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College of the Holy Cross Department of Environmental Studies Tenure Track Assistant Professor Faculty Position in Environmental Justice and Humanities GENERAL INFORMATION The Department of Environmental Studies at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a tenure-track position in environmental justice and humanities at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2025. Successful candidates will be those whose research and teaching demonstrate cogent intersections between environmental justice and any fields within the environmental humanities (including, but not limited to: architectural studies, critical race and ethnic studies, gender, sexuality, and women's studies, indigenous studies, history, literatures, music, philosophy, religious studies, urban studies, visual arts, etc.) Applicants’ expertise might focus on a particular region or at the national or global level. We welcome applications from candidates who demonstrate commitment to public-facing research and teaching and/or creative practice. We are also interested in scholars who are committed to community-based forms of arts or humanities, the discovery, celebration, and remediation of urban nature, and dedicated to reducing environmental inequalities. The successful candidate will join our new interdisciplinary department. They will have the opportunity to develop connections with colleagues from the environmental social sciences and environmental sciences, and to help lead our department’s pursuit of theoretical approaches toward rigorous interdisciplinary questions, methods, analysis, and interpretation afforded by the environmental humanities. This position carries a 3-2 teaching load with a research leave prior to tenure review of either a full year at 80% salary or a semester at full salary, and generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty. To enable a smooth transition to Holy Cross, new full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors receive start-up funding to support their research and professional development and have a one-course reduction in their first year of teaching (i.e., 2-2). All full-time appointments offer competitive salaries and full benefits. Faculty at the College cultivate a richly diverse academic community, pursue innovative teaching, and create high-impact scholarship. To learn more about faculty life at the College & the Worcester area, candidates are encouraged to visit ourProspective Faculty page. QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must demonstrate excellence in scholarship and a commitment to effective undergraduate teaching in the context of a liberal arts college. Ph.D. from an interdisciplinary program in Environmental Studies or a field within the Humanities at time of appointment is required. APPLICATION MATERIALS Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, statement on teaching, and statement on research. The teaching statement should address how your training and experiences have prepared you to teach our introductory course (ENVS 119: Environmental Narratives) and an upper-division course in Environmental Humanities that draws upon your expertise. Three letters of recommendation will be solicited from candidates who are selected as semifinalists for the position. Applications received before the deadline will be given full consideration. As a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college, the College values dialogue among people from diverse perspectives as integral to themission and essential to the excellence of our academic program. In your cover letter and statement on teaching, please highlight how your teaching, scholarship, mentorship, and/or service might support the College’s mission and itscommitment to diversity and inclusion. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/152498. Review of applications will begin on October 6, 2024 and continue until the position has been filled. For full consideration applicants should have their materials uploaded by that time. Initial interviews of selected applicants will take place beginning November 2024 via Zoom. Follow-up on campus interviews will be scheduled between late November and early December 2024. Questions about this search may be directed to Daina Cheyenne Harvey at dharvey@holycross.edu. University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy Racial Justice Approaches to Environmental Racism and Social Inequality Assistant, Associate or Full Professor Rank The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan invites applications from well-qualified individuals for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position focused on teaching, research, and public engagement related to the relationships between environmental factors in physical, built, and/or social environments and environmental racism, social inequity, and public policy. Applicants should have expertise focused on structural and other forms of racism—including racism in public policies—that create environmental racism and associated social inequities. Applicants should also be interested in how the tools of community engagement or public policy reform can be used to create racially just and equitable physical/built/social environments or technologies that contribute to reducing social inequities including in public health, housing, transportation, food access, and work/labor. Applications are welcome from a range of fields, including but not limited to environment and sustainability science, public health science, sociology, anthropology, geography, urban planning, science and technology studies, history, public policy, law, political science, and economics. Applicant interest and expertise can be in environmental justice issues in the United States and/or any other country or region of the world. The position will have a university year appointment. The Ford School is committed to attracting and retaining a distinguished and diverse faculty. Successful candidates must demonstrate a record of research excellence appropriate to their rank; ability and willingness to teach core and elective courses in undergraduate, master and PhD degree programs in public policy; interest in public and policy engagement; and a keen interest in interacting with students, faculty, staff, and policy practitioners in an interdisciplinary professional school environment. We are open to negotiating joint appointments with other units at the university, such as the School of Environment and Sustainability, the School of Public Health, the college of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts, the Institute for Social Research, and any other unit on campus.
