Jobs & Fellowships
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Jobs
Review of applications will begin on October 11, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Assistant Professor of Critical Indigenous and Environmental Humanities, St. Olaf College.
The Departments of Environmental Studies and Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at St. Olaf College at St. Olaf College invite applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Critical Indigenous and Environmental Humanities at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2025. The departments seek an environmental humanist whose work is grounded in historical methods and Critical Indigenous Studies or related fields, focusing on Indigeneity or Indigenous communities. Candidates with demonstrated experience in or potential to develop teaching and research that engages with public-facing scholarship are particularly encouraged to apply. Primary teaching responsibilities will include core courses in Environmental Studies (e.g., ENVST 237) and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (e.g., RACE 121 and/or 252), upper-level integrative and capstone courses (e.g., ENVST 399 and RACE 396), and the development of courses in the candidate’s area of expertise. A full-time teaching load at St Olaf College is five courses per year. Candidates with a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies, History, Geography, Indigenous Studies, Critical Ethnic Studies, or a related discipline are encouraged to apply. ABD candidates are welcome and will receive full consideration. Review of applications will begin on October 11, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by that date will receive fullest consideration. Finalist interviews are expected in early December. Questions about the position, department, or College may be directed to the Search Committee Chairs, Nancy Thompson and Jake Grossman, at tt2025is@stolaf.edu. The full position advertisement can be found here.
Complete applications submitted by October 15 will receive the fullest consideration. Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies to begin August 2025. The successful candidate will join our vibrant community to deepen our commitment to critical climate studies through innovative, project-based teaching and solutions-focused research in collaboration with our students and the regional community. The Environmental Studies Department aims to cultivate leaders and environmental citizens, to develop actionable knowledge, and to devise restorative and resilient responses to climate change that will steward the health of our communities and the planet.
We seek a teacher-scholar to work across traditional disciplinary boundaries to support dynamic, applied learning grounded in imaginative, evidence-based, and effective action. The compelling candidate would hold a Ph.D. by time of hire from any relevant field in the natural sciences, social sciences, or arts and humanities and provide evidence of or potential for a strong record of securing external funding for their scholarly or creative work. Demonstrated experience with or interest in creating place-based teaching methods is highly desired. Strong, collegial communication and collaboration skills are essential. Competitive candidates for the Environmental Studies position will show excellent student-centered instruction and a track record of promoting equity and inclusion in their professional activities.
While specialization is open, we welcome candidates whose teaching and scholarly/creative praxis approach climate resilience from the vantage point of one or more of the following: agroecology and regenerative food systems; resource management and restoration ecology; renewable energy and decarbonization; indigenous, BIPOC, Lantinx, feminist, and decolonial environmentalisms; just transitions and sustainability science; or citizen-science, advocacy, and environmental education. Candidates for this position could employ a wide range of qualitative, arts-based, and/or quantitative research methods depending on their field of expertise, including research that is publicly and civically engaged. Cross- and trans-disciplinary connections anchored in digital analytical technologies such as geospatial applications are considered a plus.
Priority will be given to candidates interested in developing partnerships on campus and in the surrounding community. Potential partners include but are not limited to The Kate Chandler Campus Community Farm, Office of Sustainability, Historic St. Mary’s City, and a rich and growing network of community and regional organizations.
This position teaches the equivalent of 6 courses per year, including introductory courses, upper division electives within the candidate’s area of expertise, and other courses to fill program needs. Faculty are also expected to contribute to the general (LEAD) curriculum, provide academic advising, mentor senior capstone experiences, and participate in Department and College service. Additional opportunities to apply for Faculty Development Grants are in place to help the new hires develop signature scholarly and creative agendas.
Application materials should include a cover letter (within the cover letter, applicants are requested to speak to ways in which their teaching will contribute to a culture of inclusion and campus diversity), curriculum vitae (include email address; statement of teaching philosophy (up to 500 words); statement of research interests (up to 500 words); and evidence of teaching effectiveness (if available). In support of inclusive hiring practices, the College will also request three professional references (rather than letters of recommendation) at the time of application. Of these three references, at least one referee should speak to the candidate’s disciplinary expertise and at least one should have seen the candidate deliver or design classroom instruction. References will be contacted only for candidates who advance to finalist interviews. Applications are being accepted online at apply.interfolio.com/154572. Questions may be directed to the Search Committee Chair at 240-895-4361.
