Visiting Professor in Environmental Studies at UBC 1451 views

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is inviting applications for its Program in Environmental Studies at Williams College. The position is a full-time, two-year visiting professor position in environmental studies.

Tenure: 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021

About the position:

• Candidates are expected to have broad training in environmental social sciences to contribute to the curriculum and vitality of the interdisciplinary program.
• The successful candidate will have training in Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, History or a related interdisciplinary environmental studies field.
• Applicant must hold PhD at time of appointment.
• 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.

Applications:

• Apply online and upload the following documents:
• Cover Letter
• CV
• Teaching Statement that addresses teaching approach and describes courses he/she might teach at Williams (two-page)
• Research Statement that describes the focus of scholarship, Students Evaluations if applicable (two-page).
• 03 Confidential Letters of Recommendation