Assistant or Associate Professor of Physical Geography - Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

• Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track 1

Southern California

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• Probationary 1

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• Faculty
  - Natural Sciences 1
• Faculty
  - Social Sciences 1

• Full Time 1

• On-site (work in-person at business location) 1

Job no: 562442
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Northridge
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Faculty
- Social Sciences, Probationary, Full Time, Faculty
- Natural Sciences, On-site (work in-person at business location)

Tenure-Track Faculty Position Announcement

Department: Geography and Environmental Studies

Faculty Hire Number: # 27-12

Effective Date of Appointment: August 19, 2027(Subject to Budgetary Approval)

CSUN’s Commitment to You:

CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning and inclusion. Our values include a respect for all people, building partnerships with the community and the encouragement of innovation, experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community.

As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUN’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. As of Fall 2025, CSUN enrolls 36,960 students, where 57.5% are Latinx, 18.4% are White, 8.5% are Asian-American, 5.5% are Black/African American, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member broadly trained in Physical Geography at the rank of Assistant Professor.

The successful candidate willteach a wide range of undergraduate and graduate level physical geography courses and have research interests in field-based approaches to understanding earth systems.

In addition to teaching, the position requires weekly office hours, attending faculty meetings, participation in assessment of student learning, and service to the department, college, and university. The successful candidate may be required to teach on weekdays, evenings, weekends, and/or online and will be held to the standards and requirements of the college and department in which he/she/they is/are housed for recommending tenure and promotion.

Given CSUN’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement in a diverse environment, the successful candidate will help the Department achieve equitable academic outcomes for all students through teaching, student mentorship, scholarship, and service.

The ideal candidate is a field-oriented, broadly trained physical geographer who is deeply committed to teaching excellence, demonstrates versatility in the classroom and field, and engages in applied, student-centered research. Areas of expertise particularly desired include climatology, meteorology, geomorphology, or integrative physical geography, and who situate their work within contemporary environmental challenges.

Candidates should have demonstrated excellence or potential for excellence in teaching, scholarly research, and professional and community service.

Preference will be given to candidates who can develop field-based research projects analyzing environmental or physical geography topics in Southern California and engage in fieldwork with students with a…