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August 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015

Occidental College

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Urban & Environmental Policy Department
Associate/Full Professor

JOE ID Number: 2014-02_111451544
Date Posted: 10/03/2014
Date Inactive: 11/15/2014
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Associate/Full Professor
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Los Angeles, California, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: 00 -- Default: Any Field
Keywords:
Green Economic Development
Environmental Sustainability
Salary Range: Competitive
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Urban & Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College invites applications for a senior scholar at the associate or full professor level with tenure to begin in fall 2015.

We invite candidates from urban planning, economics, sociology, political science, environmental studies, geography, law, public health, history, and other disciplines. Candidates should have a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field and have a track record of successful research, publication, grant-funded projects, and teaching. We are open to considering candidates with extensive professional and community experience.

We seek candidates who specialize in the “green economy” and “green jobs” and can teach some combination of courses about community economic development, workforce and employment policy, urban political economy, poverty and labor, sustainable development, food, natural resources, resilient cities, the built environment and urban design. We seek candidates who will contribute to our socioeconomically, ethnically, culturally, and intellectually diverse academic environment through teaching, research and service.

The full job description and details about submission of materials can be found at http://www.oxy.edu/human-resources/working-oxy/faculty-positions#uepi. All materials are due by 5 pm on Friday, November 14, 2014.

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Application deadline: 11/14/2014
Reference Instructions:
Please provide names of three references. If you would like to submit reference letters, please email them to Ms. Sylvia Chico, Search Committee Coordinator, Urban & Environmental Policy Department: schico@oxy.edu.
Application Instructions:
Applicants should submit in electronic form a letter of interest that demonstrates a commitment to academic excellence in a diverse liberal arts environment. That letter should include a statement of teaching philosophy, areas of teaching interest, plans for research, and a statement about how the candidate will support and enhance the College’s goal of building a diverse educational environment for all students; a curriculum vitae; samples of scholarly work; evaluations of undergraduate teaching or other evidence of teaching effectiveness; names of three references. Please submit these materials to Ms. Sylvia Chico, Search Committee Coordinator, Urban & Environmental Policy Department: schico@oxy.edu. Inquiries about the position can be directed to the search chair, Prof. Peter Dreier: dreier@oxy.edu.