Assistant Teaching Professor
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The School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning (SGSUP) at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for a full-time benefits-eligible non-tenure eligible Assistant Teaching Professor position in geography. The position is designated as in-person located on the Tempe campus. We especially encourage applicants who can contribute to teaching across the geography curriculum. Particular needs at this time include undergraduate lecture and laboratory classes in physical geography climate & weather and meteorology. However we also anticipate opportunities for the new assistant teaching professor to contribute to various courses in human geography geography capstone and other elective courses serving our MA degree in geography.
The successful candidate will contribute to teaching in SGSUPs Geography degree programs in a variety of modalities (in-person hybrid and online). The Assistant Teaching Professor will be responsible for eight (8) courses each academic year that will include an array of courses primarily but not exclusively at the undergraduate level. Some of the course load may include assisting in the development of new courses or transition of existing courses into online teaching modalities. The Assistant Teaching Professor will also maintain a service load of 20% FTE which may include service on unit and/or college committees and supporting student organizations related to geography.
About School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
SGSUP is proudly transdisciplinary. The mission of SGSUP is to advance geospatial knowledge for a complex world emphasizing education research and applied solutions to urban and environmental problems.
- We are a distinctive community of social and physical scientists whose blended expertise is producing breakthroughs in urban planning and geography.
- We are committed to the social and environmental well-being of communities places and people.
- We are world leaders in spatial science and urban climatology.
- We are emerging leaders in social equity transportation housing urban systems analysis human-environmental systems sustainability resilience and earth surface processes.
With 38 full-time faculty over 100 graduate students and approximately 900 undergraduate majors SGSUP offers degrees in planning geography and GIS as well as graduate certificates in social science research methods transportation and GIS.
About The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University committed to improving communities on a local national and global scale. We support the professional development and growth of our faculty and staff in their cutting-edge research to advance these aims. Within The College our faculty engage with a large and curious student body guiding them as they grow into socially aware critical thinkers and writers able to succeed in a wide range of careers and to address the challenges of the twenty-first century. Advancing the success of our students remains our top priority. To learn more about The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences please visit .
About Arizona State University
ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university. As articulated in the ASU Charter ASU is a comprehensive public research university measured not by whom it excludes but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic social cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.
Essential Functions:
- Teach eight (8) courses per year primarily at the undergraduate level but may include graduate courses.
- Assist in the development of new courses or the redesign of current courses into an online teaching modality.
- A service load of 20% including unit and/or college committees and supporting student organizations related to geography.
Required Qualifications:
- A PhD or terminal degree in geography or a related field by the time of appointment.
- Evidence of teaching or mentoring undergraduate and/or graduate students in the geography discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to work well independently and manage multiple tasks.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Desired Qualifications:
- Proficiency in the Canvas learning management system.
- Experience teaching online and/or developing online educational materials.
- Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty staff and student communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Classroom Experience
- Medical Management
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
About Company
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