<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi everyone - My department is hiring!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Details and link to apply here (link below). We will begin reviewing applications after October 15.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Please share with your networks!<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><a href="https://facultyjobs.umbc.edu/cwfac/en-us/job/493869/assistant-professorhuman-geographer">https://facultyjobs.umbc.edu/cwfac/en-us/job/493869/assistant-professorhuman-geographer</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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 <a href="https://umbc.edu/stories/the-carnegie-foundation-honors-umbc-as-a-leading-community-engaged-university/">community-engaged university</a>.
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 <a href="https://icare.umbc.edu/">ICARE</a>
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.</p>
<p>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 <a href="https://gestar2.umbc.edu/">Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) II</a>,
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 <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/ges">http://www.umbc.edu/ges</a> for additional information.</p>
<p>Applications should be sent to <a href="http://apply.interfolio.com/112319">apply.interfolio.com/112319</a> and should include:</p>
<ul><li>cover letter with a description of qualifications and fit with the department and university;</li><li>a statement of commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in research, teaching, and service;</li><li>a statement of research and teaching;</li><li>your <em>Curriculum vitae</em>; and</li><li>names and contact information of three references.</li></ul>
<p>Questions can be directed to <a href="mailto:HGsearch@umbc.edu">HGsearch@umbc.edu</a>. 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.</p>
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