[ES_JOBS_NET] Position: Asst Professor, Human Geography (focus: Env Justice) - UMBC Baltimore MD

[Maggie Holland]

Hi everyone - My department is hiring!

Details and link to apply here (link below).  We will begin reviewing
applications after October 15.
Please share with your networks!

https://facultyjobs.umbc.edu/cwfac/en-us/job/493869/assistant-professorhuman-geographer

The Department of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of
Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications from scholars in
human geography or related disciplines pursuing a research agenda in
Environmental Justice (EJ), broadly defined. We wish to hire a colleague
whose scholarship and teaching seeks to foster transformation toward a more
just society and involves meaningful partnership with community-based
organizations. We value diverse lived experiences that inform research,
teaching, and mentoring.

While we welcome candidates from a range of specializations and
methodologies, we especially encourage candidates whose scholarly work
critically engages with diverse ways of understanding environmental
problems. This could include approaches from, but not limited to, Black
geographies or ecologies, Indigenous knowledge or science, Latinx
geographies, decolonial perspectives, public science, or Queer ecologies.

Furthermore, we welcome scholars who examine the intersection of
environmental justice with multiple dimensions of oppression,
possibility/resistance, and environmental processes. This could encompass a
wide range of topics, including but not limited to: racial capitalism,
environmental racism, militarization, settler colonialism, climate justice,
food sovereignty, abolition geographies, land-back movements, air quality,
water access, open space, or community-based stewardship.

The successful candidate is expected to develop an externally-funded
research program while teaching a combination of introductory human
geography courses and advanced courses (at the undergraduate and graduate
levels) in their area of specialty.  The average teaching load is two
courses per semester. This is a tenure-track position at the Assistant
Professor rank and will begin in August 2023.

UMBC ranks in the top 15% of national universities in the diversity of its
student body and emphasizes an inclusive workplace for faculty and staff.
We seek to attract an equally diverse pool for this position; we encourage
applications from people from groups historically excluded from the
academy, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Candidates
should include a statement that shows evidence of a commitment to equity,
diversity, inclusion, and justice. This could include experiences
supporting or advocating for members of under-represented groups, and
describe how the candidate would foster an inclusive and equitable
educational environment.

At minimum, candidates will hold a PhD at the time of appointment. Initial
evaluation of applications will be based on the following criteria:
research productivity in the areas described above commensurate with time
as a professional; teaching experience; demonstrated commitment to equity,
diversity, and inclusion in scholarship, teaching, and service; and
potential for future success in research and teaching, including potential
as a mentor for undergraduate and graduate students.

UMBC is listed in the most recent Carnegie ranking as a Research
University-Very High Research Activity (R1). The Department has more than
250 majors, with more than 60 graduate students in M.S., M.P.S., and Ph.D.
programs. Faculty and graduate student interests span topics from urban
geography to environmental science and management, and the department
provides a rich and collegial environment for cross-disciplinary
collaboration. The department is particularly strong in areas including
urban geography, urban environments, human migration, environmental policy
and management, water resources, ecology and conservation, climate science,
and geospatial techniques. Many of our faculty and students explicitly
incorporate issues of justice, equity, and diversity in their research
and/or teaching. UMBC is also ranked by the Carnegie Foundation as a
leading community-engaged university
<https://umbc.edu/stories/the-carnegie-foundation-honors-umbc-as-a-leading-community-engaged-university/>.
Faculty and students are encouraged to engage with communities in research
and teaching, and the Department has a strong record of such engagement
both locally and abroad. Faculty and graduate students in GES are deeply
engaged with the ICARE <https://icare.umbc.edu/> program, an NSF Research
Traineeship program focused on diversifying the future environmental
workforce through graduate education in applied environmental research in
Baltimore harbor. ICARE research projects are created through active
partnership with community organizations and agencies in the area.

There are opportunities for collaboration across departments, including
with faculty in Sociology, Anthropology, Public Health; Gender, Women’s,
and Sexuality Studies; Public Policy; Biological Sciences; Chemical,
Biochemical & Environmental Engineering; Computer Science & Electrical
Engineering; Global Studies; Interdisciplinary Studies; and the
multi-campus Marine, Estuarine & Environmental Sciences program. UMBC also
has cross-departmental institutions and centers to facilitate research and
collaboration, such as the Dresher Center for the Humanities, the Center
for Social Science Scholarship, and the Imaging Research Center. Department
members are actively engaged in college- or university-wide activities such
as the Feminist Decolonial Latin American and Caribbean Studies Working
group, the Inclusion Council, and the Climate Action Steering Committee.
Other opportunities for research collaboration at UMBC include the
Baltimore Urban Forest Station of the US Forest Service, the Goddard Earth
Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) II <https://gestar2.umbc.edu/>, a
research consortium formed by UMBC and NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center.
UMBC is located in close proximity to Baltimore, Washington D.C., and a
broad array of federal, state, and local agencies as well as to other
research institutions along the Washington-Baltimore-Philadelphia corridor.
Interested candidates may visit the web site http://www.umbc.edu/ges for
additional information.

Applications should be sent to apply.interfolio.com/112319 and should
include:

   - cover letter with a description of qualifications and fit with the
   department and university;
   - a statement of commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in
   research, teaching, and service;
   - a statement of research and teaching;
   - your *Curriculum vitae*; and
   - names and contact information of three references.

Questions can be directed to HGsearch at umbc.edu. Formal review of
applications will begin on October 15, 2022 and will continue until the
position is filled. UMBC is especially proud of the diversity of its
student body, and we are strongly committed to increasing faculty and staff
diversity. We seek and encourage applications from people from groups
historically excluded from the professoriate, including: BIPOC, women,
persons with disabilities, and persons of minority sexual orientation or
gender identity. UMBC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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