Assistant or Associate Professor

Description

The School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning (SGSUP) at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible, tenure-eligible or tenured Assistant or Associate Professor position in Geography, GIS/Remote Sensing, or Urban Planning with a research focus on urban climate. The position is designated as in-person, and is located on the Tempe campus.  ASU has established an exceptional reputation for urban climate research and leadership with many notable urban climate scientists placed within SGSUP and across the university. We are looking for applicants to strengthen this reputation and contribute to teaching and scholarship in one of the following areas: GIS/Remote Sensing, Meteorology/Climate Science, and Urban Environmental Planning. The successful candidate may bring expertise in a wide range of relevant methodological approaches, including those rooted in physical observations, atmospheric modeling, dynamics of human-environment interactions, and/or planning/governance analysis.

The successful candidate will be a key contributor to the Urban Climate Research Center (ucrc.asu.edu), participating in center leadership at a level consistent with their prior experience and career stage. They will also contribute to teaching in SGSUP’s Geography, GIS, and/or Urban Planning undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a variety of modalities (in-person, hybrid, and online). The typical workload distribution for tenure-related faculty in SGSUP is 50% research, 30% teaching (3 courses/year), and 20% service.

About The 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 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 https://thecollege.asu.edu.

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:

•  Conduct research in support of the mission of the Urban Climate Research Center and the school more broadly
•   Teach courses in multiple modalities at the undergraduate and graduate level that support the needs of our students in   Geography, GIS, and/or Urban Planning.
•   Participate in the leadership of the Urban Climate Research Center

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• A PhD or terminal degree in geography, GIS/remote sensing, urban planning, or a related field by the time of appointment.
•  Evidence of research interests and methodological strengths relevant to the missions of the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning and the Urban Climate Research Center.
• Evidence of effective teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and/or graduate students in geography, GIS/remote sensing, urban planning, or related disciplines.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience participating in, supporting, and/or leading cross-university multidisciplinary research initiatives.
• Demonstrated success in developing competitive external funding proposals as appropriate to the candidate’s career stage.
• Experience teaching online and/or developing online educational materials.

Application Instructions

The application deadline is November 17, 2025. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. Candidates will be asked to create or use an existing Interfolio Dossier to submit the following application materials:

1. Cover letter explaining the candidate’s professional experience, interest in, fit with the position, and how your work will advance ASU’s Charter (2-page limit)
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Statement describing research interests and experience/expertise (2-page limit)
4. Statement of teaching and mentoring interests, approach and philosophy (2-page limit)
5. Contact information (name, title, affiliation, email, and telephone number) for three professional references.

Questions related to the search may be addressed to Professor David Hondula, Search Committee Chair, at David.Hondula@asu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

A background check is required for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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