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Review of applications will begin September 15, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Bowdoin College.

Bowdoin College’s Program of Environmental Studies invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor level, beginning July 1, 2026.  We invite candidates with expertise in computational/digital approaches who can contribute to the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program.  The subfield is open with respect to discipline. We are especially interested in candidates who will strengthen our curriculum by bringing in new competencies in areas including, but not limited to: climate adaptation; energy policy and just transitions; environmental and public health; GIS, remote sensing, and/or surveillance; landscape ecology; social and racial justice; social-ecological systems; sustainable transportation; and/or urban design and planning. The teaching load is four courses per year, which includes rotating responsibility for an introductory interdisciplinary environmental studies course, an intermediate-level core course for the environmental studies major, and courses with computational/digital approaches informed by the candidate’s scholarship. The successful candidate is also expected to direct student research. A PhD is expected at the time of appointment. Bowdoin is particularly interested in candidates dedicated to undergraduate teaching and with a promise of long-term successful research and/or creative work.

Bowdoin College offers opportunities for professional development, a fully funded, year-long pre-tenure sabbatical leave (after three years of teaching and successful reappointment), and regular, generously funded, post-tenure sabbaticals. Support for teaching, grant-writing, artificial intelligence initiatives, computing software, and community partnerships in courses is available. The College also offers robust programming and resources for establishing and enhancing mentoring networks. 

At Bowdoin, we are committed to inclusive excellence, an ongoing collective practice that honors our institutional commitment to provide an outstanding liberal arts education and serve the common good. The College is home to talented students, faculty and staff and we encourage applications from candidates committed to the inclusive instruction and support of a diverse student population, and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. 

Accessibility during the application and interview stages, as well as once employed, is a priority of the College: https://www.bowdoin.edu/accessibility/index.html. In addition, visa sponsorships for faculty hires are available.  

Bowdoin College accepts only electronic submissions. Please visit https://careers.bowdoin.edu to submit: 1) a cover letter; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a description of your research plans; 4) a statement that describes your teaching philosophy and practice, including how you create learning environments that prepare students to interact constructively with a diversity of people, spaces, situations, and ideas; and 5) the names and contact information for three references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation. 

Review of applications will begin on September 22, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, St. Olaf College.

The Department of Environmental Studies at St. Olaf College invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in the area of North American Indigenous Environmental Relations at the Assistant Professor level, to begin August 2026.

The Department of Environmental Studies at St. Olaf College seeks a tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in Indigenous environmental relations whose teaching and scholarship address relationships between one or more North American Native nations and their cultural spaces, places, territories, and/or ecosystems. The Department prefers candidates whose teaching and scholarship incorporate a historical lens. Candidates with demonstrated, ongoing connections with one or more North American Native nations, and those with potential to develop research that engages and co-creates knowledge with and for such communities, are particularly encouraged to apply. Exhibited interest in forging relationships with Indigenous communities proximate to the College is particularly desirable. Primary teaching responsibilities include contributing to our core sequence by teaching Integration & Application in Environmental Studies (ENVST 237), an interdisciplinary core course that challenges students to apply their environmental skills and knowledge toward community needs; a course in Environmental History; and elective courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise. Specialized areas of interest to the department include: environmental justice; native land, sovereignty and territory; traditional ecological knowledge; and Indigenous cultural resource management.

Salary: $74,190 – $79,000

Qualifications
Ph.D. in Native American and Indigenous Studies, History, Environmental Humanities/Studies, or a related discipline. ABD candidates are welcome to apply and will receive full consideration, but must have a Ph.D. by the start date of their appointment.

Applications received by September 22, 2025 will receive fullest consideration. Finalist interviews are expected in November. Questions about the position, department, or College may be directed to Anne Gothmann, Search Committee Chair, at tt2026envst@stolaf.edu. Read more and apply.

Applications received by 30 September 2025 will receive full consideration. Environmental Social Sciences tenure-track, Davidson College.

The Environmental Studies department at Davidson College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the Environmental Social Sciences, beginning July 1, 2026. The ideal candidate will have completed coursework, taught courses, and conducted research that connect social science theories and methods to global environmental challenges. Relevant expertise in areas such as environmental policy, food justice, indigeneity, or social adaptation within the context of climate/environmental change is particularly welcome. The successful candidate will have a PhD in the social sciences or an interdisciplinary program, a strong commitment to undergraduate education and interdisciplinarity, and a willingness to mentor undergraduate research projects.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can deepen our students’ understanding of the anthropogenic effects of environmental change on human communities at the local and global scale and how communities and individuals are responding to these changes. We are also seeking candidates who are committed to teaching and research that explores solutions to global environmental challenges. The successful candidate will teach an Environmental Social Science gateway course (ENV 202) as well as upper level courses consistent with their expertise. Ideal candidates will incorporate qualitative and quantitative (including GIS) methods in their courses. Desire to work closely with undergraduate students on individual and/or group research projects is essential. 

Candidates will be evaluated based on the following application materials: 1) a cover letter describing your teaching and research interests and offering examples of inclusive teaching and mentoring practices you have used; and 2) a curriculum vitae with names and contact information of three references. References will be contacted to submit letters of recommendation when a short list is decided upon.

Applications received by 30 September 2025 will receive full consideration; the position will remain open until filled. Inquiries may be directed to Fuji Lozada, erlozada@davidson.edu, chair of this search. Information about how to submit an application can be found at https://employment.davidson.edu. 

