The Department of Geography currently consists of 22 faculty. Current research areas of the faculty include resource politics, environmental hazards, human rights, coastal geomorphology, energy geographies, GIScience, biogeography, migration, and climate change. The department has about 25 full-time graduate students and offers Ph.D., M.S., M.A., B.S., and B.A. degrees. 

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in geography or a closely related field (e.g., urban planning, climate science, GIScience, or similar), evidence of excellence in teaching and scholarship, administrative expertise, and years of relevant experience consistent with academic policy for faculty rank.

The successful candidate will provide leadership in advancing the core mission of HVRI by maintaining its excellence in developing interdisciplinary and convergent research on hazards, climate change adaptation, and emergency management, and in training the next generation researchers and specialists for successful careers in academe, public agencies, and private sectors. HVRI has been a leader in developing geospatial approaches for understanding the distributional impacts of disasters and providing evidentiary support for equitable approaches to community resilience and disaster risk reduction. We seek an innovative scholar to maintain and grow HVRI as a national and international leader in this field.

Apply through the University of South Carolina's Careers website.