Assistant Professor in Applied Geodesy, Geophysics, and/or Remote Sensing at UNC Wilmington
Website University of North Carolina Wilmington
The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of North Carolina Wilmington invites applications for a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor beginning August 2026.
We seek an expert in applied geodesy, geophysics, and/or remote sensing who applies innovative methods to measure and interpret physical changes across Earth’s land and ocean surfaces. Areas of interest may include, but are not limited to:
- Crustal deformation driven by tectonics, magmatism, isostatic adjustment, or dynamic topography
- Sea-level change and coastal and marine landscape evolution
- Subsidence, mass wasting, storm-driven change, and other hazards impacting land areas and ocean margins
We welcome candidates who integrate geological, geophysical, geodetic, and/or geodynamic methods, using tools such as satellite and marine geodesy, remote sensing, altimetry, seafloor and terrestrial GPS networks, or numerical modeling.
Additional job details can be found here: https://jobs.uncw.edu/postings/37595
The application deadline is January 12, 2026.
On Behalf of the Search Committee,
Peter Haproff ()
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