Assistant​/Associate Professor; Teaching; Internal

Position: Assistant/Associate Professor (Teaching) (Internal Employment Opportunity)
Position Details

Position Information

Department Earth, Ocean & Atmo Sci (OAS) Position Title Assistant Professor (Teaching) Job Title Assistant/Associate Professor (Teaching) (Internal Employment Opportunity) Appointment Type Academic Faculty

Job Location Corvallis Benefits Eligible Full-Time, benefits eligible Remote or Hybrid option?

Job Summary

This is an Internal Employment Opportunity.

The College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, fixed-term, Assistant/Associate Professor of Teaching position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Dean.

Appointment at the Assistant Professor (Teaching) rank is anticipated; however, appointment at a promoted rank may be considered depending upon the qualifications of the successful candidate.

The responsibilities of this position in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) at Oregon State University (OSU) are teaching on-campus and online (Ecampus) courses in climate and atmospheric science, environmental science, geography and geospatial science, geology, and/or oceanography; advising student research at the undergraduate and graduate levels; establishing or continuing an independent research program; serving on unit, college, and university committees;

and professional service and community engagement. Teaching and advising are 75% of the position, research and scholarship are 15%, and service is 10%. This is a 9 month, 1.0 FTE academic appointment. Opportunities for summer salary may be available through teaching additional courses or through the candidate securing extramural funding to support research or other sponsored activities.

The position supports delivery of practical and career-applicable teaching both in and out of the classroom. The incumbent will leverage their teaching, research, and engagement activities to increase the breadth of opportunities for experiential learning, career preparation, and professional networking by students. Professors of Teaching in CEOAS are integral and valued members of the unit who contribute to teaching, scholarship, service, and the College's future.

CEOAS is particularly interested in research in one or more of the following pedagogical areas: experiential and community-engaged teaching, including place-based learning; partnerships with industry, government, and non-governmental organizations; flipped learning and inquiry-based learning; experiential learning or development of career skills; online teaching; community-building in online degree programs, scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL). Research may also align with disciplinary foci of excellence in CEOAS.

Oregon State University plans to open the new Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex in 2026. The complex will serve as a dynamic space for highly collaborative, team-based transdisciplinary research; house one of the nation's most powerful university supercomputers; and provide specialized research and innovation spaces. Among the foci of the university's  strategic plan is research that capitalizes on artificial intelligence and high performance computing.

OSU and CEOAS are committed to maintaining and enhancing its collaborative and inclusive community that strives for equity, and equal opportunity. All OSU faculty members are responsible for helping to ensure that these goals are achieved. CEOAS faculty are expected to demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion across all their duties, including promotion of equitable outcomes among learners from diverse and underrepresented identity groups.

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