The University of Delaware

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The University of Delaware invites intellectual leaders with distinguished scholarly credentials to apply for a named professorship in energy and the environment. We seek a dynamic and highly collaborative leader, who will catalyze enthusiasm and collaboration across disciplines. Marshaling the University’s significant resources, this individual will expand our collective capabilities to solve real world problems and contribute to contemporary debates at the intersection of energy, environment, and policy.

Academic interests may address any aspect of energy and the environment and should incorporate multiple theoretical and methodological perspectives. We seek a broad and engaging thinker who transcends disciplinary boundaries. The successful candidate will be at the forefront of energy and environmental issues with a wide ranging impact within and beyond the academy. An earned doctorate from any relevant discipline and a strong portfolio of impactful scholarship and teaching are required. The position can be housed in any academic department or a possible joint appointment among departments. The appointment will be a tenured faculty at the Full Professor level. The salary will be highly competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The University is home to many leading departments, centers, and institutes associated with energy or the environment, including the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, the Delaware Environmental Institute, and the UD Energy Institute, as well as nationally renowned academic programs related to the environment and sustainability, including environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental humanities, environmental justice, environment and society, water science and policy, disaster science and management, environmental policy, and environmental studies.

Application Instructions:
Applications will only be accepted electronically at apply.interfolio.com/30840. A complete application will include a short cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contact information for five references, a statement briefly describing your (1) most impactful interdisciplinary scholarly project; (2) research interests/approaches; (3) teaching interests, including short descriptions of preferred teaching subjects. For questions, contact the search committee co-chairs, Marsha Dickson (dickson@udel.edu) and Dominic Di Toro (dditoro@udel.edu).

Start date for the position is negotiable. Review of applications begins October 1, 2015, the search remaining open until the position is filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer which encourages applications from minority group members, women, individuals with a disability and veterans. The University's Notice of Non-Discrimination can be found at http://www.udel.edu/aboutus/legalnotices.html. Employment offers will be conditioned upon successful completion of a criminal background check. A conviction will not necessarily exclude you from employment.