Tenure-Track Professor, Transportation Geospatial Analytics

Downtown Boulder Partnership; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Life insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition waiver

Professional development

Job summary

The University of North Dakota invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Geography & GISc with a focus on Transportation/Geospatial Technologies. This is a 9-month, tenure-track position based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, with a distribution of roughly 30% teaching, 60% research, and 10% service.

Candidates will contribute to cross-disciplinary research clusters, engage in geovisualization of big data, data analytics, and web mapping, and develop externally funded programs.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Geography, Geographic Information Science, Transportation Planning, City and Regional Planning, or an allied discipline by August 15, 2025.
• Successful completion of criminal history background check.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in transportation and geospatial technologies, including on-campus/in-person/online courses.
• Advise and mentor undergraduate students.
• Advise and mentor graduate students, direct graduate theses and independent study projects.
• Establish a productive research program with extramural funding and collaborate with peers.
• Develop and teach courses such as Big Data Applications, Transportation Planning, Urban Geography and Planning.
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure high-quality learning environments.

Skills

Geospatial visualization

Web mapping

Drone data

Remote sensing

ESRI GIS

Python

Teaching

Grant writing

Education

Ph.D. in Geography or GIS

Tools

ESRI GIS software

Programming (Python)

Web development (JavaScript, HTML, CSS)

Job description

The University of North Dakota invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Geography & GISc with a focus on Transportation/Geospatial Technologies. This is a 9-month, tenure-track position based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, with a distribution of roughly 30% teaching, 60% research, and 10% service.

Candidates will contribute to cross-disciplinary research clusters, engage in geovisualization of big data, data analytics, and web mapping, and develop externally funded programs.