Associate Professor

Overview

The Department of Geography at The Ohio State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Associate Professor. We seek a promising scholar with research and teaching expertise in quantitative political geography, and with the demonstrated potential to emerge as a leader in the field of conflict studies. Outstanding opportunities for collaboration exist with other campus centers and units, including the Translational Data Analytics Institute, Sustainability Institute, and the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center.

• Develop and maintain a productive research program;
• Attract external funding;
• Teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels;
• Demonstrate excellence in student mentorship; and,
• Support departmental operations as an active citizen through service on committees, project assignments, and/or administrative leadership roles.

Required
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Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Geography, Atmospheric Science, Meteorology or a closely related field. We seek a colleague with research expertise in one or more of the following areas: physical, polar, tropical, synoptic, mesoscale, or radar meteorology.

Desired
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The ideal candidate should have a strong background in meteorology. Previous degrees in Atmospheric Sciences or Meteorology are preferred. The candidate’s research program may also leverage the Department of Geography’s newly available mobile phased array X-band radar coming online in winter 2026. Previous experience with university teaching is also desirable. The successful candidate will demonstrate creativity, collegiality, and the capacity to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries within the department, the university, and the broader atmospheric sciences community.

Ohio State provides access to a depth and breadth of opportunities and resources. Starting your first day, Ohio State offers you a comprehensive benefits package.

Application materials submitted in Workday must include:

• A CV (Curriculum Vitae):
  Detailed overview of your scholarly experience, including your research experience, teaching and mentoring experience, service, funding, and publications.

The College
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With more than 80 majors and 100 minors, the College of Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of the university. The Arts and Sciences provides extraordinary opportunities to collaborate across disciplines, blending creativity and analysis to truly be at the forefront of thought. The breadth and depth of knowledge in the college gives students and researchers the critical thinking and adaptability essential for a lifetime of success.

The Department of Geography, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently celebrated its 100th birthday and is among the largest geography departments in the country. Our 20+ full-time faculty and eight staff members manage a graduate program with some 50 students and an undergraduate program with 450 majors. We are known nationally and internationally as a leader in social and environmental geography, GIS, spatial analysis, and atmospheric sciences and meteorology.

Our faculty include members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academies of Science. Faculty in the department’s Atmospheric Science Program study a range of climate-related phenomena including global and regional climate change, paleo climates, climate modeling, cryospheric assessment and impacts, tropical meteorology, atmospheric circulation, severe storms and tornadogenesis, tropical glacier melt, drought, and atmosphere-surface interactions.

• We are committed to extending and deepening our longstanding identity as a top-tier research unit by supporting our faculty’s grant-writing, fieldwork, lab work, and research-dissemination activities.
• We are deeply committed to providing our undergraduate majors with a rigorous and inspiring education, as evidenced by our ongoing curricular renovation and our routine investments in undergraduate research opportunities.
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