Tenure-Track / Tenured Professor (open rank), Big Geospatial Data Analytics & Urban Inequality

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Taylor Geospatial Institute Cluster Hiring Initiative

In April 2022, Saint Louis University (SLU) launched the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) - the nation’s leading geospatial research collaborative, comprising eight of the Midwest’s outstanding research institutions. The TGI is led by Saint Louis University and includes the Danforth Plant Science Center, Harris-Stowe State University, Missouri University of Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Missouri–Columbia, University of Missouri–St. Louis, and Washington University in St. Louis. TGI’s vision is to be the nation’s leader in geospatial science research and accelerate the St. Louis region’s development as a global geospatial center of excellence. We are harnessing the power of partnership with industry, government agencies, and research entities to grow talent and develop core geospatial science and adjacent fields that enable positive impacts on some of the world’s greatest challenges including food systems, geospatial health, and national security. With the goal of becoming a world-class leader and creating a lasting geospatial impact, SLU intends to hire strategically across the University in areas that directly intersect with the TGI. Enabled by the legacy gift supporting TGI, SLU has the opportunity to hire approximately 20 faculty across 3 years, marking our footprint as a world-class research University in geospatial science and adjacent fields while simultaneously multiplying our excellence in our teaching and our mission. This call for faculty positions is part of this exciting cluster hire initiative in geospatial science and adjacent fields.

About the Department/School

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Saint Louis invites applications for one open-rank faculty position with expertise in Big Data Analytics and Geospatial Data Science with a focus Spatial Agent Based Models and Urban Inequality.  We anticipate a start date of August 1, 2024. Highly qualified candidates will be considered for tenure. The Department is seeking applicants with research and teaching expertise in R for social sciences, Python for social sciences and Principles and Methods of Geographic Information Science for Social and Economic Data. Preference will be given to applicants that have demonstrated success in securing external funding and in building collaborative research and teaching environments.

Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent degree for appointment. The successful candidate will demonstrate scholarly achievement and promise, dedication to graduate and undergraduate teaching and mentorship, a commitment to service at the department, college, and university levels, and a willingness to contribute to the continued development of a methodologically diverse and collaborative department. Regardless of their own religious affiliation, the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to the University’s Catholic and Jesuit mission, which affirms the importance of diversity and fosters an inclusive work environment (https://www.slu.edu/about/catholic-jesuit-identity/mission.php).

All applications must include curriculum vitae and cover letter, submitted online at https://slu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers. Candidates who are selected for a campus interview will be asked for three letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin in January 8, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.

Job Description and Primary Responsibilities: 

• Establish a vibrant and productive research program in geospatial science and actively engage in scholarly activities including publishing in peer reviewed journals, dissemination at conferences, and seeking external funding,

• Develop, deliver, and assess graduate-level courses that maintain and enhance the current programs in Sociology and Public Policy

• Contribute to the growth of the TGI through building GIS expertise and active participation in TGI priorities,

• Create inclusive, engaging teaching and research experiences to dev