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The Program in Environmental Studies at Williams College invites applications for a full-time, two-year visiting professor position in environmental studies, for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021. We seek candidates with broad training in environmental social sciences to contribute to the curriculum and vitality of our interdisciplinary program. The successful candidate will have training in anthropology, sociology, geography, history or a related interdisciplinary environmental studies field. We are open to specialization, but are especially interested in candidates with a focus on sustainable food and agriculture studies. A PhD at time of appointment is required.
Full-time visitors teach four courses per year, two per semester, and every other year, a single course during our January Winter Study. Teaching assignments will likely include one section of our interdisciplinary introductory course (Nature & Society) and one section of our senior core capstone seminar. The visitor will also teach two interdisciplinary elective courses each year and a Winter Study course in January 2021.
Williams is an institution that places a high value on undergraduate teaching; consequently, we strongly prefer applicants who can demonstrate a capacity for excellent teaching as well as scholarship. The college is committed to building and supporting a diverse population and to fostering an inclusive faculty, staff, and curriculum. We ask you to speak to your ability to work effectively with a student population that is broadly diverse with regard to gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion. We welcome applications from members of groups traditionally underrepresented in the field and ask you to state in your cover letter how you will enhance the diversity of offerings and educational experiences in the program if hired.
Application Instructions
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but all applications received by 5 February 2019 will be guaranteed full consideration. Using this Interfolio link: http://apply.interfolio.com/58783, please submit a Cover Letter, C.V., a two-page Teaching Statement that addresses your teaching approach and describes courses you might teach at Williams, a two-page Research Statement that describes the focus of your scholarship, Students Evaluations if applicable. Applicants must also have three Confidential Letters of Recommendation submitted on their behalf to the Interfolio site by 5 February 2019.
Inquiries may be sent to Henry Art, Environmental Studies, Chair, HArt@Williams.edu. All offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background check. Further information is available at: http://dean-faculty.williams.edu/prospective-faculty/background-check-policy/ .
Williams College is a coeducational liberal arts institution located in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. The college has built its reputation on outstanding teaching and scholarship and on the academic excellence of its approximately 2,000 students. Please visit the Williams College website (http://www.williams.edu). Beyond meeting fully its legal obligations for non-discrimination, Williams College is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where members from all backgrounds can live, learn, and thrive.
Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.
For more information and to apply, please visit https://apply.interfolio.com/58783.