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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR- Environmental Justice

The Department of Environmental Studies at The State University of New York 
College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) in Syracuse, NY 
invites applications for an academic year, tenure-track position at the 
Assistant Professor rank, starting in the Fall of 2024. We seek individuals who 
will advance research and teaching in environmental justice. The ideal 
candidate would engage with applied and/or theoretical work at the intersection 
of environmental (in)justice, policy, and/or planning and would have 
community-based research experience that contributes to innovative scholarship 
in the critical environmental social sciences. We are interested in scholars 
whose work intersects and engages with current conversations on (but not 
limited to) decolonization, antiracism, migration and displacement, status 
concerns, class, sexuality and gender, food, water, climate or energy justice, 
extractivism, or geographic vulnerability.

With robust mentoring and research infrastructure support, new hires will be 
able to establish interdisciplinary connections, link with community groups and 
policymakers, and work within new research paradigms. The candidate would have 
the opportunity to connect with other units on campus and across our academic 
community, including Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences and the Center 
for Native Peoples and the Environment at ESF, and programs at Syracuse 
University including the Program for the Advancement of Conflict and 
Collaboration. The candidate can also contribute to diversity in teaching 
through on-campus programs, such as the Louis Stokes Alliance of Minority 
Participation Program. The Syracuse area is also rich with opportunities for 
vital research in environmental justice, and ESF faculty are currently working 
to build collaborative, community-based research initiatives across several 
issue areas in the city and the surrounding region.

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be expected to build a strong 
research program. The position entails a balance of research and teaching, with 
the remainder of time focusing on service and outreach to the department, 
institution, and to the communities and publics your work might impact. The 
teaching load is 2 courses per semester, both undergraduate and graduate 
courses.  Successful candidates will be expected to teach an undergraduate 
course in environmental justice and an online Graduate Certificate course in 
environmental justice. Other courses might include Introduction to 
Environmental Studies, Policy Analysis / Evaluation or courses within one's 
areas of expertise. The selected candidate will be expected to collaborate with 
colleagues and students across other disciplines at the College and within the 
broader academic community, and to mentor graduate and undergraduate students. 
We are particularly interested in candidates with a commitment to diversity and 
inclusiveness and to someone with lived experience in, and a commitment to, the 
communities they study. We are open to candidates meeting the required criteria 
(a PhD in a relevant field) whose work in environmental justice has taken them 
to contexts other than academia - that is, to people who have played a research 
or research leadership role in government, think-tanks, non-profits, or 
corporate environments.

Starting Salary: $78,000 - $88,000, DOQ

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

  1.  Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Environmental Studies or similar discipline 
by date of appointment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  1.  A scholar with experience doing interdisciplinary work and engagement 
with environmental justice communities.
  2.  An established record of, or demonstrable potential for, excellence in 
research, peer-reviewed publication, and teaching.
  3.  An ability to use mixed methods in their research.

Application Procedure: Application materials are required to be submitted 
online. Applications should include:

  1.  Cover letter that describes your interests and qualifications for the 
position. (1 page)
  2.  Statement addressing how the applicant's teaching, research, service, 
and/or life experiences prepares them to advance SUNY-ESF's commitment to 
diversity, equity, and inclusion.  Specifically, applicants should address how 
their past accomplishments and experiences connect to their future goals for 
the training of underrepresented groups and for engaging with diverse 
communities in research, teaching, and service. (1 page)
  3.  Teaching Statement (1 page)
  4.  Research Statement (1 page)
  5.  Curriculum vitae that includes names and contact information for three 
references

Application Deadline: Applications for all positions will be accepted until the 
position is filled. For optimal consideration applications should be submitted 
by December 1, 2023.

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