The Department of Plant Science invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Applied Geospatial Analysis.
The successful candidate will teach existing undergraduate courses in their area of expertise and develop new courses and curriculum in GIS, spatial analysis, geospatial technologies, and/or related applied geoscience methods relevant to agricultural and environmental systems. Consistent with Cal Poly Pomona’s learn-by-doing philosophy, the faculty member will incorporate hands-on laboratory, field, and data-driven experiences that connect environmental data collection, spatial analysis, interpretation, and visualization to real-world challenges in urban and agricultural landscapes. The teaching assignment is 2-3 courses per semester for the candidate’s first two years. In subsequent years, the teaching assignment will be 3-4 courses per semester, with course-reduction opportunities for research, service, and teaching initiatives.
The successful candidate will establish an active scholarship focused on agricultural and environmental systems using geospatial and applied geoscience approaches. The faculty member will disseminate scholarly work through peer-reviewed publications and/or professional presentations and pursue funding to support their research program. Opportunities exist for interdisciplinary collaboration with faculty in the Department of Plant Science in areas such as precision agriculture, entomology, pest management, plant breeding, plant pathology, ethnobotany, soil science, environmental toxicology, urban agriculture, and related disciplines, as well as with faculty and programs across the university. Consistent with Cal Poly Pomona’s Teacher-Scholar Model, the successful candidate will mentor students in research activities, field investigations, and applied projects, integrating scholarship with the department’s emphasis on experiential and applied learning.
The successful candidate will participate in internal service to the department, college, and university, as well as external service to professional organizations or the broader community. Internal service includes participating in departmental planning activities and serving on academic senate, hiring, or curriculum development committees. External service may include developing collaborative relationships with industry, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community partners.
The above activities will contribute to the candidate’s responsibilities in teaching, scholarship, and service and will be evaluated in accordance with departmental and university expectations for retention, tenure, and promotion.
We encourage applications at various stages of their academic careers, such as advanced “all-but-dissertated” candidates, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty on both tenure and non-tenure tracks, teaching faculty, scholars in contingent roles, those in research and teaching positions outside of traditional academia, as well as independent scholars, to submit their applications. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. by the start of employment.
