Job Description

Reports to: Program Director, IHP Climate Change

Salary Range: $28,000 - $32,000 (salary commensurate with experience)

Travel insurance provided.

Anticipated Start Date: November 30, 2026

Term of Employment: approximately 5-6 months

Apply by: May 1, 2026

Base of Designation/Remote Eligible: Travel to Miami (USA), Morocco, Nepal, and Ecuador required.

Conditional on Enrollment

This is a non-benefited position. Travel insurance provided.

To apply: Please click on Apply above or visit https://worldlearning.applicantpro.com/jobs/ to submit your application via the online system by uploading the following required items: letter of interest and CV (including the contact information of three academic references). Your letter of interest should address the questions listed further below.

School for International Training (SIT) seeks a Visiting Faculty member to join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and country coordinators leading IHP's Climate Change: The Politics of Land, Water and Energy Justice program in Spring 2027. Each semester term enrolls approximately 16-32 students from leading U.S. colleges and universities for interdisciplinary study and a global comparative perspective in four different program locations. The Visiting Faculty travels with students to each location for the full duration of the semester. Please note that the following itinerary reflects past semesters and tentative future semesters, but all itineraries are contingent on conditions in each country and program needs: Spring 2027 (late January to mid-Mayr): Miami (USA), Ecuador, Morocco, Nepal and Ecuador.

IHP Climate Change: The Politics of Land, Water, & Energy Justice

In this program, students explore some of the world's most productive and vulnerable landscapes to witness how climate change impacts regions differently and how communities are responding to the climate crisis. In four cultural and socio-ecological contexts, students analyze the challenges of working toward more equitable food, water, and energy systems. Through a combination of classroom and experiential learning, students examine the problems and possible solutions with researchers, farmers, activists, social entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations, and policymakers. More information can be found at: https://studyabroad.sit.edu/program/fall-2026-ihp-climate-change-the-politics-of-land-water-and-energy-justice/

Responsibilities

We are seeking a traveling faculty member who will:

• Facilitate learning and teach two courses:
  • Political Economy and Environmental Change since 1492
  • Fieldwork Ethics and Comparative Research Methods
  • See program page academics for details
• Facilitate student learning through processing of non-lecture program components and providing timely feedback on assignments. Regular participation in all country program activities including guest speakers, site visits, and other non-lecture components is expected.
• Work with the Provost's Office, Program Director, and Country Coordinators, to ensure that any academic, administrative and student problems associated with the program are resolved.
• Take appropriate measures to protect the health and safety of students in partnership with SIT Student Affairs, the Program Director, and local staff.
• Visiting Faculty are responsible for ensuring that all students travelling on the official group flights are checked-in and through immigration.
• Collect receipts as required for all expenses incurred and complete expense reports in a timely manner according to World Learning financial policies and guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Experience/Education:

• Terminal degree (PhD or equivalent; All But Dissertation considered) in political economy, sociology, anthropology, history, geography, political ecology or other social science or interdisciplinary field engaged with environmental studies.
• Experience teaching at the college level and a strong commitment to experiential learning, including non-didactic methods that promote critical thinking and field-based research, discussion, and self-reflection.
• Experience living and working abroad, ideally in at least one of the program countries listed above (preferred).
• Research and/or practical experience at the interface of environment/development.

Required Behaviors:

• Must be able to meet the physical, emotional maturity, and mental health demands as well as possess the personal qualities - patience, adaptability, collegiality, cross-cultural competence, and organization - needed to be part of an intensive, team-oriented study abroad program that covers four countries in one semester.
• The ability and desire to support and communicate with students throughout the study abroad experience both in and outside of the classroom.

Vaccination is strongly recommended for all employees in our U.S. offices except for those receiving medical or religious exemptions. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), then employees and faculty will be recommended to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility.

Letter of Interest:

Traveling with college-aged students for an entire semester, guiding their learning and field research in cities and rural environments, as well as conducting classroom discussions and small-group seminars, presents unique challenges, and demands unique qualities of faculty members. Please consider this point carefully in your letter of interest, paying special attention to how you would handle the conceptual, pedagogical, intercultural, and interpersonal demands of this program.

What in your academic background and work experience has prepared you to step into this role? What specifically interests you about this visiting faculty opportunity as opposed to a more traditional academic position?

Benefits:

Travel insurance provided outside of home country and subject to plan terms.