Job Description

The Department of Environmental Sciences (ENVS) at Emory University in Atlanta invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor in Applied Environmental Social Sciences, beginning August 1, 2027. For this teaching-track position, we seek a dynamic and collaborative teacher-scholar who can engage students in understanding and investigating the social, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of environmental challenges, and bring applied approaches to environmental social science teaching and research. This is a renewable three-year appointment with the potential for promotion.

We are especially interested in candidates who:

• Strengthen teaching in environmental institutions, governance, policy, and related areas, with environmental questions and challenges at the core
• Contribute broadly to the Social Science and Policy curriculum, bringing environmental social science perspectives to environmental change
• Critically examine questions of power, inequality, distributional consequences, and competing interests in their teaching
• Contribute to field studies and experiential learning by integrating social and biophysical approaches to understanding environmental systems and challenges
• Bring expertise that creates opportunities for integration across the social and natural sciences, including in areas such as but not limited to water and natural resources, energy, or sustainability

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Teach five undergraduate environmental social science courses per year, including ENVS 225 (Institutions and the Environment) and other courses in the Social Science and Policy curriculum
• Contribute to the Department’s interdisciplinary and field-based teaching, including ENVS 131 (Introduction to Field Studies)
• Mentor undergraduate students, including through honors theses, directed readings, and independent research
• Collaborate with faculty and students across the Department and University, and contribute to the Department’s intellectual and academic community

Qualifications

• PhD in Geography, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science(s), or a related social science or interdisciplinary environmental field
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching in an innovative interdisciplinary environment
• Independent teaching experience as instructor of record at the undergraduate level, with evidence of teaching effectiveness
• Evidence of effective student mentorship or potential to mentor undergraduate students
• Evidence of potential to contribute to an interdisciplinary and collaborative academic community

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit:

1. Cover letter summarizing (1) interest in the position and the Department; (2) relevant academic and professional background; (3) service and engagement with academic, professional, community, government, or other organizations; and (4) potential contributions to the Department and University, including opportunities for engagement with Atlanta and surrounding communities (1.5 pages max)
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Teaching statement specifying (1) teaching philosophy and approach; (2) teaching experience as instructor of record and evidence of teaching effectiveness; (3) current Department courses they could teach (please use course codes and names); and (4) new courses they could introduce to the curriculum (3 pages max)
4. Research statement highlighting (1) a summary of research experience; (2) experience with and plans for involving undergraduate students in research; and (3) connections between research and teaching (2 pages max)
5. Names and contact details (email, phone) of three professional references (longlisted candidates will be required to submit letters of support before Zoom interviews)

All application materials should be submitted via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/192159

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue for 60 days.

Questions related to the position (but not application materials) should be emailed to envs.search@emory.edu and addressed to the Chair of the Search Committee, Dr Stacy-ann Robinson (please use “Applied ESS” in the subject).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone: 404-727-9867 (V) | 404-712-2049 (TDD).

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