Assistant Professor, Conservation Environmental Planning

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Position Overview

This is a full-time 9-month tenure-track undergraduate teaching position that will support the Conservation and Environmental Planning program in the Plant and Earth Science Department. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge and abilities in areas of natural resources management, and environmental planning.

The successful candidate will be a member of a dynamic and multidisciplinary department that includes majors in Crop and Soil Science, Horticulture, Environmental Science, Conservation and Environmental Planning, and Geology with opportunities to collaborate among other disciplines in CAFES. The standard teaching load is 12 credit hours per semester. Opportunities exist for optional summer employment through teaching, research grants, internship supervision, and other funding sources.

Responsibilities

100% Teaching:

• Instructing environmental planning, site planning, meeting facilitation, land use law, environmental policy, and other classes dependent on expertise and departmental needs, including introductory courses in natural resources management
• Designing, developing, and establishing courses in environmental planning, natural resources management and other courses dependent on expertise and program needs
• Participating in the development of a dynamic program and curriculum
• Incorporating a range of hands-on, field-based teaching activities into coursework
• Developing and instruction of selected on-line courses or course sections
• Engaging in scholarly activity. Such activities are broadly defined and may include the scholarship of teaching, the scholarship of research, or similar activities
• Participating in faculty governance and service activities at the departmental, college, and university levels
• Serve as academic advisor to undergraduate students and co-curricular advisor to student organizations and clubs, potential internships, and mentor undergraduate research within the department
• Remaining actively involved in professional activities relevant to the position

Qualifications 

Qualifications Required:

• Ph.D. in Environmental Planning, Land Use Law, Natural Resources Management, or a related discipline, ABD candidates may be considered for a conditional appointment with preferred completion date by date of hire, but no later than end of December, 2018
• Areas of expertise: environmental planning, natural resources planning, natural resources management, and related fields
• Strong interest in and ability to teach lecture, laboratory, hybrid, and/or other types of undergraduate courses
• Strong interest in and ability to advise and mentor undergraduate students on an individual basis
• Strong interest in and ability to advise co-curricular activities such as student clubs and organizations, internships, and/or undergraduate research
• Experience in at least one area of environmental planning and/or natural resources management. The experience could be focused in areas such as environmental or natural resources planning, community planning, or environmental consulting.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty in related disciplines

Qualifications Preferred:

• Documented history of, or potential for, successful environmental planning, land use law, natural resources management, and/or adaptation planning instruction at the undergraduate level
• Training and/or teaching experience in the area of climate change adaptation
• AICP or equivalent certification
• Experience with, or potential for, undergraduate research
• Record of, or potential for, pertinent scholarly activity
• Significant professional experience, such as environmental planning, or work with environmental or planning agencies
• Ability to participate in the development of an evolving program
• Ability to develop internship programs

Additional Information

• Posting Number: AAF00292
• Desired Start Date: 08/27/2018

To Apply

Please click "Apply on Company Website" below to submit materials for consideration.

Please Submit:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of interest specifying qualifications and experience (Cover Letter)
• A three-part statement, not to exceed 3 pages, covering
  • Your primary and secondary teaching interests, experience in classroom, and any evidence of successful teaching at the college level
  • Your environmental planning and/or natural resources management experience, and
  • Your applied research and scholarly activity agenda. (Other Document)
• An unofficial transcript (official copies of transcripts will be required if hired)
• Provide the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references who can specifically comment on your teaching ability, experience and professional preparation (References)

Inquiries should be addressed to:

Dr. Eric Sanden, Search Committee Chair

Department of Plant and Earth Science

Initial review of applications will begin upon receipt. For full consideration, applicants should submit all required materials by January 21, 2018. A criminal background check will be completed on final candidates.