Assistant Professor in Migration, Development, & Humanitarianism

AAG; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of South Carolina invites applications for a full-time, nine-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Migration, Development, and Humanitarianism within the Department of Geography and the Global Studies program.

The successful candidate will address migration crises, development, and humanitarian responses through a critical lens, contribute to the Migration Lab, teach two courses per semester, and build a strong interdisciplinary research program.

Qualifications

• PhD in Geography by the start date.
• Strong publication record with fieldwork experience.
• Ability to teach courses on migration, development, and human rights.
• Evidence of interdisciplinary teaching and service.

Responsibilities

• Teach two courses per semester in relevant topics.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
• Lead and contribute to the Migration Lab and related programming.
• Engage in interdisciplinary research across Geography and Global Studies.

Skills

Migration studies

Development studies

Humanitarianism

Research methods

Teaching

Education

PhD in Geography

Tools

GIS

Remote sensing

Job description

The Department of Geography and the Global Studies program in the Walker Institute of International and Area Studies in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina invites applications for a full-time, nine-month tenure-track jointly-appointed faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Migration, Development, and Humanitarianism to begin August 16, 2027.

We seek a geographer whose work addresses the intersection of migration crises, human development, and humanitarian responses to migration through a critical lens that incorporates comparative and/or global policies and that intersects with the practices comprising the international refugee regime and the long-term development impacts of migration management strategies. The ideal candidate will have a primary focus on current migration streams and migration management practices. We seek candidates who can teach classes on relevant, conceptually driven topics and research methods and whose established publication records draw from fieldwork experience. As a joint-appointment, this candidate will contribute to the interdisciplinary research and teaching in the Walker Institute, as well as achieving a tenurable record in the disciplinary home department of Geography. The person hired will be expected to make substantive service contributions and/or leadership for the Migration Lab in the Walker Institute, as well as related programming, conferences, and collective research initiatives in the Institute.

Regular teaching duties are two courses per semester, which are likely to include: GLST 101 Global Studies: Context, Connection, and Change; GLST 300 International Development; GEOG/GLST 305 Global Migration; GEOG/GLST 380 Global Human Rights; and other courses assigned by the two units. Successful candidates will have demonstrated potential to mentor both undergraduate and graduate students, in addition to a positive record of other meaningful service in both units.

The Department of Geography currently comprises nineteen tenured/tenure-track faculty and one full-time instructor. Faculty research interests span resource politics, environmental hazards, human rights, coastal geomorphology, energy geographies, health, GIS and remote sensing, biogeography, migration, and climate change, with collaborations across the college, university, and beyond. In addition, the Department faculty lead several institutes and centers including the Hazards, Vulnerability and Resilience Institute (HVRI), Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, and the Center for GIScience and Geospatial Big Data. The Department offers PhD, MS, MA, BS, and BA degrees. For more information about the Department of Geography, please visit https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/geography.

The Walker Institute of International and Area Studies has been bringing the world to Carolina for over 60 years. The Institute supports international research, teaching, and programming on our campus and in our community. Our mission is sustained by 200 faculty associates from the College of Arts and Sciences and across our campus. The Walker Institute offers an interdisciplinary B.A. in Global Studies, a B.S. in Cyber Policy and Ethics, and minors in seven area studies programs. For more information about the Walker Institute, please visit our website at http://walkerinstitute.sc.edu.

The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.

PhD in Geography by the employment start date.
Demonstrated publication record and effective teaching in the Geography of migration, development, and human rights.
Demonstrated potential for effective interdisciplinary teaching in and service to the Global Studies program.