Screening of applications will begin on October 15, 2025. Associate or Full Professor of History and The Wallace Stegner Chair of Western American Studies, Montana State University.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach lower division, upper division, and graduate courses in history of the North American West, environment and society commensurate with the candidate’s expertise.
• Maintain an active research program leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals and other venues.
• Advise undergraduate students.
• Recruit and advise graduate students and help enhance the quality of our M.A. and Ph.D. programs in History.
• Organize the annual public Stegner Lecture, including the recruiting of high profile speakers.
• Cultivate both new and current donors to the Stegner Endowment in cooperation with college and university development officers.
• Participate on department, college, and university committees as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

1. PhD in History or related field.
2. Demonstrated expertise in the history of the North American West.
3. Demonstrated excellence in both teaching and scholarship.

Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

1. Demonstrated expertise in environmental history.
2. Have a successful and prolific record of publication.
3. Have significant expertise in undergraduate and graduate mentoring and teaching.

The Successful Candidate Will

• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be able to work productively in an interdisciplinary department with colleagues, staff, and students from all perspectives and backgrounds.
• Be an effective advocate for the Department within the University and with external constituencies.

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter addressing each of the Required and Preferred Qualifications
3. Research Statement (max 4 pages)

Read more and apply: https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/48151

For full consideration, please submit an application by October 20, 2025. Assistant Professor in Environmental Humanities, University of the South.

The Environmental Arts and Humanities (EAH) program at the University of the South invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Environmental Humanities to begin in Fall 2026. We welcome applications from teacher-scholars from across the humanities disciplines whose research engages with transdisciplinary approaches to the Environmental Humanities. The University of the South, commonly known as Sewanee, comprises a nationally ranked residential College of Arts and Sciences and a School of Theology.

Environmental Arts and Humanities is one of six majors within Sewanee’s Integrated Program in the Environment. Sewanee’s Integrated Program in the Environment includes more than 40 faculty and staff whose teaching and research engage with environmental questions across the liberal arts curriculum. Our 13,000-acre campus, working farm, and thriving Office of Civic Engagement provide faculty with outstanding opportunities to engage in environmental, place-based, and community-engaged research and pedagogy.

The Environmental Arts and Humanities major is taught by faculty with expertise in areas including anthropology, art, art history, history, literary and cultural studies, performing arts, philosophy, political theory, and religious studies.

Attributes of a Successful Candidate
We welcome candidates whose scholarship would complement and expand our existing strengths. We are especially interested in candidates with expertise in areas including, but not limited to: climate change, energy, environmental literature, environmental justice, food systems, Africana studies, Asian studies, community-engaged teaching and scholarship, creative writing, ecocriticism, film studies, Indigenous studies, and Latinx studies.

Teaching responsibilities include core introductory and upper-level Environmental Arts and Humanities courses in addition to courses in the candidate’s area of scholarship that would enhance the EAH major and at least one other major or minor on campus. The University has a 3/2 teaching load. We seek creative candidates with an interest in building connections across disciplines to support and expand the interdisciplinary Environmental Arts and Humanities major. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about teaching and mentoring undergraduate students within the liberal arts tradition.

Qualifications:

• Must have a Ph.D. by the start of appointment in August 2026.
• While the discipline of Ph.D. is open, candidates must demonstrate genuine engagement with the Environmental Humanities in their scholarship.
• Teaching experience is strongly preferred.

Instructions:

• Applicants must submit a CV, cover letter, and the names of three people who have agreed to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf.
• Applications should be submitted by October 20 at https://jobs.sewanee.edu.
• Three letters of recommendation and a writing sample will be requested of applicants who proceed to the semi-finalist stage of the process.

Applications received before October 31, 2025, 11:59 pm Eastern Time will be given full consideration. Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and Humanities, HMEI at Princeton University.

Princeton University seeks to appoint a distinguished humanist whose work is related to the environment for the 2026-2027 academic year. The on-campus position will provide salary plus benefits for the academic year. The funds may be used to supplement a sabbatical leave. The position is supported by the High Meadows Environmental Institute – the interdisciplinary center of environmental research, education, and outreach at Princeton University. Persons appointed will hold the title of the Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and Humanities.

Applicants should be accomplished scholars on leave from their home institution, who have exceptional records of publication and teaching and whose interests lie at the intersection of environmental issues and the humanities. Of particular interest are scholars with expertise and interests related to air and water sustainability, biodiversity, energy, environmental justice, food system change, global health, global warming, and wilderness histories and futures. There is no geographic limitation. Backgrounds in American studies, settler colonial studies, Indigenous studies, environmental art and media, environmental history, literature and environment, cultural anthropology and geography, and religion and ecology are especially welcome.

In addition to accomplished scholars, environmental practitioners who may not hold a university position but who have a distinguished record as leaders in national environmental organizations or in the arts may also qualify for the Barron Visiting position.

The visitor(s) will have a shared appointment in the High Meadows Environmental Institute and a supporting department at Princeton University. The incumbent Barron Visitor(s) will be expected to contribute to the life of this vibrant academic center and to cultivate dialogue at the intersection of the humanities and the environment at Princeton. They will be expected to teach an average of one course per semester subject to sufficient enrollment and approval by the Dean of the Faculty and to mentor/advise two to three students on independent projects. Other activities may include the organization of University/public lectures and forums on related topics. Remaining duty time may be devoted to research and writing and other professional pursuits.

The incumbent’s annual salary will be determined based upon their salary at the home institution, not to exceed the level established for an equivalent rank of associate or full professor in the supporting department. The work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University.

Applications should include (1) a cover letter; (2) a brief description of any previous experience in interdisciplinary and/or collaborative research; (3) a statement of research and teaching plans at the intersection of environment and humanities; (4) a current curriculum vitae and (5) for scholars on sabbatical leave, an indication of and justification for the level of support requested. A short list of finalists will be asked to submit further materials. The names and contact information for three references should be indicated as part of the application. However, HMEI will request letters only for the finalists.

To apply, please visit https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/38743. Questions about the application process may be directed to environment@princeton.edu.