Tenure-track job, @SFSU, emphasis on international social movements and organizations

The Department of International Relations (IR) at San Francisco State University seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor with research and teaching interests in international civil society, social movements, and organizations, including nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The position starts fall semester 2017 and offers the opportunity to participate in a highly diverse, internationally focused campus community with strong student interest in social justice and human rights. The position requires graduate and undergraduate teaching in international relations or related global-studies topics (usually five courses per year), student mentoring and advising, an active scholarship program in one’s area of specialty, and ongoing committee and service …

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Asst Proffesorship open in #Environmental and #PhysicalGeography @UTSA_DPSG

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO Department of Political Science and Geography Position Announcement Assistant Professor, Environmental/Physical Geography The Department of Political Science and Geography at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Environmental/ Physical Geography with an emphasis on sustainability, climate change, resource use, and/or environmental policy. This position supports a new emphasis within the Geography program on environmental sustainability. More broadly, the position contributes to UTSA’s goal of achieving research and teaching excellence in sustainable communities and critical infrastructure, focusing specifically on low impact …

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Lab Manager/Research Assistant need for @NYCParks at #FortTodden

CITY OF NEW YORK PARKS RECREATION SEASONAL JOB VACANCY NOTICE Office Title: Lab Manager and Research Assistant Civil Service Title: Research Assistant Work Location: Fort Totten, Bayside NY Duration: 9 months, beginning 9/26/2016, (14 hrs./week) Salary: $22.47/hr. NYC Parks is the steward of nearly 30,000 acres of land — 14 percent of New York City — including more than 5,000 individual properties ranging from Coney Island Beach and Central Park to community gardens and Greenstreets. We operate more than 800 athletic fields and nearly 1,000 playgrounds, 1,800 basketball courts, 550 tennis courts, 67 public pools, 51 recreational facilities, 15 nature centers, 14 …

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Assistant Professor Search in #GIS @UofTMississauga

The Department of Geography at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment in Geographic Information Science (GIS) at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July 1, 2017. The successful candidate must have a PhD in Physical Geography, Human Geography, Environmental Sciences or Studies, or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment or shortly thereafter, as well as demonstrated excellence in scholarly research and teaching. The Department seeks to hire a candidate with a research and teaching program focused on GIS. The Department seeks candidates with strong quantitative and computational GIS skills and a …

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Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at @WUSTLArtSci @WUSTL open

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: The Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis seeks a scholar trained in social science methods whose research is non-US based. We particularly encourage applications from candidates whose work focuses on the global south and is interdisciplinary in nature; transnational expertise is also welcome. Candidates must have completed the Ph.D. in gender and sexuality studies or a social science-related field, including anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, or sociology, by July 1, 2017 and be eligible to work in the United States.  Candidates …

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Applications for Postdoctoral Fellows Program for Faculty Diversity @UMBC due 11/4

Program Description: The University of Maryland Baltimore County invites applications for the UMBC Postdoctoral Fellows Program for Faculty Diversity. UMBC is dedicated to ensuring a diverse, scholarly environment and encouraging outstanding individuals to enter the academic profession.  The purpose of the Program is to support promising scholars who are committed to diversity in the academy and to prepare those scholars for possible tenure track appointments at UMBC. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who are members of groups that historically have been underrepresented in the professoriate. UMBC will appoint recent recipients of the Ph.D. as Postdoctoral Fellows …

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Assistant Professor position in #UrbanEcology @NCState

Assistant Professor of Urban Ecology: The Department of Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Urban Ecology at the rank of Assistant Professor.  We are seeking an individual who studies both pattern and process in urban ecosystems.  The successful applicant can have a background in population, community, or ecosystem ecology in terrestrial or aquatic environments.  We are especially interested in candidates with demonstrated experience in interdisciplinary research and scholarship combining the natural and social sciences for the management of multiple ecosystem services in urban landscapes.  Opportunities for collaboration exist across departments and …

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Assistant Professor of #HumanGeography vacancy at @UCLA

RECRUITMENT PERIOD Open July 1st, 2016 through October 1st, 2016 If you apply to this recruitment by October 1st, 2016, you will have until October 31st, 2016 to complete your application. DESCRIPTION The Department of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in any area of Human Geography. We seek a scholar with an outstanding research record and a promising agenda for future work that will contribute theoretical and empirical innovation at the leading edge of their field. A Ph.D. in Geography or a related field is required …

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Adjunct Faculty Position to teach URBAN ECOLOGY at @TheNewSchool in Fall 2016

Late Notice: Adjunct Faculty Position to teach “URBAN ECOLOGY” at The New School in Fall 2016: The New School is looking for an excellent ecologist to teach an Urban Ecology course at The New School in Fall 2016 (and potentially in Spring 2017 as well).  This course is an introductory principles of ecology course at the undergrad level with an emphasis on urban systems that is core foundation in their urban focused Environmental Studies Program.  The course meets T/TH at10:00-11:40am during the fall 2016 semester. Course Description: Urban ecology is a core course for the Environmental Studies major and will prepare you for other environmental …

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