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August 1, 2015 - January 31, 2016

Occidental College

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Urban & Environmental Policy
Assistant Professor

JOE ID Number: 2015-02_111453235
Date Posted: 08/06/2015
Date Inactive: 10/31/2015
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Los Angeles, California, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: Z -- Other Special Topics
Keywords:
Natural Resources
Energy climate and food
Environmental Justice
Political Economy
Urban Environment
Green Economy
Environmental Science
Geography
Political Ecology
Sustainable Economy
Urban Planning
Salary Range: Competitive
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Urban & Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College invites applications for a tenure track position at the assistant professor level. The position will begin fall of 2016.

We invite candidates that support the department’s commitment to social, economic, and environmental justice and to a greener and more sustainable economy.

We are interested in candidates who will teach some of the following courses: Urbanization and the Environment, Resilient Cities, Food and the Environment, Food Justice, Climate Justice, Energy and the Economy, Natural Resource Policy, and the Green Economy. We encourage candidates with degrees in economics, environmental studies, energy and resources, environmental science, geography, political ecology, political economy, and urban planning.

Priority will be given to candidates whose teaching and research are connected to policy and planning issues, and emphasize the links between environmental issues and racial, economic and social inequality and have demonstrated experience helping students evaluate and engage in community-based learning and research that advance efforts to create just and livable communities.

Read the complete job description and requirements at http://www.oxy.edu/urban-environmental-policy/news. All materials are due by 5 pm on Friday, October 30, 2015.

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Application deadline: 10/30/2015
Reference Instructions:
Provide three Letters of Reference (with at least one that can attest to teaching performance or abilities) to Sylvia Chico at schico@oxy.edu.
Application Instructions:
Please submit application materials to Ms. Sylvia Chico, Search Committee Coordinator, Urban & Environmental Policy Department, schico@oxy.edu. The complete job description and requirements are on the Occidental website at http://www.oxy.edu/urban-environmental-policy/news.