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Description
~ Founded in 1869, Chatham University is a fully coed institution with an enrollment of over 2,200 students and over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs in our areas of excellence: sustainability; health & lab sciences; business & communication; and the arts & humanities. ~
Chatham is the alma mater of environmental icon Rachel Carson (Class of '29), and is recognized as a leader in the field of sustainability, having been selected as one of the Top 50 Green Colleges by The Princeton Review; ranked in the top five nationally for sustainability achievements in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating SystemTM (STARS); and mentioned in a 2012 Forbes article as one of the places "contributing to Pittsburgh's transformation into a destination for green living."
Building on these accomplishments, Chatham opened in 2014 the world's first fully sustainable campus in higher education, Eden Hall Campus. Consistently ranked as a best college by U.S. News & World Report in the Regional Universities North category, Chatham consists of the School of Health Sciences; the Falk School of Sustainability & Environment; the School of Arts, Science and Business; and the College for Continuing & Professional Studies.
Position Overview
The Falk School of Sustainability seeks candidates for professor (open rank) with training in agro-ecological systems to contribute to the curriculum and vitality of the graduate and undergraduate programs, including Food Studies and Sustainability. The position requires vision and initiative and a desire to join our vibrant multidisciplinary community of scholars, practitioners and activists.
The assistant/associate professor of agro-ecology will be responsible for teaching applied agricultural and natural science courses, including agro-ecology; but candidates in any field from the social to the natural sciences who meet these requirements are welcome. Relevant fields include but are not limited to: sustainable agriculture, agro-biodiversity, agro-ecology, history, rural sociology, anthropology, and biology.
Responsibilities
- Meet the normal research, teaching, service, and advising expectations of Chatham faculty.
- Teach courses in Agro-ecology (FST 520. FST 420) and related sub-areas, developing or enhancing the sustainable agriculture curriculum.
- Handle advising for students in any program in the Falk School.
- Assist graduate students and other faculty with integrating Eden Hall projects into course structure and working with students on urban, rural, and regional food systems projects and research.
Qualifications
- Experience teaching agro-ecology and using applied methods in multiple settings.
- Support an academic agenda focused on applied and community-based projects.
- Classroom and field experience teaching graduate and undergraduate level courses in agro-ecology fields.
- Experience with student and community-focused research.