Job Details

Type: Full-Time, Tenure Track
Posted: 11/10/2025
Department: Geography & Planning – 250300
Proposed Date of Hire: 08/01/2026
Closing Date: Open Until Filled (Evaluation begins 12/15/2025)
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Geography, Planning, or a related discipline

• Visionary and effective leadership skills

• Record of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service

• Demonstrated commitment to undergraduate and graduate instruction and research

• Evidence of leadership in recruiting and fostering faculty, staff, and student development

Preferred: Strong management and administrative skills

Areas of Interest

The Department seeks an innovative, resourceful, and dynamic leader to:

• Expand sponsored research

• Support vibrant instruction

• Facilitate collaboration across sub-disciplines

• Strategically develop the department profile

• Advocate for the department internally and externally

• Lead development and outreach initiatives

Department Overview

The Department of Geography and Planning offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in:

• Geography

• Community and Regional Planning

Specializations include:

• Climate Science

• Medical Geography

• Community and Regional Planning

• Sustainable and Environmental Planning

• Spatial Patterns in Human Geography

• Geographic Information Science (GIS)

The department emphasizes solutions-based critical thinking and prepares students for professional success. Department Website

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Personnel & Supervision:

• Recruit, appoint, and retain faculty and staff

• Foster a positive departmental climate

• Recommend salaries, promotions, tenure, and reappointments

• Assign teaching, service, and committee duties

• Evaluate performance and support faculty development

Resource Management:

• Manage departmental budgets and resources responsibly

• Oversee facilities, equipment, and supply needs

Curriculum & Policy Development:

• Collaborate with faculty to maintain strong academic programs and curricula

• Lead strategic planning aligned with college and University priorities

Leadership & Advocacy:

• Implement and communicate University and college policies

• Represent and advocate for departmental needs

• Lead departmental meetings and committees

• Participate in professional development opportunities for chairs

Application Instructions

To apply, visit: Appalachian State University Careers

Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer:
Appalachian State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or sexual orientation.