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DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Yale University's School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES)
seeks outstanding candidates for the Deanship of the School. F&ES is
more than a century old, and recognized worldwide as a leading
institution for forestry, environmental science, industrial
environmental management, environmental policy, environmental social
science, and related fields, teaching and research being carried out
by nearly 40 academic faculty and frequent distinguished visitors.
The School will move into Kroon Hall, designed as a LEED-platinum
building, at the end of 2008.
F&ES has a widely-acclaimed doctoral program and a large Master's
program (one of the oldest in the country in this field), and it
shares coordination of Yale College's new undergraduate Environmental
Studies major. The school has a global orientation, as reflected in
its involvement in a number of areas of global research and its
active recruitment of international students, who comprise nearly
one-third of the student body.
F&ES plays a central role in Yale University's widely recognized
activities in environmental scholarship, education, and operations.
Yale's Office of Sustainability is internationally recognized as a
leader in these areas, and the University is among the few
organizations of any kind to have made a firm commitment to reduce
its greenhouse gas emissions to pre-1990 levels.
Candidates for the Deanship should have demonstrated strong
capabilities for leadership, as well as a record of scholarship in a
suitable area of forestry or environmental studies, either in an
academic setting, the non-governmental sector, or a government
agency. Extensive international experience and an international
perspective are desirable, as is a record of leadership in
multidisciplinary research and in graduate and undergraduate
education, and a record of successful funding for research and
institutional development.
Applications should include a letter of interest, a complete CV, and
a list of three references. All information should be sent to Robert
Burger, FES Dean Search Committee, Office of the Provost, Yale
University, 1 Hillhouse Ave., P.O. Box 208365, New Haven, CT
06520-8365, USA. Inquiries can be sent to the committee at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications received by September 15, 2008
will receive full consideration.
Yale University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Men and women of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds and cultures are
encouraged to apply. Women and minority candidates, as well as
candidates from developing countries, are particularly urged to apply.
Ben Cashore, Professor
Environmental Governance & Political Science
Director, Program on Forest Policy and Governance
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
230 Prospect Street, Room 206, New Haven, CT 06511-2104
203 432-3009 (w); 203 464-3977 (cell); 203 432-0026 (fax);
www.yale.edu/environment/cashore; www.yale.edu/forestcertification