How to Apply: First consideration will be given to applications received by October 1, 2024, but applications will be considered until the position has been filled. Interested applicants may upload their application materials to: http://apply.interfolio.com/150983. The following application materials are required: a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, one article-length writing sample, the names of three references, and a statement describing how your work contributes to the Ford School's and University of Michigan’s strategic commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. (fordschool.umich.edu/dei) EEO/AA Statement: Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of Michigan is an AA/EO employer and is supportive of the needs of dual career couples. University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of History 20th Century United States Environmental History Assistant Professor The Department of History at the UW-Madison invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in 20th-Century United States environmental history as the Allan H. Selig Assistant Professor in United States History beginning August 2025. Applicants should have the capacity to teach survey courses that treat the full sweep of U.S./American Environmental History, from Indigenous history prior to European presence in North America until the present day. The successful candidate will actively take part in the intellectual life of a History faculty with temporally, geographically, and methodological diverse interests; and will engage with the interdisciplinary Center for Culture, History, and Environment housed in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. The successful candidate will teach introductory surveys, upper-level undergraduate courses, and graduate seminars; mentor undergraduate and graduate students; engage in significant ongoing scholarly research and publication; and perform department, university, and community services as appropriate for faculty rank. Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. Required: Candidates should demonstrate evidence of creativity and excellence in teaching and scholarly research. Apply online at "Jobs at UW" (http://jobs.wisc.edu) under job number 301647. Applications must be received through UW- Madison's online application system. Applications submitted outside of this system will not be considered. Click the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. Applicants should submit the following items: For questions, contact: Leslie Abadie |
Tulane University
Department of History
Tenure Track, Assistant Professor in Environmental History
Position Description
The Department of History and the Environmental Studies Program at Tulane University invite
applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Environmental History. The position is
open in terms of geographic scope, time period, and topic. Teaching experience is preferred. The
appointment will begin July 1, 2025.
The successful candidate will have a tenure home in the History Department and a joint appointment
in the Environmental Studies (EVST) Program, with teaching and service divided equally between the
two units. EVST is an interdisciplinary program based in Tulane’s School of Liberal Arts with strengths
in the social sciences and environmental humanities. We are in the process of building a vibrant and
unique program that will bring together Environmental and Urban Studies, comprised of scholars who
understand the relationships between cities and place, the environment, and climate change. We are
also expanding cross-school collaborations with Tulane’s School of Science and Engineering, School of
Architecture, and School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. The teaching load is 2/2, with teaching
and mentoring at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Qualifications
Candidates must complete all requirements for the PhD by 1 June 2025.
Application Instructions
Applicants’ dossiers should include a letter of application, C.V., and an article-length writing sample.
Applicants should submit the names of three references via Interfolio. All applicants must submit their
dossiers via Interfolio at this link: http://apply.interfolio.com/150037
Inquiries can be made to Brian DeMare at bdemare@tulane.edu Review of applications will begin
November 1; applications should be received by that date in order to receive full consideration.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Tulane University is located in New Orleans - a city with tremendous history of diverse cultures,
community, and languages. Tulane University is committed to creating a community and culture that
foster a sense of belonging for all. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO,
Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.
We are intentionally seeking candidates who are committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion
in support of Tulane’s Strategy for Tomorrow.
Tulane University is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with
disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing
this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the Office of Human
Resources & Institutional Equity by phone at 504-865-4748 or email hr@tulane.edu.
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
St. Mary's College of Maryland is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies to begin August 2025. The successful candidate will join our vibrant community to deepen our commitment to critical climate studies through innovative, project-based teaching and solutions-focused research in collaboration with our students and the regional community. The Environmental Studies Department aims to cultivate leaders and environmental citizens, to develop actionable knowledge, and to devise restorative and resilient responses to climate change that will steward the health of our communities and the planet.
We seek a teacher-scholar to work across traditional disciplinary boundaries to support dynamic, applied learning grounded in imaginative, evidence-based, and effective action. The compelling candidate would hold a Ph.D. by time of hire from any relevant field in the natural sciences, social sciences, or arts and humanities and provide evidence of or potential for a strong record of securing external funding for their scholarly or creative work. Demonstrated experience with or interest in creating place-based teaching methods is highly desired. Strong, collegial communication and collaboration skills are essential. Competitive candidates for the Environmental Studies position will show excellent student-centered instruction and a track record of promoting equity and inclusion in their professional activities.
