Tenure-Track Faculty - Geography

The Geography Department (https://www.csus.edu/geog/) offers a B.A. in Geography that features balanced preparation in physical and human geography, geographic skills and techniques, and regional study. Four concentrations within the major allow for specializations in human geography, physical geography, GIS, and planning (http://catalog.csus.edu/colleges/natural-sciences-mathematics/geography/). The department has strong ties to campus programs in ethnic studies, Asian American studies, Chicanx-Latinx studies, Native American studies, Pan African studies, LGBTQ studies, and women’s studies. Two department computer labs support training in GIS, GPS, cartography, and remote sensing, and allow students to pursue independent research projects. The department houses the campus’ Paleoecology Lab and nascent GIS center.

WhySacState: https://www.csus.edu/academic-affairs/faculty-advancement/why-sac-state.html

Sacramento State seeks a human geographer with an urban/regional planning and GIS focus.
Duties will include:
- Developing and teach undergraduate and upper division courses in our Human Geography and Metropolitan Area Planning concentrations and others depending on the candidate’s areas of specialization.
- Teaching other undergraduate courses, including introductory courses.
- Advising students.
- Engaging in scholarly and/or creative activities.
- Playing a role in strengthening the Department’s and University’s connection with local and regional governmental planning agencies to effect positive change in our community while engaging our students with the Sacramento community
- Providing professional service within the department, college, and/or university
- Supporting the University’s commitment to diversity and inclusion by strengthening Geography’s focus on community-based research with local neighborhoods, especially those home to many underrepresented minority residents

Required Qualifications
- A Ph.D. in Geography or a Ph.D. in a closely-related field with a Master’s degree in Geography. ABD candidates will be considered. If ABD, candidates will be required to complete the doctorate by August 2021.
- Graduate coursework and research/work experience in urban/regional planning and GIS
- Graduate coursework and/or research/work experience with community-based methods
- Demonstrated potential to teach thematic and methods courses in our Metropolitan Area Planning, GIS, and/or Human Geography concentrations.
- Demonstrated potential to develop an ongoing program of research and/or creative activity.
- Commitment to serving undergraduate students, including teaching, academic advising, pedagogical innovation, and supervision of undergraduate research.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively.

Preferred Qualifications
- Technical expertise in GIS-related data collection and display, including GIS-complementary technical design programs such as AutoCAD and 3D modeling software.
- Demonstrated potential to cultivate relationships with local and regional governments as well as local non-governmental neighborhood and community groups
- Demonstrated potential to collaborate with faculty and students on community-based planning projects.
- Demonstrated potential to incorporate mixed-methods and GIS (qualitative or quantitative) in teaching and/or research.
- Demonstrated ability to work well with students from diverse backgrounds.
- Prior teaching experience at the college or university level.