Instructor, Geospatial Data Science
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The University of South Carolina’s Department of Geography seeks a professional-track Instructor in geospatial data science and innovation, beginning August 16, 2027. The nine-month appointment includes a 4:4 teaching load, student mentoring, and departmental service, with possible online and summer instruction. The initial one-year appointment may be renewed, and the position offers a pathway for promotion. Candidates must have a relevant master’s degree and demonstrate teaching ability and prior instructional experience.
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Classification Title: Instructor
College/Division: College of Arts and Sciences
Department: CAS Geography
Advertised Job Summary:
The Department of Geography in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina invites applications for a full-time, professional-track faculty position at the rank of Instructor, to begin August 16, 2027. The position is a nine-month appointment with a teaching load of 4:4 for the academic year. The initial appointment is for one year, that may be renewed contingent upon the dean’s approval, satisfactory performance, departmental needs and the availability of funding. This is intended to be a long-term professional-track faculty position with a clear pathway for promotion through USC’s standard professional-track faculty promotion process.
This position offers a unique opportunity to join an internationally recognized center of excellence in Geographic Information Science as the department leverages new resources to expand its reach and impact. We seek a scholar-teacher in geospatial data science and innovation who will contribute to local and national priorities through excellent teaching, student mentorship, and engagement with our growing GIScience community. The successful candidate will teach foundational GIScience courses along with advanced offerings that may include, but not limited to, Spatial Programming, WebGIS, Geostatistics, GeoAI, Geospatial Intelligence, and courses in the candidate’s specialization. The successful candidate may also contribute to the development of data-intensive, computational, and interdisciplinary applications of geospatial technologies across USC . The department is particularly interested in candidates with experience teaching geospatial data science or related topics, curriculum development experience, professional engagement related to teaching and learning, and/or advanced graduate training in these areas. The teaching load is four courses per semester and may include online instruction. Candidates must also participate in mentoring students and departmental service as appropriate. Additional opportunities for summer instruction may also be available. Candidates must demonstrate prior experience as an instructor of record or teaching assistant.
The Department currently comprises nineteen tenured/tenure-track faculty and one full-time instructor. Faculty research interests span resource politics, environmental hazards, human rights, coastal geomorphology, energy geographies, health, GIS and remote sensing, biogeography, migration, and climate change, with collaborations across the college, university, and beyond. In addition, the Department faculty lead several institutes and centers including the Hazards, Vulnerability and Resilience Institute ( HVRI ), Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, and the Center for GIScience and Geospatial Big Data. The Department offers PhD, MS, MA, BS, and BA degrees. For more information about the Department of Geography, please visit https://sc.edu/study/colleges\_schools/artsandsciences/geography.
Advertised Salary Range: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
Advertised Minimum Qualifications :
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Master’s degree in Geography, GIScience, Geospatial Analytics, Geo-Informatics, or a related field by the time of appointment.
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Candidates must demonstrate the ability to teach undergraduate courses in GIScience and related areas.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire.
Full/Part Time: Full Time
How this job compares
Set against the 4,565 open Instructor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$71–94K/yr712 salary ranges
- US median$26–34/hr1,166 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 61 open Instructor jobs in South Carolina and 4,565 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Carolina
- State of South Carolina45 open
- University of South Carolina (this employer)5 open
- Experience
- Instructor postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (1,697 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 1,332 of the 4,565 open Instructor jobs (29%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
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