Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Earth, Environment, and Society

Overview

The Department of Earth, Environment, and Society in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geographic Information Science (GIS), or a closely related field, beginning Fall 2027.

We seek an interdisciplinary environmental scholar who applies geospatial analysis — including Geographic Information Science (GIS), remote sensing, spatial modeling, and/or environmental informatics visualization— to understand and address environmental challenges across human and natural systems. We seek candidates who are committed to exemplifying the teacher-scholar model and whose scholarship engages issues such as environmental change, sustainability, ecosystem resilience, climate adaptation, environmental justice, water or land systems, urban or regional sustainability, socioecological systems, conservation science, or other environmental problems at local to global scales. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to our growing programs in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, and GIS while helping students develop practical and analytical skills applicable to contemporary environmental problem-solving.

The ideal candidate will be able to teach introductory and advanced GIS and geospatial analysis courses, along with courses serving broader environmental curricula. Possible teaching responsibilities may include introductory/advanced GIS, remote sensing, environmental problem-solving, environmental science, environmental studies, sustainability, and upper-level courses in the candidate's area of expertise. The standard teaching load is six, four-credit courses per year; faculty with active research labs at St. Thomas currently receive a research reallocation of one course per semester to mentor undergraduate student researchers.

About the Department of Earth, Environment, and Society

The Department of Earth, Environment, and Society is an interdisciplinary department with programs in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, GIS, Geology, and Sustainability. Faculty and students (approximately 80 majors) are located in O'Shaughnessy Science Hall and the new Schoenecker Center, the University's interdisciplinary STEAM facility designed to support collaborative teaching and research across the sciences and humanities. The Department has excellent research and teaching laboratories, including new analytical instruments and a new GIS computer classroom.

Salary & Benefits

The University of St. Thomas offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits program, which includes:

• Tuition remission benefits for employees, spouses, and dependents upon eligibility
• A generous employer retirement contribution upon eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision options
• Employer-paid disability, life, and AD&D benefits
• Paid parental leave benefits

Salary range for this position is $68,000 - $74,000.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

A PhD (U.S. or Foreign Equivalent) in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, Sustainability, Natural Resources or related field, or alternatively, ABD candidates nearing completion will also be considered, with an initial appointment made at the rank of instructor.

Questions regarding the position should be sent to the search committee chair, Dr. Susan Caplow (scaplow@stthomas.edu). Review of applications will begin on December 1st, 2026. To be guaranteed full consideration, completed applications should be submitted by that date. This position will remain open until filled.