SUNY-ESF Seeks Assistant/Associate Professor (Indigenous Environmental Science Faculty Cluster)
Posted on February 1, 2023
Position Title:
ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Position Summary
ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AS PART OF AN INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FACULTY CLUSTER
The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) is initiating a faculty cluster in Indigenous Environmental Science to advance education, research, and outreach which draws upon both Indigenous knowledges and western ecological sciences and/or with interdisciplinary environmental studies.
Background required:
environmental biology or environmental studies disciplines. Environmental Biology background could be ecology, conservation biology, fisheries and wildlife sciences, ecological restoration, ethnoecology or related fields. Background in Environmental Studies could include sociology, communications/education, community engagement, anthropology, geography, justice, or other environmental social sciences. Experience in cross-cultural mentoring is valued. We are particularly interested in candidates with a commitment to collaboration with Indigenous partners.
Responsibilities:
1) teaching an undergraduate course in Indigenous Issues and the Environment, a graduate/advanced undergraduate level course which integrates indigenous perspectives and environmental science in the candidate's area of expertise, plus a field course or graduate seminars in their area of specialty, 2) contribute to leadership in the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment 3) mentoring of graduate students and undergraduates, and 4) establishing an extramurally supported research program that involves training undergraduates and graduate students.