Jobs & Fellowships
Below are any postings sent to ASLE regarding jobs or fellowships that might be of interest to our members or others in the field of literature and environment or related fields. If you would like to post information about a job, fellowship, writing contest or related opportunity, please contact the ASLE Managing Director, info@asle.org.
November 1, 2010. ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES/CLASSICS: The Program in Environmental Humanities and the Department of Classics at Whitman College invite applications for a definite tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level beginning August, 2011. The Ph.D. is required by the time of appointment. Applicants should have expertise appropriate for teaching and research in Environmental Studies and Classics. Successful candidates must be able to teach both Latin and Ancient Greek languages at all undergraduate levels. Areas of specialization within classics are open. It is crucial that candidates explain in their letter of application how their areas of expertise can contribute to a program in Environmental Humanities, a component of the Environmental Studies program which examines the intersection of nature and culture. Whitman College’s current Environmental Studies program is a hallmark of the institution. With this appointment the program seeks to develop the humanities component of an area already richly served by the social and natural sciences. For a full description of this position see: http://www.whitman.edu/content/provost/recruitment . Deadline: November 1, 2010. Send materials to: Dana Burgess, Department of Classics, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362. We anticipate providing interview opportunities at the annual American Philological Association meetings in San Antonio, TX. Whitman College is committed to enhancing diversity, and no applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, creed, or disability.
August 15, 2010. Harvard Divinity School Junior Position in Science and Religion. Harvard Divinity School invites applications and nominations for a junior, tenure-track appointment in Science and Religion newly endowed by Richard T. Watson. The appointment is intended to advance research and thinking on the interrelations of contemporary science and religion, each broadly defined. Applicants may work on any religious tradition or scientific topic. They may draw on a range of methods and disciplines, such as anthropology, sociology of knowledge, history of science, history of medicine, and philosophy or theology, including ethics. The successful applicant will be able to apply the particular research to critical reflection on current debates about science, religion, and their relations.
Candidates must show promise of distinguished publication in their field and a commitment to excellence in its teaching. They must hold the doctoral degree before assuming the position in the fall semester of 2011. They should be competent in the research languages or methods needed for their area of specialization. They should be able to teach and advise at both doctoral and master's levels. Whatever their research specialty, applicants must be able to participate widely in the Divinity School's degree programs, including its M.Div. program, and be familiar with forms of analysis that address race, gender, and social location. In addition to students in the Divinity School, the successful candidate will also teach undergraduates and graduate students of religion in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Harvard University is an equal opportunity, affirmative-action
employer and encourages applications from women and/or ethnic minority
candidates.
Letters of nomination are welcome. Letters of
application, accompanied by a recent curriculum vitae, a writing sample,
and three letters of recommendation should be sent to: Watson Search
Committee, Matthew B. Turner, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis
Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138. Review of applications will
begin August 15, 2010.
Email: watsonsearch@hds.harvard.edu.
Web: http://www.hds.harvard.edu/academic/facultysearch/watsonsearch.html
Posted March 29, 2010, applications reviewed immediately until position filled. Assistant Professor of Latina/Latino Literature
Texas Tech University's Department of English seeks an Assistant Professor of Latina/Latino literature or Chicana/Chicano literature. Area of specialization open, but candidates with interests in one or more of the department's strategic research emphases-history of the book, nineteenth century studies, literature of social justice and the environment, or film and media studies-are especially encouraged to apply. Ph.D. required.
Tenure-track. 2/2 load guaranteed during first two years; then 3/3 with opportunities for reduction to 3/2. Graduate and undergraduate courses; service on thesis and dissertation committees.
Publications or strong research potential required. It is expected that new faculty will be engaged in scholarship or creative activity that attracts outside funding in the form of fellowships, grants, exhibits, and similar kinds of support.
The Department of English is large (50 faculty, 500 undergraduate majors, 150 graduate students), dynamic, and diverse, with B.A., M.A., and Ph.D degrees in English and the same in Technical Communication. Texas Tech is a growing university, encompassing a law school and medical school as well as colleges of Arts and Sciences, Agriculture, Architecture, Business Administration, Engineering, Human Sciences, Mass Communication, and Visual and Performing Arts. The College of Arts and Sciences represents 35% of the total enrollment of 30,000.
For more information, please see http://www.english.ttu.edu
Candidates must apply online at jobs.texastech.edu (No. 81102), attaching a letter of application and curriculum vitae. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Direct inquiries to english@ttu.edu. TTU is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, and it encourages applications from minorities and women.
Ongoing. Barack Obama Green Charter School
Preparing students to become informed, engaged, and creative critical thinkers and inspiring the leaders of a sustainable future.
The Barack Obama Green Charter School, the first sustainability-focused charter high school in the state of New Jersey, is looking for teachers in all disciplines (English, Science, Math, Social Studies, Art/Music, and P.E.). New Jersey Teacher Certification is required. Deadline May 7.
Send resume and cover letter to info@njfirstgreen.org.
Visit our website at www.njfirstgreen.org or contact Rebecca Jones at 973-572-6468 or becca@filmjones.com.
Fellowships
Writing Fellowships and Outdoor Arts Fellowships, Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest, Clermont, KY (ongoing)
Fulbright Scholar Program (ongoing)
Travel Grants, Carl Albert Center, University of Oklahoma (ongoing)
National Humanities Center Fellowships (ongoing)
Green Artist Grant (ongoing)
The Nancy H. Gray Foundation for Art in the Environment provides grants to
artists whose work addresses environmental problems, issues, and education.
The grant is available by mail only. Send a SASE to:
N.H. Gray Foundation for Art in the Environment
5128 Manning Drive
Bethesda, MD 20814
Contests
August 6, 2010. Blog carnival titled Shades of Nature: Environmental Ficton. The call for blogs is at http://dianneglave.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/shades-of-nature-environmental-fiction-a-call-for-blog-carnival-submissions/
April 6, 2010. The NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) Environmental Art Prize
Midwestern Studies Book Award Competition (Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature and Ohio University Press) (ongoing)
Harold and Margaret Sprout Award for the Best Book on International Environmental Affairs (ongoing)
Tyler Prize: The World Prize for Environmental Achievement (ongoing)
Other Opportunities
Green World Center Study Retreat (ongoing)