Job Description

The Geography and Urban Sustainability Department at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) invites applications for a full-time appointment in Environmental and Physical Geography. Qualified candidates at all ranks are considered in accordance with academic accomplishments. The expected start date is 1 August 2023 or shortly thereafter. Candidates must have a PhD in Physical Geography or Environment Science and Sustainability, or a cognate discipline at the time of appointment from a top-ranking university in North America, Western Europe, Australia or New Zealand. Candidates are expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence and student advising at the undergraduate and graduate levels in one or more of the following areas: Dynamic Earth Systems, Global Climate Science, Soil Science, Environmental Sustainability, Environmental Policies, Ecology, Biodiversity, GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for the Environment. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and internally/externally funded research program to complement and augment the existing scholarly profile of the Geography and Urban Sustainability Department at UAEU. The successful candidate must have an emerging record of scholarly accomplishment and provide evidence of excellence in research, as demonstrated by publications in top-ranked and field-relevant academic journals and/or with leading academic presses, or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, the submitted research statement, and presentations at significant conferences.

The application must include a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, research statement outlining current and future research interests (2 pages maximum), teaching statement outlining teaching philosophy and practice (2 pages maximum), and a list of courses taught (this may be included in the curriculum vitae).

Candidates must be able to communicate effectively in English, the language of instruction.

Screening of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Minimum Qualification

Applicants must have an earned doctorate in the applicable field. The ability to teach undergraduate courses is a must. Industrial and professional experience is a plus. Candidates must have a PhD in Physical Geography or Environment Science and Sustainability, or a cognate discipline at the time of appointment from a top-ranking university in North America, Western Europe, Australia or New Zealand. Candidates are expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence and student advising at the undergraduate and graduate levels in one or more of the following areas: Dynamic Earth Systems, Global Climate Science, Soil Science, Environmental Sustainability, Environmental Policies, Ecology, Biodiversity, GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for the Environment.

Preferred Qualification

Candidates must have a PhD in Physical Geography or Environment Science and Sustainability, or a cognate discipline at the time of appointment from a top-ranking university in North America, Western Europe, Australia or New Zealand. Candidates are expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence and student advising at the undergraduate and graduate levels in one or more of the following areas: Dynamic Earth Systems, Global Climate Science, Soil Science, Environmental Sustainability, Environmental Policies, Ecology, Biodiversity, GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for the Environment.

Division College of Humanities &S. Sc.(CHSS)
Department Geography and Urban Sustain.-(CHSS)
Job Close Date open until filled
Job Category Academic - Faculty