Lecturer in Environmental Policy

University of Vermont, United States

Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Burlington, VERMONT
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The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources (RSENR) at the University of Vermont (UVM) welcomes applicants for a permanent, full-time, 9-month Lecturer position in Environmental Policy. We seek a new faculty member with applied skills relevant to environmental policy (for example, planning and policy analysis, public engagement, conflict management, collaborative planning and management). Substantive areas of interest include climate change, sustainability, natural resource management, or pollution/toxics and risk management. Applicants should have a passion and capacity for delivering high-quality teaching.
RSENR is a cross-disciplinary school, with 5 major programs and 4 minors and 1100 current undergraduate students. All students take a core curriculum designed to cultivate skills and knowledge central to the study of natural resources and environment, and integrating the natural and social sciences to foster a deeper understanding of complex environmental issues. We have a growing Program in Sustainability, Ecology and Policy focused on educating the next generation of professionals to address environmental policy issues.
Position: Lecturer, Environmental Policy. Anticipated start date August 19, 2024.
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in environmental studies/science, natural resources, sustainability studies/science, public policy, public affairs, public admininstration, political science, planning, or related discipline. Demonstrated passion for and excellence in teaching and mentoring undergraduate students. Ability to address questions about environmental and social justice and to work in an interdisciplinary program.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities include participation in the Unit’s teaching, advising, mentoring and service activities. The successful candidate will be expected to:
•Instruction (0.85 FTE): Teach courses such as NR 2040: Social Processes & the Environment, NR 2530 Introduction to Environmental Policy, NR 3050 Ecosystem Management: Integrating Science, Society & Policy, as well as courses in the candidate’s area of expertise.
•Advising/Mentoring (0.1 FTE) Advise undergraduate students in the Sustainability, Ecology and Policy program.
•Service (0.05 FTE): Be an active member of the RSENR faculty community, including membership on RSENR or UVM committees.
Rank and Salary: Full-time, 9-month appointment. Salary is negotiable and commensurate with qualifications and experience. This is a permanent lecturer position with multi-year renewable contracts with guaranteed 1.0 FTE. Additional summer salary is possible through teaching online courses.
Application: Review of applications will begin on February 26, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. We anticipate a start date of August 19, 2024. Applicants should submit (1) a letter of interest, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a statement of teaching philosophy, (4) a statement on how, as a faculty member in the Rubenstein School, they would enhance the pursuit of Our Common Ground values, and advance diversity and inclusive excellence at UVM, and (5) contact information for three references to www.uvmjobs.com . Inquiries about this position should be directed to the Chair of the Search Committee, Dr. Clare Ginger, [email protected].
The Rubenstein School and the University of Vermont are especially interested in candidates who will foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive academic community through their teaching and service.
The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category legally protected by federal or state law. The University encourages applications from all individuals who will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution.
Setting: The campus of the University of Vermont is situated near Lake Champlain between the Green and Adirondack Mountains and sits within a place of gathering and exchange, shaped by water and stewarded by ongoing generations of Indigenous peoples, in particular the Western Abenaki . UVM respects the Indigenous knowledge interwoven in this place and commits to uplifting the Indigenous peoples and cultures present on this land and within our community. Burlington, VT is consistently voted one of the best small cities in the US, with an increasingly ethnically and culturally diverse population . UVM was ranked as the #3 Green Campus by the Princeton Review. The Rubenstein School has 51 tenure-track, research, and teaching faculty, 1100 undergraduates, and 125 graduate students in both MSc and PhD programs. The Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is based in the Rubenstein School and large research groups include the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory , Aiken Forestry Science Laboratory (jointly operated with the U.S. Forest Service, Northern Forest Research Station), and Gund Institute for Environment . UVM also has four university-owned research forests and 10 natural areas in the state.
Job Open Date 01/29/2024
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Posting Number F2955PO
Department Rubenstein Sch Env & Nat Res/57000
Advertising/Posting Title Lecturer in Environmental Policy
FLSA Exempt
Position Number 00022784
Employee FTE 1.0
Employee Term (months) 9

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