While specialization is open, we welcome candidates whose teaching and scholarly/creative praxis approach climate resilience from the vantage point of one or more of the following: agroecology and regenerative food systems; resource management and restoration ecology; renewable energy and decarbonization; indigenous, BIPOC, Lantinx, feminist, and decolonial environmentalisms; just transitions and sustainability science; or citizen-science, advocacy, and environmental education. Candidates for this position could employ a wide range of qualitative, arts-based, and/or quantitative research methods depending on their field of expertise, including research that is publicly and civically engaged. Cross- and trans-disciplinary connections anchored in digital analytical technologies such as geospatial applications are considered a plus.
Priority will be given to candidates interested in developing partnerships on campus and in the surrounding community. Potential partners include but are not limited to The Kate Chandler Campus Community Farm, Office of Sustainability, Historic St. Mary’s City, and a rich and growing network of community and regional organizations.
This position teaches the equivalent of 6 courses per year, including introductory courses, upper division electives within the candidate’s area of expertise, and other courses to fill program needs. Faculty are also expected to contribute to the general (LEAD) curriculum, provide academic advising, mentor senior capstone experiences, and participate in Department and College service. Additional opportunities to apply for Faculty Development Grants are in place to help the new hires develop signature scholarly and creative agendas.
Non-sectarian since its founding, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, a public Carnegie Baccalaureate, Arts and Sciences institution located in St. Mary's City, 70 miles southeast of Washington, D.C., has been designated as Maryland's public honors college. With selective admissions policies, academically talented students, and a rigorous curriculum, we offer a small college experience similar to that found at exceptional private colleges. St. Mary’s faculty benefit from a comprehensive program of support for scholarship, research, travel, and curriculum development, including course releases for pre-tenure faculty and leaves for tenured faculty. The quality of life is enhanced by the recreational opportunities of the Chesapeake region and by our proximity to Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.
St. Mary's College (www.smcm.edu) embodies diversity and inclusion in its mission. We create an environment that recognizes the value of individual and group differences, and we encourage inquiries from applicants who will contribute to our cultural and ethnic diversity. Application materials should include a cover letter (within the cover letter, applicants are requested to speak to ways in which their teaching will contribute to a culture of inclusion and campus diversity), curriculum vitae (include email address; statement of teaching philosophy (up to 500 words); statement of research interests (up to 500 words); and evidence of teaching effectiveness (if available). In support of inclusive hiring practices, the College will also request three professional references (rather than letters of recommendation) at the time of application. Of these three references, at least one referee should speak to the candidate's disciplinary expertise and at least one should have seen the candidate deliver or design classroom instruction. References will be contacted only for candidates who advance to finalist interviews. Applications are being accepted online at http://apply.interfolio.com/154572. Questions may be directed to the Search Committee Chair at 240-895-4361.
The Search Committee will begin reviewing applications October 1 and continue to accept applications until the position is filled. Complete applications submitted by October 15 will receive the fullest consideration. Employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check. St. Mary’s College of Maryland is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Visit our website: http://www.smcm.edu/hr
Employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Tenure-Track Position in the Environmental Humanities at Pomona College
We seek a tenure-track colleague whose research resides at the intersections of the environmental humanities and critical studies of ability, class, gender, indigeneity, race, sexuality, and/or species. We invite applications from scholars examining the uneven distribution of environmental burdens across various interlocking forms of social inequity; analyzing the environmental histories and impact of militarism; intervening in the ideological assumptions behind narratives of progress, development, futurity, and human exceptionalism; or offering innovative, cross-disciplinary analyses of legal, economic, material, or temporal scales of environmental harm. Environmental harm may include exposure to toxic chemicals, degradation of land/air/water, or vulnerability to climate change-related hazards.
The primary professional responsibilities of faculty members are teaching, research, scholarship and/or creative activity, and service to the college, profession and to the community. These responsibilities generally include advising students, participation in campus and system-wide committees, maintaining office hours, working collaboratively with colleagues in Environmental Analysis, and participation in traditional academic functions.
We welcome applicants with: 1) a commitment to excellence in interdisciplinary teaching and mentoring undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds, including international students, first-generation students, and those who identify as members of historically marginalized communities; 2) with demonstrable evidence of successful undergraduate teaching experience and 3) whose teaching and research are centrally focused on the Environmental Humanities.
