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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Vanderbilt University seeks an Assistant Professor of the Practice in climate and environmental<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">policy. This non-tenure-track position is housed in the interdisciplinary Climate and Environmental<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Studies program which is part of broader initiatives on climate and environmental sustainability,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">governance, and policy across the university.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">We seek candidates with scholarly interests and strong teaching skills from the social sciences,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">public policy studies, or related fields. Preference will be given to an interdisciplinary social<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">scientist with scholarly engagement in sub-national, national, and/or international dimensions of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">climate and/or environmental policy – its process and development, societal and environmental<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">effects, as well as methods of analysis and evaluation (including basic quantitative skills). Special<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">policy-related teaching interests could include, but are not limited to, energy, transportation, the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">built environment, food systems, pollution and waste, economic development, biodiversity, natural<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">resources, and climate and/or environmental justice. Applicants are expected to have a doctoral<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">degree in a relevant field in hand by August 1, 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Responsibilities for the successful candidate include teaching interdisciplinary courses in climate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">and environmental policy, methods and practices courses in climate and environmental policy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">upper-level topics courses, and immersion projects related to climate and environmental policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The position carries a 3-2 course load. Other responsibilities include advising, co-curricular<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">programming, and contributing to program leadership. This is a non-tenure-track, three-year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">appointment with the possibility of renewal pending performance review and curricular need.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Please submit your application by December 15, 2025, with the following materials: a cover letter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">addressing your scholarly research and teaching interests; a curriculum vitae; the names of three<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">people who have agreed to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf; a teaching<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">statement (with a list of courses taught in recent years); teaching evaluations (one to two years, if<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">available); two syllabi (from existing or planned courses in climate and environmental policy or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">related areas); and a writing sample (article or chapter of a dissertation). Applications are only<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">accepted through Interfolio: (
<span class="s2"><a href="https://apply.interfolio.com/173713">https://apply.interfolio.com/173713</a>
</span>). The successful candidate will<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">begin the position in August 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Vanderbilt University shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors provide equal employment opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Questions may be addressed to Joe Bandy (Associate Professor of the Practice in Climate and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Environmental Studies) at
<span class="s2"><a href="mailto:joe.bandy@vanderbilt.edu">joe.bandy@vanderbilt.edu</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Husile Bai, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
Assistant Professor of the Practice </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://as.vanderbilt.edu/earth-environmental-sciences/" title="https://as.vanderbilt.edu/earth-environmental-sciences/"><span style="color:#467886">Earth
& Environmental Sciences</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Vanderbilt University<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span>(385)229-7325 | <a href="mailto:husile.bai@vanderbilt.edu" title="mailto:husile.bai@vanderbilt.edu"><span style="color:#467886">husile.bai@vanderbilt.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://husilebai.com" title="https://husilebai.com"><span style="color:#467886">https://husilebai.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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