Assistant Professor of Geography
University of California Santa Barbara
United States

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The Department of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a full time, 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor with research expertise and teaching interests in the area of Remote Sensing, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025. We seek candidates with a good mechanistic understanding of remote sensing who will contribute to advancing remote sensing science and its applications for addressing complex environmental and societal challenges. Remote sensing expertise may include, but is not limited to, passive (optical) or active (e.g., LiDAR) sensors, hyperspectral imaging, thermal remote sensing, or other approaches for Earth observation.

The successful candidate will join exceptional scientists in the department of Geography at UCSB; a world leading program. The Department’s vision is to lead the integration of natural, social, and information sciences to solve problems of people and the environment. In alignment with the core mission of the University of California, the department aims to foster an academic climate that not only celebrates diversity but also actively dismantles institutional and systemic barriers to diversity.

Responsibilities of faculty members generally include the development of an actively funded research program of the highest quality, teaching at undergraduate and/or graduate levels, recruitment, supervision, and mentorship of graduate students, and participation in university service and professional activities. Successful candidates are expected to establish and maintain a strong quantitative research record, and high quality teaching relevant to Remote Sensing at both graduate and undergraduate levels. The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service as appropriate to the position. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at UC Santa Barbara. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values.

In 2024-25, UC Santa Barbara departments are partnering with the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to launch a special faculty recruitment initiative named after Benjamin Banneker, the 18th-century African American mathematician, astronomer, antiracist, engineer, ecologist, and peace advocate. Funded by an Advancing Faculty Diversity grant from the UC Office of the President, the Banneker Initiative will recruit scholars, scientists, and engineers whose disciplinary and interdisciplinary work would take place within the community of concerns exemplified by Banneker’s intellectual, ethical, and social commitments as an African American scientist, especially his desire to advance
scientific and humanistic knowledge for the public good. With the goal of creating a diverse community around such concerns, applicants may be eligible to be fellows in the Benjamin Banneker Initiative. The community of Banneker Fellows will receive funding for cohort building and professional development activities, including enrollment in the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity Faculty Success Program, proposal writing training, and seed grants. Further information about the Banneker Initiative can be found here:
https://diversity.ucsb.edu/initiatives-and-resources/benjamin-banne er-initiative

Department: https://www.geog.ucsb.edu/

• At a minimum, candidates must be ’all but dissertation’ (ABD) at the time of application in Geography, Remote Sensing, or a related field

• A PhD conferred in Geography, Remote Sensing, or a related field is required by the time of appointment

• Broadly trained with interdisciplinary expertise and a commitment to disciplines directly relevant to Remote Sensing. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate significant contributions to the advancement of remote sensing science.
• Prior record of research, teaching, and professional activity in Remote Sensing or Earth Observation
• Evidence of past and ongoing contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion in research, teaching, mentoring, professional activity, and/or service

• 3-4 required (contact information only)

Names and contact information for 3 - 4 references will be provided by each applicant. Letters from those
references will be requested for only those applicants selected for serious consideration.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20. For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.