{"id":54320,"date":"2024-09-24T13:14:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=54320"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:15:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:15:05","slug":"job-assistant-professor-of-environmental-studies-st-marys-college-of-maryland-st-marys-city-md","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-assistant-professor-of-environmental-studies-st-marys-college-of-maryland-st-marys-city-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, St Mary’s College of Maryland (St. Mary’s City, MD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Location:\u00a0<\/strong>St. Mary’s City, MD<\/p>\n

Start Date:\u00a0<\/strong>August 2025<\/p>\n

Closing Date:\u00a0<\/strong>October 15<\/p>\n

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Position Description<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland is recruiting a tenure-track\u00a0Assistant Professor of\u00a0<\/strong>Environmental Studies<\/strong>\u00a0to begin August 2025. The successful candidate will join our\u00a0vibrant community to deepen our commitment to critical climate studies through\u00a0innovative, project-based teaching and solutions-focused research in collaboration with\u00a0our students and the regional community. The Environmental Studies Department aims to cultivate leaders and environmental citizens, to develop actionable knowledge, and to devise restorative and resilient responses to climate change that will steward the health of our communities and the planet.<\/p>\n

We seek a teacher-scholar to work across traditional disciplinary boundaries to support dynamic, applied learning grounded in imaginative, evidence-based, and effective action.\u00a0The compelling candidate would hold a Ph.D. by time of hire from any relevant field in the\u00a0natural sciences, social sciences, or arts and humanities and provide evidence of or\u00a0potential for a strong record of securing external funding for their scholarly or creative\u00a0work. Demonstrated experience with or interest in creating place-based teaching\u00a0methods is highly desired. Strong, collegial communication and collaboration skills are\u00a0essential. Competitive candidates for the Environmental Studies position will show\u00a0excellent student-centered instruction and a track record of promoting equity and\u00a0inclusion in their professional activities.<\/p>\n

While specialization is open, we welcome candidates whose teaching and\u00a0scholarly\/creative praxis approach climate resilience from the vantage point of one or\u00a0more of the following: agroecology and regenerative food systems; resource\u00a0management and restoration ecology; renewable energy and decarbonization;\u00a0indigenous, BIPOC, Lantinx, feminist, and decolonial environmentalisms; just transitions\u00a0and sustainability science; or citizen-science, advocacy, and environmental education.\u00a0Candidates for this position could employ a wide range of qualitative, arts-based, and\/or\u00a0quantitative research methods depending on their field of expertise, including research\u00a0that is publicly and civically engaged. Cross- and trans-disciplinary connections anchored\u00a0in digital analytical technologies such as geospatial applications are considered a plus.<\/p>\n

Priority will be given to candidates interested in developing partnerships on campus and\u00a0 \u00a0in the surrounding community. Potential partners include but are not limited to The Kate\u00a0Chandler Campus Community Farm, Office of Sustainability, Historic St. Mary\u2019s City, and a\u00a0rich and growing network of community and regional organizations.<\/p>\n

This position teaches the equivalent of 6 courses per year, including introductory\u00a0courses, upper division electives within the candidate\u2019s area of expertise, and other\u00a0courses to fill program needs. Faculty are also expected to contribute to the general\u00a0(LEAD) curriculum, provide academic advising, mentor senior capstone experiences, and\u00a0participate in Department and College service. Additional opportunities to apply for\u00a0Faculty Development Grants are in place to help the new hires develop signature\u00a0scholarly and creative agendas.<\/p>\n

Non-sectarian since its founding, St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland, a public Carnegie\u00a0Baccalaureate, Arts and Sciences institution located in St. Mary’s City, 70 miles southeast\u00a0of Washington, D.C., has been designated as Maryland’s public honors college. With\u00a0selective admissions policies, academically talented students, and a rigorous curriculum,\u00a0we offer a small college experience similar to that found at exceptional private colleges.\u00a0St. Mary\u2019s faculty benefit from a comprehensive program of support for scholarship,\u00a0research, travel, and curriculum development, including course releases for pre-tenure\u00a0faculty and leaves for tenured faculty. The quality of life is enhanced by the recreational\u00a0opportunities of the Chesapeake region and by our proximity to Washington, D.C. and\u00a0Baltimore.<\/p>\n

St. Mary’s College (www.smcm.edu<\/a>) embodies diversity and inclusion in its mission. We create an environment that recognizes the value of individual and group differences, and we encourage inquiries from applicants who will contribute to our cultural and ethnic diversity. \u00a0Application materials should include a cover letter (within the cover letter, applicants are requested to speak to ways in which their teaching will contribute to a culture of inclusion and campus diversity), curriculum vitae (include email address; statement of teaching philosophy (up to 500 words); statement of research interests (up to 500 words); and evidence of teaching effectiveness (if available). In support of inclusive hiring practices, the College will also request three professional references (rather than letters of recommendation) at the time of application. Of these three references, at least one referee should speak to the candidate’s disciplinary expertise and at least one should have seen the candidate deliver or design classroom instruction. References will be contacted only for candidates who advance to\u00a0finalist interviews. Applications are being accepted online at\u00a0apply.interfolio.com\/154572<\/a><\/u><\/strong>. \u00a0Questions may be directed to the Search Committee Chair at 240-895-4361.<\/p>\n

The Search Committee will begin reviewing applications October 1 and continue to accept applications until the position is filled.\u00a0Complete applications submitted by October 15 will receive the fullest consideration.\u00a0Employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check. St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland is an affirmative action\/equal opportunity employer.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10410,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[15],"tags":[4,7477,901,33,7641],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54320"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54320"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54322,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54320\/revisions\/54322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}