Unit Lecturer; AY ABT​/LDA

Position overview

Salary range: A reasonable estimate for this position is $68,247-$72,404.

Open date:
January 22, 2026

Next review date:
Friday, Feb 6, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date:
Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

UNIT 18 LECTURER POSITION

Department of Land, Air and Water Resources (LAWR), University of California, Davis

COURSE: ABT 150 / LDA 150 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4 units). Lecture - 3 hours;
Laboratory - 3 hours

COURSE

DESCRIPTION:

Basic concepts, principles, and methods of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are presented. Topics include spatial data structures, database design, GIS data creation, GPS, spatial analysis, cartography, and geospatial visualization. Students gain hands-on experience using ESRI ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online through weekly laboratory exercises and a final GIS project.

The course serves Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Environmental Design, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and related majors and carries General Education credit (SE, VL).

Typical enrollment is approximately 150 undergraduate students per offering, with laboratory instruction delivered through 5 TA-led sections of approximately 30 students each.

APPOINTMENT DATE:
Service periods aligned with quarter(s) taught. The course is taught in Spring quarter 2026.

Responsibilities:

• Teaching one undergraduate course, ABT 150 / LDA 150 - Introduction to GIS (4 units)
• Delivering three hours of lecture instruction per week to a class of approximately 150 students
• Overseeing and coordinating weekly laboratory instruction delivered by 5 Teaching Assistants (approximately 30 students per section)
• Supervising, mentoring, and coordinating TAs, including:
• Weekly TA coordination meetings
• Training on ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and lab content
• Oversight of grading consistency and student support
• Maintaining and updating lecture and laboratory materials as needed
• Modifying (as needed) and grading assignments, quizzes, exams, and a final GIS project
• Holding office hours and supporting student learning in GIS concepts and applications

The course includes lectures on GIS fundamentals (coordinate systems, projections, data models, geodatabases, spatial analysis, raster analysis, terrain modeling, geostatistics, GNSS, cartography, and web mapping) and weekly hands-on computer laboratories using ESRI ArcGIS Pro and related tools.

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Appropriate professional degree (e.g., MS, PhD, or equivalent professional experience) in GIS, geography, environmental science, landscape architecture, planning, hydrology, or a closely related field
• Demonstrated teaching ability
• Demonstrated expertise in Geographic Information Systems and spatial analysis
• Experience with ESRI ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online platforms

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• Prior experience teaching an introductory GIS course or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate large-enrollment courses
• Experience supervising and mentoring teaching assistants
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness or strong potential for excellence
• Professional or scholarly experience applying GIS in environmental, agricultural, design, or planning contexts

Preferred qualifications (other preferred, but not required, qualifications for the position)

• Experience teaching GIS to students in environmental science, agriculture, landscape architecture, or planning
• Experience coordinating multi-section laboratory courses
• Experience supervising 3+ teaching assistants
• Experience developing project-based GIS curricula
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and Story Maps
• Experience teaching large-enrollment undergraduate courses (100+ students)

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Statement of Research (Optional)
• Authorization to Release Information…