Description

• The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Texas State University invites applications for an open rank tenure-line position in Geographic Education to begin Fall 2026 on our San Marcos campus. We seek an individual with exceptional potential or experience as a scholar and teacher. The position includes teaching at graduate and undergraduate levels, advising Master’s and PhD students in the department’s highly successful and fully online graduate programs in Geographic Education, maintaining an active research agenda, securing external funding, and participating in departmental service activities. https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/56084

Requirements

Required Qualifications For All Ranks:
A Ph.D. in Geography, Geography Education, Environmental Education, Social Studies Education or a closely related field by the time of appointment.
 

At the Assistant Professor Level:

• A demonstrated or potential record of peer-reviewed publications in geography education
• Demonstrated potential to develop a productive research agenda
• Demonstrated potential to secure external funding
• Demonstrated potential to teach courses at undergraduate and graduate levels on topics including curriculum, instructional design, and professional development in geography or closely related fields

At the Associate Professor Level:

• A record of peer-reviewed publications in geography education that is commensurate with an associate professor in the department
• A record of securing external research funding that is commensurate with an associate professor in the department
• A record of teaching courses at undergraduate and graduate levels on topics including curriculum, instructional design, and professional development in geography or closely related fields
• A record of advising graduate students that is commensurate with an associate professor in the department

At the Professor Level:

• An outstanding record of peer-reviewed publications in geography education that is commensurate with a full professor in the department
• An outstanding record of securing external research funding that is commensurate with a full professor in the department
• A record of teaching courses at undergraduate and graduate levels on topics including curriculum, instructional design, and professional development in geography or closely related fields
• A record of advising doctoral students
• Evidence of an established reputation and service in geography education

Preferred Qualifications For All Ranks:

• Experience with online instruction
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with K-12 educators
   

At the Assistant Professor Level:

• A record of applying for or securing external research grants
  Demonstrated ability to advise graduate students

At the Associate Professor Level:

• Same preferred qualifications of an assistant professor, plus the following
• Evidence of maintaining an active national and international network of professional geography education collaborators
• Evidence of service in geography education at the national and international levels

At the Professor Level:

• Same preferred qualifications of an associate professor, plus the following
• Evidence of leadership in geography education at the national and international levels

Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered. https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/56084.

The application must include:

• A cover letter outlining the applicant’s professional experience and career goals that meet the required and preferred qualifications as stated above.
• An up-to-date curriculum vitae
• Unofficial transcripts (all in one document)
• The name, e-mail address, and telephone number of three references. References will be contacted for applicants that advance past the initial application review.
   

For inquiries, please e-mail Dr. Colleen Myles, chair of the Search Committee, at cch64@txstate.edu and indicate “GeoEd Professor Position” in the subject line of all correspondence.

To be considered in the initial pool of candidates, complete applications must be received no later than March 29, 2026. Complete applications received after this date will only be considered if no viable candidates are identified and hired from the initial pool. This position will remain open until filled. All positions are subject to availability of funds.

The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Texas State University has 35 full-time faculty members, around 470 undergraduate majors in BA and BS programs and over 150 graduate students in our Master of Science (MS), Master of Applied Geography (MAG), and PhD programs in geography, geographic education, and geographic information science. The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies is part of the College of Liberal Arts. To learn more about the department, please visit: https://www.geo.txstate.edu.