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Description

At Boston College, the newly established Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society enhances multi-disciplinary, collaborative research and pedagogies that address critical societal issues in the areas of energy, health and the environment.

As the start of a multi-year faculty hiring initiative, the Institute seeks four faculty at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in two broad areas: a) climate change science, mitigation and adaptation, and b) the energy transition. Three faculty positions are grounded in the natural sciences (physics, chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, biology, materials science, etc.); a fourth is grounded in the social sciences (economics, political science, sociology, etc.). Successful candidates will serve jointly as core Institute faculty members and as members of a home department.

The Schiller Institute stands at the crossroads of the Boston College community. Established with a naming gift by BC Trustee Phil Schiller ’82 and his wife, Kim Gassett-Schiller, the Institute is housed in a brand new integrated sciences building and connects faculty across the sciences, humanities, and professional schools. For instance, in its inaugural programming, the Institute hosted a series of events on challenging environmental racism in the contexts of environmental science, history, public health, environmental sociology, and urban development.

Now in its nascent and dynamic growth phase, the Institute seeks four visionary scholar-leaders for its unique and interdisciplinary inaugural cohort. The Institute seeks faculty driven by synergistic scholarship across academic disciplines who will supplement departmental hiring plans and build integrated teams within the Schiller Institute and across the University. Institute faculty members will strengthen the research profile of the university; stimulate collaborative, problem-focused research; develop, design, and participate in interdisciplinary curricula and co-curricular activities; build partnerships with leading institutions and organizations; and advance the results of BC applied research into the public sphere.