Amherst College, Environmental Studies
Visiting Professorship in Environmental Policy/Law
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Massachusetts, United States |
Position: | Visiting Professor |
Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy
The Department of Environmental Studies at Amherst College invites applications for a visiting position at the assistant professor level in the area of environmental policy. This is a two-year position, beginning in July 2016, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. Within the last decade, Amherst College has profoundly transformed its student body in terms of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and nationality, among other areas. Today, nearly one-quarter of Amherst’s students are Pell Grant recipients; 43 percent of our students are domestic students of color. Our expectation is that the successful candidate will excel at teaching and mentoring students who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender nationality, sexual orientation and religion.
The successful candidate will teach two courses per semester in his or her area of specialization (environmental policy, environmental law) and occasionally participate in a team-taught introductory course in environmental studies. Teaching in domestic and international policy is especially desired. A Ph.D. is required.
Candidates should submit electronically to http://apply.interfolio.com/32266 a cover letter, curriculum vitae, separate research and teaching statements, and three confidential letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2015, and will continue until the position has been filled. For questions about the position or the application process, please contact Diane Hutton, Academic Department Coordinator of Environmental Studies (dbhutton@amherst.edu; 413-542-2233). For information about Amherst’s Environmental Studies Department, visit: https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/environmental_studies. Amherst College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, persons of color and persons with disabilities to apply. The College is committed to enriching the educational experience it offers through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Amherst College is a private undergraduate liberal arts college for men and women, with 1,800 students and a teaching faculty of more than two hundred. Located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts, Amherst participates with Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts in the Five College Consortium.
Contact: |
Diane B. Hutton, Academic Coordinator, Department of Environmental Studies (dbhuttonATamherst.edu) |
Website: | https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/environmental_studies |
Primary Category: | None |
Secondary Categories: | Law and Legal History Political Science |
Posting Date: | 10/19/2015 |
Closing Date | 01/17/2016 |