Adjunct Faculty - Geography

Job Title

Adjunct Faculty - Geography

Agency

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Department

Department Of Physics & Geosciences

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Kingsville, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

Job Summary

The Department of Physics/Geosciences has an opening for a part to full-time Adjunct Faculty in Geography for the Spring 2023 semester.

Job Responsibilities

The position's primary responsibilities will be offering undergraduate courses in world geography, and other introductory geoscience courses.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must have MS in Geography or related field from a regionally accredited institution or university.  Candidates must have 18 graduate credit hours for every field in which they teach.  

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in teaching lower-level geography courses and a PhD in Geography or related field from a regionally accredited institution or university. Demonstrated outstanding skills and enthusiasm for teaching undergraduates. 

TAMUK is a comprehensive university located about 45 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, Texas. The department includes thirteen full-time faculty, and graduates about fifteen majors per year.

Candidates must apply using the website at https://javjobs.tamuk.edu.
Applicants need to submit application, send a letter describing research and teaching interests, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching excellence, unofficial transcripts and contact information for three references to:
For more information, contact:

Dr. Brent Hedquist
Geography Search Committee Chair
Department of Physics/Geosciences
MSC 175
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, TX 78363-8202
e-mail: [email protected]

Review of applications will begin immediately; applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

For review of application, applicants may submit unofficial transcripts from each institution of higher education attended directly to the search committee chair. However, prior to issuing a letter of appointment, three original letters of recommendation and official transcripts must be received directly from each regionally accredited degree-granting institution by the Office of the Provost, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, MSC 102, Kingsville, TX 78363-8202.

If transcripts are from an international institution, it is the responsibility of the prospective faculty member to have the transcripts translated and evaluated by an approved credential evaluator AACRAO http://www.aacrao.org/credential/index.htm

Selected candidate must pass a pre-employment background investigation to be hired for this position.  

The above duties may not be performed in every position with this title and the above functions may not include all related duties that might be performed. Requires physical activities supportive of the above job duties. Reasonable accommodations will be made as necessary.

If you are a male age 18 through 25, you must be properly registered with the Selective Service System to be eligible for hire.

Texas A&M University Kingsville is committed to excellence; the University invites applications from all qualified applicants.
Texas A&M University-Kingsville is an Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.  

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.