Visiting Assistant Professor in Remote Sensing/GIS, Environment & Sustainability Studies Program (R0008467)

Wake Forest University’s Environment and Sustainability Studies Program seeks an engaged, creative, and committed teacher-scholar for a one-year, non-tenure track Visiting Assistant Professor position in Remote Sensing, with experience in geographic information systems (GIS). The position begins July 1, 2026.

Qualifications: We welcome candidates with a Ph.D. in geography, environmental studies, anthropology, environmental engineering, conservation biology, environmental sciences, natural resource management, forestry, or related fields. ABDs will also be considered. Compelling applicants will have a commitment to interdisciplinary, experiential, and place-based learning and a record of teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds.

Position Description: The teaching load is three courses per semester, or the equivalent in lab-based courses(typically two lab courses per semester). Courses taught may include Remote Sensing (applied theory and methodology, with an emphasis on satellite imagery and existing aerial datasets), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (introductory GIS, including geovisualization methods and techniques), and/or Environmental Issues (a divisional course exploring foundational challenges in sustainability and human-environmental systems). Successful candidates will have experience with common industry tools, techniques, and methods as implemented through ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, and/or Google Earth Engine.

About the Environment and Sustainability Studies Program: The successful candidate will join an innovative and interdisciplinary group of scholars from the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences who address the environment and sustainability. The mission of the Environment and Sustainability Studies Program is to prepare students to create just and sustainable futures, which we enact by teaching students how to think across disciplinary boundaries to address environmental challenges and to act within their communities for environmental and climate justice. More information about the program can be found at https://env.wfu.edu. Our program leverages the applied and experiential learning of liberal arts education and strengthens it through our vibrant professional schools. We ready students to be bold and ethical leaders who respond to environmental issues using socio-environmental synthesis for evidence-based, creative, and principled action.

About Wake Forest University: Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate, and professional education. With more than 5,400 undergraduates and 3,800 graduate and professional students, Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since its founding, the University has adopted the motto Pro Humanitate, which is exemplified by a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world. For quick facts about the University, see https://about.wfu.edu.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, a beautiful, mid-sized city centrally in the Piedmont-Triad region of North Carolina. To learn more about Winston-Salem, visit: www.visitwinstonsalem.com.

Application Instructions: The following materials should be submitted via Interfolio: 1) a cover letter addressed to the search committee expressing interest in and qualifications for the position; 2) a curriculum vitae with names and contact information of three references; and 3) a teaching statement. In your application materials please speak to how you foster inclusion and belonging in your pedagogy. Applications that include all required information and are submitted on or before March 31, 2026 will be given full consideration. To apply, visit hr.wfu.edu/careers. For additional information about the position, please contact Dr. Debbie French at [email protected].
• This position is not eligible for sponsorship of non-immigrant or immigrant visa status through Wake Forest University. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply .

Wake Forest University conducts background checks for all final faculty candidates. This position is not eligible for sponsorship of non-immigrant or immigrant visa status through Wake Forest University. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all

qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion,

national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and

expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran

status.

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