Assistant Teaching Professor in Spatial Data Science jobs in United States
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Penn State University · 3 months ago

Assistant Teaching Professor in Spatial Data Science

positionPenn State University Park
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid Level

The Pennsylvania State University is inviting applications for a non-tenure line faculty position as an Assistant Teaching Professor in Spatial Data Science. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching and advising students in online geospatial education programs, with opportunities for course development and program administration.

Higher Education

Responsibilities

The candidate’s primary responsibility will be to contribute to graduate teaching and advising in spatial data science topics for Penn State’s online geospatial education programs
Based on candidate expertise and program needs, opportunities may arise to contribute to online program administration, teach on-campus classes, and engage in externally-funded research
A total of six courses will be taught each year, although a combination of course development and preparation, course teaching, and program administration tasks may be offered depending on program needs and candidate qualifications

Qualification

Spatial Data ScienceCartographyGeovisualizationSpatial StatisticsWeb MappingGeoAIHigher Education ExperienceOnline Education ExperienceTeaching Experience. in Geography

Required

Ph.D. in Geography, Spatial Data Science, Geoinformatics, or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment (July 1, 2026)
Professional and/or academic experience (ideally both) in spatial data science
Expertise in one or more focus areas such as cartography, geovisualization, spatial statistics, web mapping, and GeoAI

Preferred

Experience in higher education, particularly online education

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Robust retirement plans
Generous 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children

Company

Penn State University

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dateFounded in 1855
location
University Park, pa, US
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://psu.edu

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Hamza Jamjoom
Co-Founder - Arts & Architecture Student Council
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Kara Pytko
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