The Assistant Professor will teach core courses (EA010 and EA020) that introduce students to the field of environmental studies and will regularly contribute to capstone courses (EA190 and EA191) that includes working with community partners (e.g., facilitated with the Draper Center). In addition, we invite the candidate to teach existing courses or propose new ones appropriate to their expertise. A full-time teaching load at Pomona College is four courses per year.
Please submit a dossier, including (a) letter of application, (b) curriculum vitae, (c) transcripts, (d) three brief statements – one addressing teaching philosophy, one addressing scholarship, and one addressing ability to mentor a diverse student body, and (e) three letters of recommendation to Academic Jobs Online [https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo?joblist---1170]. Questions about the position can be sent to Dr. Marc Los Huertos, Coordinator, Environmental Analysis Program, mail to: marc.loshuertos@pomona.edu.
Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. The Environmental Analysis Program supports equal access to higher education, and values working in a richly diverse environment. The successful candidate will have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving higher education for underrepresented students.
Environmental Analysis Program and Pomona College
The EA Program is an interdisciplinary program composed of three components: humanities, social sciences and natural sciences to frame a robust understanding of environmental issues. With environmental justice as a foundation in environmental issues, our faculty root their teaching within a historical context and to provide students with the research skills to ask and answer relevant scholarly questions regarding the issues of power and representation with nuance of the environmental writers, documentarians, etc.
Pomona College is a highly selective liberal arts college. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty and are committed to building a culturally diverse workplace. We value candidates with experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and who can demonstrate a commitment to improving higher education for underrepresented students through their teaching, scholarship, or service.
Pomona College, located in Southern California is the founding member of the Claremont Colleges, which also include Claremont McKenna, Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd, Keck Graduate Institute and Claremont Graduate University. Collectively, the Claremont Colleges constitute an academic community of 8,000 students and close to 5,000 faculty and staff. In collaboration with the Claremont University Consortium (CUC), Pomona College offers a variety of professional development, mentorship, and networking opportunities for faculty at all stages of their careers.
Elon University – Department of History and Geography
Assistant Professor of History (tenure track)
The Department of History and Geography in the Elon College of Arts & Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track position in Environmental History, to begin mid-August 2025. The position is open in terms of geographic scope, time period, and thematic expertise; however, we are particularly interested in applicants whose work has a transnational or global dimension, who demonstrate innovative methodologies of historical research (digital and spatial humanities), and who think in an integrated way about environmental history and its place across disciplinary boundaries. The successful applicant will hold a PhD by the time of appointment. This position requires teaching introductory and upper-level courses in the area of the applicant’s expertise that align with the History curriculum and courses in the Elon Core Curriculum. We especially welcome candidates who can contribute courses to the department’s Museum Studies and Public History or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) minors. We expect that course offerings will also contribute in meaningful ways to Elon’s interdisciplinary programs, such as Environmental Studies and International and Global Studies. Additional responsibilities include student mentorship through advising and undergraduate research, and contributions to the life of the department, university, and discipline or profession.
Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences, and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees. We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create an inclusive environment that makes every candidate feel welcome. At Elon we strive to follow our mission, where our employees are empowered to respect human differences, have a passion for lifelong learning, an emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service. To support Elon’s teacher-scholar-mentor model, we offer a package of research support that includes a pre-tenure sabbatical, course reassignment times, summer research grants, and funds for conference travel.
To Apply: Please submit a letter of application that describes your experience and interests in teaching, research, and professional service. Also submit CV, transcripts, contact information for three references, and some evidence of teaching effectiveness. Candidates who have experience working with a diverse range of people are encouraged to identify their experiences in contributing to a climate of inclusivity in their cover letters. Elon is a dynamic private, co-educational, comprehensive institution that is a national model for actively engaging faculty and students in teaching and learning in a liberal arts-based residential campus. To learn more about Elon, please visit the University website at http://www.elon.edu. Questions can be directed to committee chair Dr. Andrea A. Sinn, at mailto:asinn@elon.edu. Applications for this position will be guaranteed review if submitted by 11:55pm EST on October 20, 2024. Applications submitted after that date may be reviewed until the position is filled. Review of applications will begin October 21, 2024.
