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Salary- Commensurate with experience
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Responsibilities:

This position will strengthen departmental expertise on domestic U.S. environmental policy and politics in relationship to one or more of the following focal areas: water and watersheds, planetary health, conservation, climate change and energy, and environmental justice. Candidates with strong research and teaching capacity in quantitative methodologies, such as data analytics, agent-based modeling, and social network analysis, are especially encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be expected to establish a strong extramurally funded research program and provide mentorship to students in the department’s undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs. This position aligns with ESP’s focus on boundary-spanning and co-production of knowledge across science, policy, and society. As such, the candidate is expected to contribute to George Mason University’s commitment to transdisciplinary research. We especially encourage submissions from researchers who have experience engaging local, state, or federal policy systems to support and bring about changes that improve environmental or sustainability outcomes. The expected teaching responsibility for this position is two courses per semester. Service activities within ESP and the College of Science are expected.

Preference will be given to candidates who express an interest in expanding collaborative efforts such as the growing partnership between ESP and the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, partnering with the Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE), furthering the department’s own initiatives in conservation and sustainability, and building new partnerships to develop transdisciplinary projects.

Required Qualifications:

    • Successful completion of a Ph.D. in political science, public policy, public administration, or a related field prior to the first day of the appointment;
    • Demonstrated expertise in quantitative social science methods;
    • The ability to share the department’s commitment to transdisciplinary education and research;
    • An established record of scholarly activity demonstrated by publication record in peer-reviewed journals;
    • Demonstrated potential to establish an independent extramurally funded research program;
    • Commitment and interest in teaching lecture courses at undergraduate and graduate levels;
    • Strong commitment to mentoring and supervising undergraduate and graduate students;
    • Effective interpersonal communication skills;
    • The ability to collaborate with other natural scientists and social scientists in research, teaching and outreach.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Demonstrated experience in developing successful externally-funded research collaborations;
  • A record of seeking and securing extramural research support evidenced by proposal submission and/or recipient of funding awards;
  • Demonstrated successful teamwork in a collaborative environment.