Faculty Positions: Environment and Development

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
Bangalore, India

ATREE invites applications for faculty positions in the broad theme of environment and development, specifically in areas of land and water resources, forests and livelihoods, energy and climate change.

Qualifications: Candidates must be dynamic and highly motivated scholars, Ph.D. with one or more years of post-doctoral experience, with a strong track record of academically rigorous but socially relevant research in the areas indicated above. They could be trained in any branch of the social sciences or of the natural/ physical/ engineering sciences, or both. Applicants must have a strong interest in applied research, working in multi-disciplinary teams, and teaching on environmental issues.

Responsibilities: Core faculty members will participate in long-term academic, policy and action oriented research programmes that address important issues in sustainable development. They will participate in Ph.D. teaching, advising and short-term training programmes. Faculty members are also expected to share institutional responsibilities.

Appointments and Emoluments: Appointments will be at the level of Fellow (equivalent to Assistant Professor) or Senior Fellow (mid-level Associate Professor) depending upon candidate's experience. The positions are long-term, supported by endowments.

About ATREE: The Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment is one of South Asia's leading conservation and environmental research organizations. ATREE seeks to address pressing environmental challenges through interdisciplinary research, teaching and active engagement with civil society and policy makers.

ATREE fosters autonomy, professional growth, diversity and gender equity at the work place. Women and persons from underprivileged groups are especially encouraged to apply. Salaries at ATREE are competitive and at par with other academic institutions in India. Salary for the advertised positions will depend upon the qualifications and experience of the candidate.

Applications: To apply, submit detailed curriculum vitae, list of publications, copies of key publications, names and contact information of three references, and an outline of proposed future research. Please use 'Faculty position in E&D' in the subject head of your e-mail. There is no separate application form. The deadline for receiving applications is August 31, 2009.

For submitting applications and further information, please contact: Director, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur P.O. Bangalore 560 064, INDIA, Tel: +91 (80) 2363-5555, Fax: 2353-0070, E-mail: director@atree.org

Visiting Faculty: Technology, Environment, Resource Conflict

The Clarkson University Department of Humanities and Social Sciences invites applications for a two-year appointment as a Visiting Assistant Professor beginning fall 2009. We seek a colleague with a PhD in geography, anthropology/archeology or sociology whose work is focused on issues of technology, environment and/or resource conflict in an historical context.

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences is a multi-disciplinary department of eighteen faculty members with disciplinary degree programs in History, Political Science as well as four Interdisciplinary degree programs including American Studies. The department has multi-disciplinary strengths in environment, war studies, and science and medicine.

The ordinary teaching load for the Department is four courses per semester. The position involves teaching a required course, the Clarkson Seminar, a writing intensive course for first year students. The faculty member joining the department will teach four 20 student sections (one preparation, 80 students) of the Clarkson Seminar in the fall semester. The spring teaching load will comprise two preparations of classes that complement the department's offerings.

Applicants should send a C.V., three letters of recommendation, and a detailed letter on the courses they might teach, and teaching philosophy to Search Committee, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Box 5750, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699-5750. ABDs will be considered. Clarkson is an AA/EOE university. The committee will begin reviewing applications on July 13, 2009.

Contact Info:
Search Committee
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 5750, Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York 13699-5750
Website: http://www.clarkson.edu/humanities-ss/index.html

Visiting Faculty: Environment and Society

I'm looking for a recent Ph.D. graduate as a visiting assistant professor for the Department of Environment and Society in the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University (Logan, UT). This is a 9-month appointment at $45,000 beginning August 10, 2009 to teach 2 courses in the Fall 2009 Semester and 2 courses in the Spring 2010 Semester.

Fall Semester:

1. ENVS 2340 Natural Resources and Society 3 credits
Examines human values, uses, and management of natural settings at the individual, community, and societal levels. Topics include: psychological responses to nature, history of U.S. park and natural resource management, environmental sociology and politics, and nature in non-Western cultures.

2. ENVS 4000 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management 3 credits
Focuses on balancing science and social values in ecosystem management and decision-making. Topics include environmental justice, communication and behavior change strategies, landscape perception and attitudes, resource dependent communities, public involvement, and conflict management.

Spring Semester:

1. (Repeat from Fall Semester) ENVS 2340 Natural Resources and Society 3 credits
Examines human values, uses, and management of natural settings at the individual, community, and societal levels. Topics include: psychological responses to nature, history of U.S. park and natural resource management, environmental sociology and politics, and nature in non-Western cultures.

2. ENVS 6900 Graduate Special Topics (graduate seminar in his/her area of academic expertise) 1-6 credits
Offers credit for special assignments, reading, and seminars beyond regularly scheduled courses.

He/she may also share some undergraduate advising. The person should have a PhD emphasizing social science dimensions of natural resources management, including but not limited to recreation resource management. He/she should have successfully defended his/her dissertation by Aug. 10 but can still be working on dissertation revisions.

Nat B. Frazer, Dean
College of Natural Resources
Utah State University
5200 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-5200
Office: (435) 797-2452
Cell: (435) 232-7834
Fax: (435) 797-2443
nat.frazer@usu.edu
http://www.cnr.usu.edu/