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> San José State University > San Jose, California > ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION AVAILABILITY -- Application deadline Dec 1, 2011 > Subject to Budgetary Approval > Assistant Professor – Environmental Policy and Science > Department of Environmental Studies > College of Social Sciences > Job Opening ID (JOID): 14147 > Rank: Assistant Professor > Qualifications: > A Ph.D. in a social science, natural/physical science, or interdisciplinary > environmental field with expertise in environmental law and/or policy. > Priority given to applicants with analytical skills in climate change, > biodiversity, environmental justice, environmental impact assessment, > environmental education and/or green building. Applicant must have a strong > background in qualitative or quantitative research methods and should be a > scientist/analyst who has applied her/his background to solving > environmental issues. International experience and outlook is an asset. Must > demonstrate commitment to teaching in an interdisciplinary > undergraduate/graduate Environmental Studies department. Applicants should > have awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural > population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, > teaching and other comparable experience. > Responsibilities: > Teaching responsibilities will include the Environmental Studies core courses > and others in the applicant’s specialties. Candidates should be prepared to > teach the introductory Environmental Studies course, upper division courses, > and graduate courses (see departmental course list at > http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/EnvStudies/courses/index.htm). Other undergraduate > responsibilities include advising students and supervising internships. > Applicants must be willing to supervise graduate research leading to the > Master of Science thesis. The applicant should have a defined research > program and be willing to seek external funding to support research and > department activities. > A record of both effective teaching and scholarly professional achievements > is essential for tenure and promotion. We seek a teacher-researcher who is > committed to quality interaction with students at all levels, undergraduate > and graduate. Candidate must address the needs of a student population of > great diversity – in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language > and academic preparation – through course materials, teaching strategies and > advisement. > Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. > Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in > the United States. > Starting Date: August 20, 2012 > Application Procedures: For full consideration send a letter of application, > curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests/philosophy and research > plans, transcripts, and at least three original letters of reference with > contact information by December 1, 2011 to: > Dr. Lynne Trulio, Chair, Search Committee > Department of Environmental Studies > San José State University > One Washington Square > San Jose, CA 95192-0115
