Position Summary
The Department of Geography invites applications for a tenure-track
faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor specializing in
Geospatial AI (GeoAI) applied to hydrological and ecosystem
science. The new faculty member will join a cluster of 6 faculty
who constitute Environmental Artificial Intelligence Cluster funded
by Presidential Faculty
Hiring Initiative . The faculty positions are distributed
over the following four departments within Franklin College of Arts and
Sciences : Department of Geography ,
Department of Marine
Sciences , Department of Statistics and
Department of
Anthropology .
The Environmental AI cluster will strengthen and expand UGA’s
position as a global leader in atmospheric, terrestrial, and
oceanic processes across wide-ranging spatial and temporal scales.
UGA is seeking to build on its existing core strengths in big data
analyses and multi-scale modeling of earth and marine systems,
paleoclimate, and human-environmental change and organizational
complexity by developing innovative computational and statistical
methodologies to advance understanding of ecosystem resilience and
to support climate science and sustainability. This hiring cluster
is aimed at 1) advancing machine learning capabilities in sensor
networks and remotely sensed data; 2) simulating and evaluating
environmental responses at multiple scales and planning for
resource management strategies; and 3) evaluating relationships
between environmental forcing mechanisms and responses.
Collectively, these new faculty members will contribute to the
understanding of ecosystem resiliency in the face of sea-level
rise, increasingly extreme weather events, ocean warming and
acidification, and how these climate patterns have changed through
time. These are the most challenging and pressing research problems
of our time with vast implications for decision-makers and the
public for adapting to and mitigating environmental change. To
facilitate interaction among these researchers, each faculty member
will join the existing Environmental AI working group and be
encouraged to collaborate with faculty in related research centers
or institutes across campus.
We seek a GeoAI researcher with a demonstrated ability to utilize
GeoAI tools such as sensor networks, data mining, machine learning
including deep learning, and high-performance computing, as well as
strengths in big data visualization. In particular, we seek a
researcher who can support the Environmental AI working group with
transformative research that incorporates process-based models and
deep learning models. The successful candidate is expected to
develop and maintain a strong externally funded research program
advancing novel modeling frameworks and techniques for working with
heterogeneous geospatial data. The successful candidate is also
expected to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate
levels. Competitive applicants will have demonstrated
interdisciplinary collaborations that cut across academic units on
campus.
This tenure track position starts on August 1, 2025, and is an
academic year appointment (9 months) with opportunities to
supplement salary during the summer. Please see the requirements
for Assistant Professors in the
Unit Criteria for Promotion and Tenure for the Department of
Geography.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applications received by October 14, 2024, are assured full
consideration; however, applications will be accepted until the
position is filled. Applicants will be asked to provide names and
contact information for 3 references using the online system.
Supporting documents should include a cover letter addressing the
candidate’s background relative to the responsibilities of the
position, curriculum vitae, and up to 3 representative
publications. In addition, applicants should provide a statement of
teaching philosophy and a statement of research philosophy that
highlights their goals and interest in data science and artificial
intelligence, and their contributions to understanding
environmental change and hydrological and ecosystem science.
Questions about the cluster: Dr. Hilda Kurtz,
Department Head Geography
Questions about the position: Search committee
chair, Dr. Lan Mu, Department of Geography
Posting Details
Posting Number
F2080P
Working Title
Assistant Professor, Geospatial AI
Department
Franklin-Geography
About the University of Georgia
Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated
as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified
institution of higher education ( https://www.uga.edu/ ). The proof
is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional
achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA
is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S.
News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in
Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended
campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwi
Location: Athens, GA
Posted: Oct. 21, 2024, 9:27 p.m.
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