Environmental Studies - Associate Teaching Professor in Geographical Information Systems (UPDATED Initial Review 1/18/23)


Position overview
Position title: Associate Teaching Professor in Geographical Information Systems
Salary range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience; academic year (nine-month basis).

Percent time: Full-time (100%)

Anticipated start: July 1, 2023, with academic year beginning September 2023.

Application Window

Open date: November 4, 2022

Most recent review date: Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Friday, Jun 30, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position Description


The Department of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for an Associate Teaching Professor in Geographic Information Science teaching and research. This position will entail three key roles intended to support a growing geospatial program in the Department of Environmental Studies: 1) Teach undergraduate, graduate, and professional development courses in Geographic Information and Spatial Data Science including geographic information systems, remote sensing, spatial data analysis, spatial statistics, enterprise spatial databases and GIS programming (web and desktop); 2) Develop and manage new GIS and geospatial graduate curricula, and 3) Maintain a record of scholarly activity, such as pedagogical innovation or disciplinary research, and ideally secure external funding to support this work. We particularly welcome candidates who have experience developing new GIS and spatial training curricula, whose education, professional activities, and teaching are informed by environmental problem solving, transdisciplinary spatial research initiatives, and broad engagement with the professional environmental and geospatial community.

We seek a scholar who will teach introductory and advanced academic courses at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional development level that will help students prepare for, acquire, analyze, and visualize spatial data with a focus on techniques for solving complex geographic problems. Additional courses will be taught in topical areas including but not limited to geospatial software development, web mapping, enterprise spatial databases, 3D systems, drones and aerial technologies, field-based surveying systems, and geospatial server infrastructure and management. In addition, the candidate will develop and teach a variable number of non-academic, short-courses as part of the Center for Integrated Spatial Research (CISR) professional development geospatial training program. We are particularly interested in candidates who have demonstrated experience teaching advanced spatial analysis, spatial statistics, geospatial programming (Python, R) and web-based mapping. Prior experience administering and managing an academic or non-academic training program is considered highly desirable.

The candidate will also have experience developing and maintaining complex geographic information solutions for a diverse array of end users through CISR. The successful candidate will have experience in developing geospatial solutions including custom application development, automated geoprocessing workflows, and server-based services in an ESRI environment. Use of Python, R, SQL, and ArcGIS to develop scalable geospatial solutions is preferred. In addition, the candidate should demonstrate an understanding of web-based application development and should be able to validate experience with front end web programming languages (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JSON) and mapping APIs (ArcGIS JavaScript API, Leaflet). Successful candidates should also have expertise in the design and deployment of web application back end components including ArcGIS Enterprise (Server, Portal, Online), enterprise databases (PostgreSQL and PostGIS, SQL Server), geospatial web services (ArcGIS Map, Feature, Image, Geoprocessing, Vector Tile, WFS, WMS, WMTS), and administration via REST and the ArcGIS API for Python. Knowledge and experience with Windows Server (2019, 2016, 2012) administration, including Active Directory, considered a plus.

The position requires demonstrated excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching among a broad and diverse range of students, excellence in professional activities, and applicants are also expected to participate in service at a variety of levels, including program, school, university and community service.

UC Santa Cruz is a Hispanic-Serving Institution with a diverse student population and high proportion of first-in-family undergraduate students. We strongly prefer candidates who understand the barriers facing women, low-income, and minoritized individuals who are underrepresented in higher education. This will be evidenced through the successful candidates contributions to creating an equitable, anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and diverse scholarly environment through their teaching, mentoring, research, life experiences, and/or service.

UC Santa Cruz values diversity, equity, and inclusion and is committed to hiring faculty who will work to advance these values. UC Santa Cruz is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) with a high proportion of first-generation students We welcome candidates who understand the barriers facing historically oppressed groups in higher education (as evidenced by life experiences and educational background) and who can clearly articulate participation in equity and diversity advancement efforts with respect to teaching, mentoring, creative/professional activity, and service towards building an equitable and scholarly environment. Activities promoting equity and inclusion at UC Santa Cruz will be recognized as important university service during the faculty promotion process. More information can be found: https://apo.ucsc.edu/diversity.html

The chosen candidate will be expected to sign a statement representing that they are not the subject of any ongoing investigation or disciplinary proceeding at their current academic institution or place of employment, nor have they in the past ten years been formally disciplined at any academic institution/place of employment. In the event the candidate cannot make this representation, they will be expected to disclose in writing to the hiring Dean the circumstances surrounding any formal discipline that they have received, as well as any current or ongoing investigation or disciplinary process of which they are the subject. (Note that discipline includes a negotiated settlement agreement to resolve a matter related to substantiated misconduct.)



Department: http://envs.ucsc.edu/


Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Ph.D. or equivalent foreign degree in a field such as (but not limited to) Geography, Computer Science, or related fields and demonstrated experience in research and teaching.


Application Requirements


Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  
• Cover Letter - 1 page maximum
  
• Statement describing professional and/or scholarly activity (including pedagogical work or disciplinary research) - 2 pages maximum
  
• Statement describing teaching philosophy and interests.** - 2 pages maximum
  
• Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion** - 2 pages maximum - Statement addressing your understanding of the barriers facing traditionally underrepresented groups and your past and/or future contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching and professional or public service. Candidates are urged to review guidelines on statements (see https://apo.ucsc.edu/diversity.html) before preparing their application.
  
  **Initial screening of applicants will be based only on the teaching statement and the statement on contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  
• Sample Course Syllabus
  
• Teaching evaluations
  
• Copies of up to three publications - If submitting multiple publications, please combine into one PDF
  (Optional)
  

Reference requirements

• 3-4 required (contact information only)

Applicants must provide the names and contact information of their references (a minimum of 3 are required and a maximum of 4 will be accepted). The hiring unit will request confidential letters* from the references of those applicants who are under serious consideration. Please note that your references, or dossier service, will submit their confidential letters directly to the UC Recruit System.

*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSCs confidentiality statement at http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm.
Apply link: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01407

Help contact: envsam@ucsc.edu

Campus Information


The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees. Inquiries regarding the Universitys equal employment opportunity policies may be directed to the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 or by phone at (831) 459-2686.

Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UCSC positions funded by federal contracts or sub-contracts require the selected candidate to pass an E-Verify check (see https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify). The university sponsors employment-based visas for nonresidents who are offered academic appointments at UC Santa Cruz (see https://apo.ucsc.edu/policy/capm/102.530.html).

UCSC is a smoke & tobacco-free campus.

If you need accommodation due to a disability, please contact Disability Management Services at roberts@ucsc.edu (831) 459-4602.

UCSC is committed to addressing the spousal and partner employment needs of our candidates and employees. As part of this commitment, our institution is a member of the Northern California Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (NorCal HERC). Visit the NorCal HERC website at https://www.hercjobs.org/regions/higher-ed-careers-northern-california/ to search for open positions within a commutable distance of our institution.

The University of California offers a competitive benefits package and a number of programs to support employee work/life balance. For information about employee benefits please visit https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs - With Updated Interim Amendments. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2, Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being Up-To-Date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements. Additional information and resources for compliance are located on the campus Health Center site

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Job location

Santa Cruz, California


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