Assistant Professor of Urban Planning & Urban Geography (Tenure Track)

Old Dominion University seeks an Assistant Professor of Urban Planning & Urban Geography for a tenure track position beginning Fall 2025. The role involves teaching undergraduate courses and conducting research in urban planning and geography, with a focus on geospatial analysis. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Geography or a related field. The position is full-time and located in Norfolk, VA.
Posting Details

Posting Details

Job Title

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning & Urban Geography (Tenure
Track)

Department

POLITICAL SCI & GEOGRAPHY

Position Number

F0277A

Job Description

The Department of Political Science & Geography at Old Dominion
University invites applicants for an Assistant Professor of
Geography specializing in Urban Planning and Urban Geography to
begin in Fall 2025. This is a 10-month annual tenure track
appointment. We seek a geographer to teach existing courses in our
undergraduate program in Geography whose research addresses
urban planning and urban geography utilizing geospatial analysis (
GIS ) or GeoAI. This Assistant Professor will also contribute
to expanding offerings in urban planning and urban geography.

The position carries a teaching load of three courses per semester.
This may include teaching courses in the Bachelor’s degrees in
Geography, in the specialized majors in:
• Environment & Resources
• Emergency/Hazards Management
• GIS
• Urban Geography.
• Certificate program in Urban Studies & Planning.

The Department also contributes to the interdisciplinary
undergraduate, Master’s, and doctoral programs in International
Studies and offers relevant certificates in Hazards & Emergency
Management, Environmental Resources & Policy, GIS, and Spatial
Analysis of Coastal Environments. The Department also offers a
concentration in Geospatial Analytics in the MS in Data Science and
Analytics and is proposing a MS degree in Geospatial Science &
Technology, and opportunities exist to participate in ODU’s
Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Resilience ( ICAR ), teach
in the Spatial Analytics Instructional Laboratory, and collaborate
with the expanding schools of Public Health and Data Science.

About ODU : Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is
Virginia’s forward-focused public doctoral research university with
more than 23,000 students, a top R1 research ranking, rigorous
academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that
contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia’s economy.

Old Dominion University was founded in 1930. In preparation for our
centennial anniversary, the institution initiated the Centennial
Cluster Initiative, a hiring program designed to hire
interdisciplinary clusters of faculty around emerging themes. As
the first step of that initiative, we seek to hire 25 scholars who
can contribute to the university’s growing research and teaching
portfolio in the area of artificial intelligence. Those scholars
will be housed in departments across campus and work together on
scholarly activities related to artificial intelligence.

Position Type

FullTime

Type of Recruitment

General Public

Type of Recruitment

General Public

Minimum required education and/or special licenses,
registrations, trainings, or certifications

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Geography or related discipline
required. Candidates who are ABD are expected to complete the
degree by August 2025.

Minimum required level and type of experience, knowledge,
skills, and abilities

Candidates must have a demonstrated ability to conduct research,
publish, and teach in geography, and a demonstrated commitment to
promoting and enhancing diversity.

Preferred Qualifications

Evidence of potential grant writing success, an AICP or related
certification, and expertise in applying GIS or GeoAI.

Conditions of Employment

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job Open Date

11/19/2024

Application Review Date

01/02/2025

Open Until Filled

Yes

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should visit https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/22005
to apply and attach the following with their online application:
• Cover letter detailing qualifications.
• Statement on diversity.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Unofficial graduate transcripts.
• Contact information for 3 professional references.

Applications should be submitted by January 2, 2025 for full
consideration. The position will remain open until it is
filled.

Telework Friendly

No

Equity Statement

It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal
employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons,
without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race
including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such
as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender
(including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions),
national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran
status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or
genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities,
women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to
apply.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable
accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity
& Diversity at (757) 683-3141.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner
discriminate against employees or applicants because they have
inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of
another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access
to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as
a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of
other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise
have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is
(a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance
of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an
investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with
contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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About the Department

https://www.odu.edu/pols-geog