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Begin forwarded message: From: "Rissmiller, Kent J." <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: October 19, 2010 10:00:57 AM EDT To: STEP list <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [STEP Section] Job Posting - Assistant Prof. Environmental Studies at WPI Position Description Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy/Law The Social Science and Policy Studies (SSPS) Department at WPI announces a tenure track faculty position in Environmental Policy or Law. The position will be filled at the Assistant Professor level. The selected candidate will teach introductory courses in public policy or law and environmental studies, as well as advanced courses in an area of expertise. Faculty are also expected to advise students in WPI's unique undergraduate research program. A candidate should have a Ph. D. in political science, public policy, or interdisciplinary environmental social science. Candidates with expertise in international environmental policy are particularly welcome. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate excellence in both teaching and research. We especially seek colleagues who are interdisciplinary in their approach to environmental policy and who have the ability to form research and teaching partnerships with other WPI faculty in the social sciences, humanities, sciences, and engineering. The SSPS Department at WPI has multidisciplinary faculty offering undergraduate programs in economics, law and technology, psychology, public policy, system dynamics, and society-technology studies, and graduate programs in the learning sciences and system dynamics. SSPS also serves as the lead department for WPI's interdisciplinary environmental studies program. Our websites provide additional information about the Department (http://www.wpi.edu/+ssps) and environmental studies at WPI (http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Majors/ENV/index.html). Applications should include a vitae, a detailed description of research plans, a statement of teaching philosophy, sample publications, and at least three references. All materials, including reference letters, should be sent electronically to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and include "Environmental Policy Search Committee" in the subject line. Applications should be received by November 15, 2010. WPI, founded in 1865, is one of the nation's oldest technological universities. WPI is a highly selective private university with an undergraduate student body of over 3,500 and 1,300 full-time and part-time graduate students enrolled in more than 50 Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. programs. Its innovative project-enriched curriculum engages students and faculty in real-world problem solving, often at one of WPI's global project centers. WPI is located one hour west of Boston. U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks WPI among the top national universities and recently placed WPI in its top 30 for faculty resources. Kent J. Rissmiller Associate Dean, IGSD Associate Professor, SSPS Worcester Polytechnic Inst. Worcester, MA 01609
