Job description template

Geography Professor Job Description Template

A copy-ready geography professor job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows geography professors earn a median of $97,590; the middle 50% earn $74,690–$123,900.

Job title

Geography Professor

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable geography professor to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will teach geography courses, teach GIS and mapping and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Teach geography courses
  • Teach GIS and mapping
  • Lead field courses
  • Conduct research
  • Mentor students
  • Publish research
  • Serve on committees
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • Doctoral or professional degree
  • Working knowledge of gis and spatial analysis
  • Communication and curiosity
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • Ph.D. in geography
  • GISP
  • Esri technical certification
  • Experience with arcGIS and QGIS

Skills

  • Cartography
  • Remote sensing
  • Research methods
  • Curriculum design
  • Mentoring
  • Visual thinking

Work environment and schedule

Faculty work in classrooms, computer labs and field sites. Teaching, research and service with flexible hours.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a geography professor job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Geography Professor” is the clearest; alternates include Geography Faculty, GIS Professor, Human Geography Professor.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a geography professor so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Geography Professor training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Geography Professor hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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