Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor of Geoscience; Sustainability

The University of North Alabama is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Geoscience with a focus on sustainability, starting August 2026. Candidates must have a doctorate in a relevant field and be able to teach various courses in-person and online. The position requires teaching in China for at least two months each semester. Strong communication skills and a commitment to undergraduate education are essential.
The University of North Alabama Department of Geoscience invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning in August 2026. Applicants should have an extremely broad background in sustainability, with the ability to successfully teach both lower- and upper-level courses. We seek an individual with a strong commitment to undergraduate and international teaching. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The standard teaching workload is three to four courses (twelve credit hours) per semester, six to eight courses (twenty-four credit hours) per year, which will include introductory and upper-level courses, both in-person and online for the department’s sustainability program offered through the University of North Alabama-Guizhou University International College of Engineering and Technology in Guiyang, China. The successful applicant will be expected to teach at least two months per semester in China. All instruction is provided in English.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to teach, inspire, and mentor students; willingness to teach in-person, hybrid, and online modalities; ability to be active in research and scholarship, especially involving students; ability to recruit students to the departmental majors; ability to use social media to enhance departmental recruitment efforts, and the ability to work with and engage diverse students and colleagues within and outside of the department.Minimum qualifications include an earned doctorate is required in sustainability, earth science, environmental science, natural resource economics, geography, geology, or a related discipline in hand by the time of the appointment (August 2026); ABD status candidates will be accepted provided degree requirements will be met by the time of the appointment; the ability to teach introductory and advanced courses in climate change, sustainable energy, environmental systems, sustainable ecosystems, sustainable water resources, sustainable food and agriculture, sustainable waste management, digital earth, people/place/culture, and cartography and visualization is required; ability to teach at least two months per semester in China is required; current, valid passport/visa status that allows travel out of the country multiple times per year beginning at the time of appointment is required; a track record of external grants that have involved and funded students/student research is preferred; and experience with Quality Matters course certification is preferred.To view a complete job description and/or apply for this position, please visit our Online Employment System at link. Please be prepared to upload a cover letter, resume, teaching philosophy, research agenda statement, and student evaluations (last three years only) at the time of application, as well as provide contact information for at least three professional references. Transcripts are also required.

Official transcripts for the highest degree attained are required of the successful candidate, but unofficial copies will be accepted for the application process. If any of your graduate hours in the relevant teaching discipline are taken from a degree(s) that is not your highest attained, an official transcript of that degree(s) must also be submitted. Electronic copies, if available, of unofficial transcripts may be attached under the attachment headings of Unofficial Transcript 1, Unofficial Transcript 2, etc. Electronic copies of unofficial/official transcripts may also be requested to be sent to employment@una.edu. If electronic copies of transcripts are unavailable, hard copies must be sent to: Human Resources, One Harrison Plaza, UNA Box 5043, Florence, AL, 35632 or brought to 601 Cramer Way, Room 226. Official transcripts must be sent directly to HR from the issuing school via email or postal mail to be considered official. Transcripts with a designation of “Issued to Student”, or with the student name listed as the recipient will not be considered official. Official transcripts will be required of the successful candidate prior to the start date of the appointment, but unofficial copies will be accepted for the application process. If you attended UNA, please click here to fill out an online, electronic transcript request form. Your transcripts will be delivered to HR and we will upload them to your application packet at no charge to you. For questions, please email employment@una.edu or call 256-765-4291 and select option #2. Selecting an option other than #2 will result in a delayed response.