The Search Committee will begin reviewing applications October 1 and continue to accept applications until the position is filled. Complete applications submitted by October 15 will receive the fullest consideration. Employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check. St. Mary’s College of Maryland is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Read more about St. Mary’s College at www.smcm.edu.
Screening of applications begins on October 15, 2024. Department of English and Communication Studies Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Hamline University
The Department of English and Communication Studies at Hamline University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor, to begin in fall 2025, whose research, teaching, and service in digital humanities & professional communication will advance more just and equitable social systems and structures. Strong candidates will have a solid foundation in the theory and practice of rhetoric and communication, with a particular emphasis on using digital technologies for public advocacy and to support student learning.
Areas of teaching and research may include but are not limited to the following: digital communications and social justice; community-centered digital media/marketing strategies and tools; cross-disciplinary digital literacies; climate justice and science/environmental communication; media or game studies; and technology-informed instructional design and pedagogy. Regardless of specialization, we seek scholars whose work will help students translate theoretical knowledge and practical expertise into a wide array of multimodal design skills. All members of our department also design and teach courses, as well as contribute to faculty development efforts, that link the digital humanities and communication studies to core general education requirements, including the First Year Writing curriculum.
Successful candidates will join a collaborative, supportive, multidisciplinary department that is committed to transformational learning in and beyond the classroom, at the intersection of textual analysis, effective expression, and community leadership and advocacy. Tenure-track faculty typically teach six courses per academic year, with a one-course reduction during the first year and a three course release after a successful third-year review. A Ph.D. in English, Rhetoric and Composition, Communication Studies, or related field is required; ABD applicants with expected defense dates by August 30th, 2025 will also be considered.
Application Link. Screening of applications begins on October 15, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Questions may be addressed to Mike Reynolds, search chair, at 651-523-2641 or mreynolds@hamline.edu.
Please include the following documents with your application:
- A letter of interest
- Current curriculum vitae, including names and contact information for references
Hamline University continues to strengthen connections between curricular and co-curricular programs, linking our distinctive education to the unique contexts of the Midway neighborhood, the culturally rich Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, and Minnesota’s economic and political regional prominence. The College of Liberal Arts, and its Schools of Education and Leadership and of Business, serves approximately 1,700 undergraduate students. The University’s mission is to create a diverse and collaborative community of learners dedicated to the development of students’ knowledge, values, and skills for successful lives of leadership, scholarship, and service. Hamline University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educator, and is especially interested in faculty candidates whose work and scholarship will enrich diversity and equality on campus.
Review of applications will begin November 7 and continue until the position is filled. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Hispanic Studies at Bowdoin College.
Bowdoin College’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment in Hispanic Studies at the Assistant Professor level, beginning July 1, 2025. The Department seeks a candidate who can teach advanced courses in poetry and whose scholarship focuses on genres other than prose (e.g. poetry, theater and performance, or visual media), with preferred intersections in the fields of popular and mass culture, environmental studies, and/or indigenous cultural production. The teaching load is four courses per year. Candidates should have native or near-native fluency in Spanish. A PhD is expected by the date of appointment. We are particularly interested in candidates with a strong commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education.
Bowdoin requires its faculty to have a promise of long-term successful research and/or creative work and a strong commitment to inclusive excellence in their teaching. At Bowdoin, inclusive excellence is an ongoing collective practice that honors our institutional commitment to provide an outstanding liberal arts education and serve the common good. We practice inclusive excellence when we build capacity to engage with and learn from differences, leverage resources to disrupt inequities, and foster belonging so that all members of our community can thrive.
The Bowdoin community warmly welcomes people of all backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We especially encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply. 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. We recognize that recruiting faculty may involve considerations of spouses and domestic partners. To that end, the College has developed a policy for considering short-term (non-renewable), part-time faculty appointments for academic spouses and partners and will facilitate outreach and networking for non-academic spouses and partners. Finally, visa sponsorships for faculty hires are available.
