JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Wofford College
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
Q0 -- General
Q -- Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
Keywords:
tenure track
liberal arts college
environmental policy, law or economics
Full Text of JOE Listing:
The Environmental Studies Department at Wofford College seeks an engaged teacher-scholar with expertise in environmental social sciences to join our multi-disciplinary team of faculty as a tenure-track assistant professor starting in fall 2025. Wofford is a liberal arts college and environmental studies is an interdisciplinary department. Candidates from any social science discipline will be considered; a focus on environmental policy, law or economics is desired.
Teaching responsibilities for this position include three courses each semester and a four-week January focused-study Interim (Interim is not taught during the first year or during sabbaticals). To earn tenure, faculty are expected to demonstrate excellence in teaching, continued scholarly development and service to the college. The successful candidate will teach an environmental social science core course that incorporates multiple social science perspectives and is taken by all environmental studies majors and minors. They will also teach upper-level courses within their specialty area and a topical first-year seminar. All department faculty periodically teach our four-credit interdisciplinary introductory seminar, capstone courses and senior seminar, as well as mentor environmental studies majors as they engage in multi-semester original research projects that reflect their diverse interests.
More details at https://www.wofford.edu/wofford.edu/documents/administration/human-resources/job-posting-pdfs/assistant-professor-of-environmental-social-sciences.pdf
Apply by October 31, 2024 for full consideration.
Application Requirements:
- Application Instructions Below
- Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Reference Instructions:
Application Instructions:
1. A cover letter describing your experience and how you meet the qualifications of this position.
2. A current curriculum vitae.
3. A statement of teaching philosophy.
4. A statement of research interests and direction including your approach to mentoring student research.
5. Unofficial graduate and undergraduate transcripts.
6. The names and contact information for three professional references.
Send materials to ENVS-search@wofford.edu. Statements should be one to two pages in length. Applications received by October 31, 2024, will be given full review and consideration.