Instructor/Assistant/Associate Professor, Human Geography/ GIS (One Year Temporary)

About Worcester State University:

WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY is a liberal arts and sciences university with a long tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1874, as well as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. Our workforce is dedicated to academic quality, student-centered programming, engaged citizenship, open exchanges of ideas, diversity and inclusiveness, and civility and integrity. We are looking for job applicants who share these values and commitment to our students.

Worcester State is centrally located in Massachusetts, about an hour's drive from Boston, Springfield, and Providence, Rhode Island. Our 58-acre campus is nestled in the residential northwest side of Worcester--the second largest city in New England and home to 37,000 college students at more than a dozen colleges and universities. Over 6,000 of those students attend Worcester State--approximately 5,300 are undergraduates and 1,000 are graduate students. Learn more about us at worcester.edu/about.

Job Description:

Worcester State University, Department of Earth, Environment and Physics, invites applications for a full time temporary position in Geography at the Assistant Professor level beginning in Fall 2026. We seek a broadly trained human geographer with expertise in geospatial information science (GIS). Teaching responsibilities include introductory human geography, introductory GIS, and sophomore geography seminar.

Applicants should demonstrate a potential for excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring, active engagement in research and scholarship and a commitment to public higher education. The successful candidate will contribute to a small, dynamic program with strengths in climate science and global environmental change. The department currently has about 100 majors. We offer BS degrees in Geography and in Environmental Science and minors in Geography, Environmental Science, Geospatial Information Sciences, Physics, and Astronomy.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in geography or related field required; Ph.D. strongly preferred.
• College/university-level teaching experience strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates with experience teaching introductory human geography and GIS are especially encouraged to apply.

Additional Information:

This is a full-time, benefited, exempt position. Salary is commensurate with experience in accordance with the Appendix O of the MSCA contract. The anticipated start date for this position is September 1, 2026.

Here at Worcester State University, it is strongly recommended that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they begin employment.

Worcester State University offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• a choice of 8 different pre-taxed, health insurance plan options
• pension and supplemental plan retirement options
• life insurance up to 8x the annual salary
• long-term disability coverage
• dental insurance
• 10 vacation days accrued per year
• 15 sick days accrued per year
• 5 personal days per year
• paid holidays
• Free on-campus gym access.
• tuition remission for self, spouse, and dependent children
• and more...

We are an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. M/F/D/V. Members of traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions:

Initial screening of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The appointment will begin fall semester 2026.

Applicants must apply online and may do so by visiting www.worcester.edu/careers, and submitting the following documents:

Necessary documents for submission include a CV, Letter of Interest, Letter of Teaching Philosophy, and 3 letters of recommendation signed and dated within the last six months. Proof of degree(s) is required. Applicants must either electronically sign the National Student Clearinghouse Authorization Form as part of the online application process, or submit sealed, original transcripts. If the institution granting the degree does not participate in the clearinghouse, transcripts are required.