Annual Salary Range: $61,365 - $64,774 Westminster University Assistant Professor of Environmental Geosciences Westminster University in Salt Lake City, Utah, invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science with expertise in GIS and climate science. This position begins in fall of 2027, and the person will be a member of the Environmental Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences.
We seek an excellent interdisciplinary educator with demonstrated ability to facilitate active student engagement and with experience or interest in team teaching, interdisciplinary learning, community engagement, field experiences, or other innovative learning designs. The ideal candidate will have expertise in data analysis or computational modelling with connections to climate processes and impacts. The 24-credit
teaching load will include classes within the candidate’s specialty as well as introductory courses on climate change and data analysis as well as team taught introductions to environmental studies and the senior capstone class alongside current Environmental Studies faculty. There are also opportunities to develop new field based courses and help shape the Environmental Studies curriculum. The Environmental
Studies program at Westminster University is an interdisciplinary program with concentrations in Society & Culture, and Environmental Sciences. We maintain a commitment to student learning outside of the classroom, and many of our courses include field components or opportunities for activism and service learning in the region. Students are engaged in research, community action, and creative activities around the
Salt Lake City area and across Utah. Student learning is enhanced by robust co-curricular programming through Westminster’s Great Salt Lake Institute, Outdoor Program, and the Dumke Center for Civic Engagement, as well as ongoing collaborations with community partners such as Wasatch Community Gardens, Seven Canyons Trust, and HEAL Utah. Environmental Studies alumni are educators, activists, scholars, and
entrepreneurs. We seek candidates who demonstrate skills, experience, and potential to facilitate the learning of all students, including those historically underrepresented in higher education (such as students of color, LGBTQ+ students, students with disabilities, first-generation college students, and more). The Environmental Studies Program is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of our student body and
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