Macalester College, Environmental Studies
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Position Title:
Visiting Assistant Professor - Environmental Studies – Environmental Policy/History
Position Location:
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105, United States of America
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Appl Deadline:
2025/03/17 11:59PM
finished (2025/02/19, finished 2025/06/24, listed until 2025/03/17)
finished (2025/02/19, finished 2025/06/24, listed until 2025/03/17)Position Description:
*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***
Position Description
Macalester College’s Environmental Studies Department invites applications for a full-time, one-year appointment in environmental studies at the assistant professor rank beginning fall 2025. This position is renewable for a second year, based upon successful completion of the first year. A Ph.D. in Environmental Studies, History, Political Science or related field is preferred; teaching experience desirable. Macalester’s Environmental Studies Department emphasizes a fully interdisciplinary approach to environmental issues, drawing on contributions from the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. An attractive applicant will show strong teaching interests in and commitment to such interdisciplinary approaches. The successful candidate will teach five courses including Environmental Politics and Policy and Environmental History (two of the Department’s required introductory courses for majors), and three elective courses in Environmental Studies, History and/or Political Science related to the candidate’s field of expertise. Geographical focus and field of specialization are open. Applications received by March 17, 2025, will be granted full review. Salary range: $60,000-$65,000 Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, with a population of approximately three million people and home to numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. Macalester College is located in Saint Paul on the ancestral homeland of the Dakota people who were forcibly exiled because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. Macalester's diverse student body comprises over 2000 undergraduates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and 95 nations. The College maintains a longstanding commitment to academic excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society. As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups. Please note that offers of employment are contingent upon a successful criminal background check at the time of offer.Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Evidence of Effective Teaching
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )
And anything else requested in the position description.
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