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Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies

The University of Portland invites applications for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies to begin August 15, 2024. 

The Environmental Studies department is a transdisciplinary department, offering a B.S. in environmental science and a B.A. in environmental ethics and policy. We are looking for a scholar to join our department who is either a physical/ natural scientist or social scientist with a background (master’s degree) in science. Our curriculum is designed to give students a broad sense of both the scientific and ethical implications surrounding environmental issues. The B.S. track leads to a degree in environmental science, a broadly conceived course of study that involves biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and computer science, along with a strong foundation in the social sciences and humanities. The B.A. track leads to a degree in environmental ethics and policy, which combines a background in science with a discourse that centers on philosophy, theology, ethics, political science, and other fields. The environmental studies program is committed to diversifying our curriculum and our faculty; we have recently added a course in environmental justice. We are also committed to actively recruiting underrepresented students in research and we participate in a transparent, application-based hiring process for undergraduate research assistants. UP has a robust program in Environmental Studies and the candidate will play a role in shaping the development of the program and its students. 

Applications must be received by November 1, 2023

 https://college.up.edu/envscience/index.html

Chair, Boston University Department of Mass Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations

With the strong belief that fostering a diverse and inclusive culture helps students thrive and excel, Boston University’s College of Communication invites applicants for the role of Chair of the Department of Mass Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations. The Chair will coordinate departmental academic activities in research, teaching, and service that promote programmatic excellence in three main areas: Media Science, Advertising, and Public Relations.

We seek a colleague with an academic and leadership track record, and who is committed to the highest educational standards and a focus on the innovations necessary in an era of dramatic change across the entire media landscape.

The Chair works with other members of the College of Communication’s leadership team to build on the already excellent reputation of the unit and move the department to the forefront of education in media science, advertising, and public relations.

Applications should include a letter of interest including a statement of your leadership philosophy and vision for where mass communication, advertising, and public relations are headed in the next 10 years and how our program can best prepare future communicators.

A CV and the names of three references are required. Applications may be sent by email with attachments in a Word or PDF file format, to:

Maureen A. Mahoney

maclark@bu.edu

Assistant Professor, University of Illinois

The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a nine-month full-time Assistant Professor in the area of Media Effects and Socially Important Topics. A Ph.D. in Communication or related field is required at the time of appointment. Applicants must show evidence or promise of developing a record of teaching effectiveness and independent social scientific research. Applicants also should demonstrate promise of securing external funding.  

Assistant Professor, English - Environmental or Medical Humanities

"The Department of English invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English specializing in Environmental Humanities or Medical Humanities to begin Fall 2023. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research and teaching has the potential to create connections with Sociology, Anthropology, Engineering, Science, and/or Health Sciences."

Review of candidates begins on November 1, 2022

Assistant Professor, Global, Sustainable, and Nonprofit Communication

"We especially encourage applications from individuals who can bring diverse cultural and ethnic perspectives and experiences to the campus and who can advise and mentor all members of our diverse student body. A master’s program in Strategic Communication has been developed and is undergoing state approval. The successful candidate will teach graduate and undergraduate courses such as  Global Communication (MA program), Nonprofit Leadership (MA program), Environmental Organizations and Sustainability (MA Program), Crisis, Risk, and Disaster Communication (BA program), Social Change and Advocacy Communication (BA program)."

Review of candidates begins on November 1, 2022

Assistant Professor, Climate Change and Sustainability in Africa

"We seek Africanist candidates conducting interdisciplinary research on the broader nexus of climate change and sustainability studies, and the intersecting areas of food, water, and health in Africa. Candidates’ research areas and expertise may include (but are not limited to): impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change; sustainable solutions to food, water, health, and community resilience; the interaction of climate change with related risks including pandemics, natural disasters, resource conflict, and extractivism. Candidates’ research must be grounded within the African context and seek to decolonize the field of African environmental studies."

Review of candidates begins on December 5, 2022