Assistant Professor in Earth and Planetary Remote Sensing

Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Systems with an expected start date of August 16, 2027. The successful candidate will teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, mentor students for M.S.

and Ph.D. degrees, and conduct a dynamic, externally funded research program.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in remote sensing and related geoscience topics.
• Mentor M.S. and Ph.D. students, supervise research.
• Establish and sustain a dynamic externally funded research program.

Job description

The Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Systems with an expected start date of August 16, 2027. Advanced remotely-sensed geophysical data (e.g., gravity, laser, radar, GNSS, magnetic, imaging spectroscopy, imaging/stereo imaging) collected with ground-, air-, and space-based sensors are essential to studies of terrestrial and/or planetary processes and properties. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, mentor students for M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, and conduct a dynamic, externally funded research program in an area of Remote Sensing of Earth and/or Planetary Systems. We are particularly interested in candidates who will engage in interdisciplinary research with the Department, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and/or University of Florida, e.g. the Astraeus Space Institute, and with the potential to participate in current or future airborne or space missions.

The Department of Geological Sciences resides in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Department faculty members have broad expertise in Earth and Planetary Sciences, including geophysics, paleoclimatology, volcanology, petrology, tectonics, hydrology, geomorphology, sedimentology, marine geology, biogeochemistry, astrobiology, paleontology, and geoscience education among others. Available resources include state-of-the-art departmental Research Facilities, the Nanoscale Research Center, the UF Water Institute , the HiPerGator supercomputer and the UF AI Informatics Research Institute . Additionally, the UF Astraeus Space Institute supports and connects researchers in space science across the state. Astraeus also offers access to an on-campus Missions Operations Center for supporting in-space activities and missions.