To apply, visit: https://jobs.elon.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-of-history-tenure-track-elon-university-campus-north-carolina-united-states
Position Announcement at the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon’s Environmental Studies Program invites applications for a transdisciplinary tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of energy transitions and decarbonization. Successful candidates will have demonstrated potential to center environmental justice and/or climate justice and climate solutions in the advancement of knowledge on renewable energy and energy decarbonization in area(s) including but not limited to: policy, governance, social movements, land use, generation and storage, ecological impacts, Indigenous and energy sovereignty, economics, energy futures, energy justice, the intersections of settler colonialism, racial capitalism, militarism, and fossil fuel dependence, and the intersection of equity and climate resilience.
We encourage applications from candidates who will focus on the sociocultural, sociotechnical, and material dimensions of energy systems, who will use methodologies including but not limited to those from environmental studies and/or Indigenous, race and ethnic studies, political science, history, anthropology, economics, and sociology, who have the potential to catalyze existing University of Oregon strengths such as in environmental justice (e.g. in the programs Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Center for Environmental Futures, Just Futures Institute; Sociology; and others), energy governance (e.g. in the School of Law), solar energy and energy storage (Departments of Chemistry and Architecture), climate science (Departments of Earth Sciences and Geography), environmental planning (College of Design including in Planning Public Policy and Management and in Landscape Architecture), and/or who have the potential to position graduating students for leadership in environmental justice and climate solutions.
To build capacity in climate and environmental justice, we encourage applications from candidates who will work "alongside" rather than conduct research "about" marginalized communities, who draw from their own situated or embodied knowledge or lived experience, and who have the potential to develop research and teaching that engages perspectives beyond dominant hegemonic frameworks. Candidates may center interdisciplinary formations, epistemologies, or ontologies from historically excluded groups including but not limited to: Black, Pasifika, Native American, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and other Indigenous and Latinx communities who are at the leading-edge of climate research and activism, from the multi-national United States, refugee and/or diasporic communities.
Program Summary
The Environmental Studies Program is part of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon, an Association of American Universities member and tier-one research institution in the Pacific Northwest that is ranked “highest research activity” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The Environmental Studies Program offers a doctoral degree program in Environmental Sciences, Studies, and Policies, a Master of Environmental Studies, and undergraduate degree programs in Environmental Studies and Environmental Science. Faculty in the Environmental Studies program teach research-informed introductory and subject area courses that include faculty and students from across the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, the School of Law, the College of Design, the School of Journalism and Communication, and the College of Education.
About the University
The main campus of the University of Oregon is in Eugene, Oregon, a socially-progressive, bike-friendly, and family-friendly city with ambitious goals for carbon emissions reduction and for community well-being. The University of Oregon has an active Native American Student Union centered at the Many Nations Longhouse.
Land Acknowledgement: The University of Oregon is located within the traditional homelands of the Southern Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855, the Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to the Coast Reservation in Western Oregon. Today, descendants are citizens of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon.
Minimum Requirements
- Ph.D. or terminal degree in an applicable field.
Demonstrated potential to carry out research and teaching on topics in renewable energy and energy decarbonization, as broadly defined.
Scholarship and/or teaching that demonstrates potential to build institutional capacity in the areas of environmental and/or climate justice.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstration of research methods that deliberately embrace relational principles and ethical/reciprocal collaborations.
Demonstrated potential to use transdisciplinary research methods to develop a robust research program for advancement of knowledge in the area of energy transitions and decarbonization for environmental and climate justice and solutions.
Demonstrated potential to deliver research-informed teaching in introductory and subject-area courses in environmental and climate justice and/or topics in energy futures.
Demonstrated potential to advise doctoral and masters students in research frameworks and areas of expertise that are beyond dominant hegemonies, that center interdisciplinary formations from historically-excluded epistemologies/ontologies, and/or that are currently underrepresented in the program.
Demonstrated awareness of inequities and challenges faced by underrepresented minority students and faculty and track record (commensurate to career stage) of activities that reduce barriers in education or research for students and faculty from historically underrepresented groups.
Required Application Materials
Applicants are invited to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three statements that are each 2 pages maximum: (1) a research statement that describes the candidate’s area of inquiry, methodology, and research relationships and/or collaborations; (2) a teaching statement; and (3) a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statement that describes the candidate’s understanding of and potential for participating in remedying past inequities and exclusions in the area of inquiry and in mentorship, research, and teaching.
Applicants are also asked to list 3 references who will be contacted in the case a candidate is shortlisted. At that point, shortlist candidates will also have the option of submitting a letter of endorsement from a community collaborator, if applicable
Application Deadline
December 1, 2024
Please submit your application at: https://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/533953?lApplicationSubSourceID=