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, digital initiatives, computing software, and community partnerships in courses is readily available to all faculty. The College also offers robust programming and resources for establishing and enhancing mentoring networks. For further information about the College and our department, please visit our website: http://www.bowdoin.edu.
Bowdoin College accepts only electronic submissions. Please visit https://careers.bowdoin.edu/postings/14465 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 how your teaching, scholarship, and mentorship supports our commitment to equity and inclusion; 5) a writing sample; and 6) the names and contact information for three references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation.
Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Tenure-Track Position in Environmental Humanities at Oberlin College.
The English Department at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time tenure track faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences in Environmental Literary Studies, with an emphasis on literary approaches to environmental humanities. Initial appointment to this position will be for a term of four years, beginning fall semester of 2025, and will carry the rank of Assistant Professor.
The incumbent will teach the standard teaching load (4.5 courses per year) in the general area of Environmental Literary Studies including introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses, along with regular offering of the college-wide First-Year Seminar Program. The incumbent will also be expected to engage in sustained scholarly research and/or other creative work appropriate to the position and participate in the full range of faculty responsibilities, including academic advising, mentoring undergraduate research and service on committees.
Completed applications received by the November 15 deadline will be guaranteed full consideration. Preliminary interviews will be held via Zoom. Questions about the position can be addressed to: Danielle Skeehan, Chair of English, at dskeehan@oberlin.edu. For more information, please see the full position advertisement here.
Fellowships
Applications received before November 30, 2024 11:59 p.m. EST will be given full consideration. HMEI Environmental Fellows Program
The High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) at Princeton University is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 HMEI Environmental Fellows Program. This postdoctoral program seeks scholars from all disciplines across the sciences, engineering, policy, and the humanities. The fellowship supports early career scholars in developing their research within a highly collaborative community of environmental scholars.
In addition to their research, scholars are expected to contribute to the undergraduate program; this can take the form of supporting an existing environmental studies course, helping to mentor a student internship team, or teaching a course of their own design.
Eligible candidates must have less than five years of post-PhD research experience prior to the anticipated start date. Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Atmospheric and oceanic sciences, biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles, carbon mitigation, climate and energy, climate change, disease and health, climate justice, cities and environment, earth history, ecology and ecosystem science, environmental chemistry and microbiology, environmental engineering, environmental humanities, environmental justice, environmental media, narrative and science communication, food and environment, health and environment, water resources, and hydrology.
Before applying, candidates should identify and contact at least one (preferably two) Princeton faculty members who are willing to provide collaborative research supervision and who can offer teaching and professional mentorship.
An indication of faculty sponsorship(s) should be noted in the application. More than 140 members of the Princeton University faculty, representing 30 academic departments (in social sciences, humanities, natural Sciences and engineering), are affiliated with HMEI. The core faculty and broader group of Associated Faculty of HMEI are listed on the Institute’s website: http://environment.princeton.edu.
Applications received before November 30, 2024 11:59 p.m. EST will be given full consideration. Applicants should include a CV, cover letter (1-2 pages), a statement of research interests and goals for the fellowship period (no more than 2 pages), and a brief narrative of how the applicant would contribute to HMEI’s commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive environmental studies at Princeton (no more than 1 page). The application should also include the names and email addresses for three referees familiar with their work.
All applications must be submitted through the Princeton University jobsite at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/36221.
HMEI Environmental Fellowships provide a competitive annual salary based on the applicant’s experience, along with an allowance for travel to meetings and for research support. Appointments are for one year with the possibility of renewal pending satisfactory performance and continued funding. The anticipated starting date is September 1, 2025. This position is subject to the University’s background check policy. The work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University.
Applications received before November 1, 2024, 11:59 pm eastern time, will be given full consideration. Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and Humanities.
Princeton University seeks to appoint a distinguished humanist whose work is related to the environment for the 2025-2026 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.
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.
The work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University.
To apply, please visit www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/34221. Applications received before November 1, 2024, 11:59 pm eastern time, will be given full consideration. Questions about the application process may be directed to Katharine Hackett at khackett(at)princeton.edu.
Other Opportunities
See the Residencies, Prizes/Grants, and Workshops Page on the ASLE website.
Applications for Bernheim’s 2024 Residencies will open in Fall of 2023. Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest Outdoor Arts Fellowships, Clermont, KY.