Assistant Professor, Sustainability

George Washington University, United States

Updated: 26 days ago
Location: Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: ;

Recruitment Plan
I. RECRUITMENT PLAN


Posting Number: F002322
Academic Title: Assistant Professor, Sustainability
Rank: Assistant Professor
Administrative Title:
Discipline Social Sciences
Specialty:
Contract Type: Non-Tenure Track, Renewable Appointment (initial appt period) - 08/01/2024 - 05/31/2027
Required Licenses/Certifications and other Specific Requirements: Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Proposed Start Date: 08/01/2024
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full time -> FTE 1.00
Position Description Summary:
Type of Position: 3-year full-time non-tenure track contract position with possibility of renewal. This position emphasizes teaching. Hire will have a 3:3 load with the following percentages for effort: 75 percent for teaching, 15 percent for service, and 10 percent for scholarship and research.
Position Description: The George Washington University (GWU) seeks to hire a scholar with broad interests in sustainability from an interdisciplinary perspective, someone who conducts research and teaches in sustainability and will contribute to GWU’s transdisciplinary and policy-relevant research around sustainability. This position will begin as early as Fall 2024.
Areas of expertise could include (but are not limited to) economic development, energy, communication, global environmental change, climate change, biodiversity, the food-energy-water nexus, public health, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will have some experience in and be expected to teach undergraduate courses in sustainability or environmental studies, including an introductory course on sustainability, and will be able to develop new undergraduate courses in their area of expertise. The candidate will also be expected to teach upper-division courses such as a research methods course. The courses the candidate would teach should align with the Sustainability Minor Pillar Objectives: sustainable economies, sustainable ecosystems, sustainable communities and sustainable practices (https://sustainability.gwu.edu/sustainability-minor )
This candidate would contribute to an important teaching and research area in Sustainability at GWU (https://sustainability.gwu.edu/ ) and in the Sustainability Minor (https://sustainability.gwu.edu/sustainability-minor ). Service contributions may include advising minors and involvement in campus community activities related to sustainability.
Courses envisioned with this hire include:
Sustainability 1001 Introduction to Sustainability (a large 100-student lecture course)
Sustainability 3096 Research in Sustainability
Sustainability 3097 Culminating Experience in Sustainability (an experiential learning course)
An upper-level sustainability course developed by the applicant
An upper-level research methods course developed by the applicant
Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must have a PhD or other terminal degree in a field related to sustainability by date of appointment. Applicants must have teaching experience and / or must be able to demonstrate their commitment to excellence in teaching.
Advertised Salary: Salary will be commensurate with experience
Other Benefits:
Other Information:
Special Instructions to Applicants:
To apply, please complete an online application and upload a cover letter (including the names of three potential references) and a cv. Review of applications will begin on November 6, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered.
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Posting Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Background Screening Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
EEO Statement:

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Quick Link https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/106022

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