Visiting Assistant Professor of Instruction in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University

The Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University welcomes applications for a full-time, fixed-duration Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) position. The VAP will be appointed for one year, starting September 1, 2026, with an option to renew for a second year, and will teach two courses per quarter for three quarters per year. This is a full-time salaried position with benefits and no summer teaching is required. A PhD in any subfield of Earth Science is required. The VAP will teach one or more 200-level courses (major level, introductory), such as Physics of the Earth's Interior, Data Analysis for Earth and Environmental Sciences, and/or Decision Making in the Anthropocene. The VAP will also teach additional upper-level courses in sub-disciplines that align with their expertise and prior teaching experience, as well as curricular needs (see our courses page, https://deeps.northwestern.edu/courses/, for more details).

Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV including teaching portfolio (teaching philosophy, potential courses, and any relevant documentation of teaching experience/performance) at https://facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MjQ4Ng==. Names and contact information for three letter writers who can address teaching skills should be included in the cover letter. Queries about the position may be addressed to Professor Brad Sageman at b-sageman@northwestern.edu. Completed applications will be reviewed beginning March 2, 2026; consideration will continue until the position is filled.

Learn more about the position at https://www.deeps.northwestern.edu/about/faculty-search.html