[ES_JOBS_NET] Assistant Professor, Urban Studies Institute

[Rebecca Barnes]

The Urban Studies Institute is seeking an assistant professor, specializing
in urban environmental sustainability, to begin in August of 2020. We will
begin review November 11, 2019.

The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in sustainability
sciences and resilience of urban systems, have an affinity for comparative
urban studies, and have a research agenda with strong external funding
potential. This position aligns with the Institute’s mission to connect
interdisciplinary perspectives, continue to develop an innovative and
specialized interdisciplinary curriculum, and engage stakeholders in
metropolitan Atlanta, nationally, and internationally.

Required:

   - Completed Ph.D. (before August 1, 2020) in sustainability science,
   urban ecology, urban geography, urban planning, or other related
   environmental sciences;
   - Experience with social-ecological systems and bringing scientific
   expertise to the study and pursuit of sustainable urban systems;
   - Experience with working on collaborative, interdisciplinary research
   projects; and
   - A broad interest in urban studies and a motivation to help continue to
   build a new Institute with missions in research, teaching, and outreach.

Preferred:

   - Experience working with participatory and transdisciplinary approaches
   to develop solutions;
   - Expertise in specific areas such as climate change adaptation,
   ecosystem services, environmental justice, futures research, governance,
   regime shifts, sustainability transformations, transitions research, or
   similar;
   - Innovative teaching approaches, including engaging students in
   solutions-oriented projects.

The Urban Studies Institute at Georgia State University conducts top-level
urban research, offers an innovative Ph.D. and masters curriculum, and
engages with stakeholders in metropolitan Atlanta and other cities around
the world. The Institute’s research agenda ranges from local to global,
from urban theory to policy research. Research themes emphasize urban
economic resilience, inclusive development, and environmental
sustainability. The Institute was founded in 2017. It is housed in the
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, and its research and teaching
engagements reach across the university. It is presently composed of seven
tenured or tenure track faculty, four postdoctoral researchers, and over 25
affiliate faculty from a range of schools and disciplines.

Georgia State University, located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, is a
major research university with an enrollment of more than 50,000 students.
The university is currently in the middle of a record $1 billion campus
expansion. GSU is recognized as a national leader in student success and in
graduating students from diverse backgrounds. In 2018, U.S. News & World
Report ranked GSU as the 2nd most innovative school in the nation. The
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies ranked among the top 20 Best Graduate
Schools for Public Affairs in the United States by the U.S. News & World
Report. Its students, alumni and faculty work to advance economic
opportunity, human rights and social justice around the world.

Application Instructions:

For best consideration, applications should be a single PDF file sent via
email to urban at gsu.edu: (1) a letter of application including statement on
research and teaching; names, affiliations, and email addresses of three
referees; and (2) a current CV. The PDF file name should include the
applicant’s last name. An offer of employment, pending budgetary approval,
will be conditional on background verification. Women and minorities are
especially encouraged to apply.

Georgia State University, a Research University of the University System of
Georgia, is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against applicants
due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of
disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

-- 
*Rebecca T. Barnes, PhD*
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Environmental Studies Program
Colorado College
14 E. Cache La Poudre St.
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903

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