 Position Category Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Basis 9 months Work County Richland Tenure Information Tenure-Track/Tenured Job Search Category Faculty

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Position Description Advertised

Job Summary
The faculty of the Department of Geography at the University of South Carolina, Columbia campus, invites applications for a 9-month, full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 16, 2026.
As a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Geography, the successful candidate will have a focused research agenda in support of disaster-resilience and adaptation, inequalities as related to pre- and post-disaster outcomes, and the application of research toward action to improve communities. The ability to teach courses and conduct research focused on disasters, including physical and human perspectives and processes, climate resilience, risk or vulnerability assessment, health hazards, or geographic information systems as applied to environmental hazards is desired.

We seek an innovative scholar to support the growth of the department’s Hazards Vulnerability and Resilience Institute as a national and international leader in this field. This position is also part of a Presidential level cluster hiring initiative focused on water quality, environmental health, and disaster preparedness.
The Department of Geography currently consists of 20 faculty. Current research areas of the faculty include resource politics, environmental hazards, human rights, coastal geomorphology, energy geographies, GIScience, biogeography, migration, and climate change. The Department has about 25 full-time graduate students and offers PhD, MS, MA, BS, and BA degrees. For more information about the Department of Geography, please visit our website at: /geography
Required

Education and Experience
The position requires a PhD in Geography, Urban Planning, Climate Science, GIScience, or related fields. ABDs will be considered with a PhD required by the time of appointment.

Preferred Qualifications
The position requires a PhD in Geography, Urban Planning, Climate Science,…