Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Sciences, Wofford College

Spartanburg, SC

Position Title: Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Sciences

Organization: Wofford College

Location: Spartanburg, SC

Position Overview:  The teaching responsibilities for this position include three courses each semester and a four- week January focused-study Interim term (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.

Qualifications: Qualified candidates will have a terminal degree (e.g. Ph.D., J.D.) by August 2025 with a focus on an environmental social science field. We are particularly interested in candidates who work on environmental issues as they relate to economics, policy and law, broadly construed. Evidence of having taught or demonstrated capacity to teach environmental policy is preferred. We welcome applicants who have shown a commitment to enhancing and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion relevant to environmental studies. Candidates must show evidence of excellent undergraduate teaching and evidence of or aptitude for mentoring undergraduates in scholarship that reflect their diverse interests in environmental social sciences. Candidates must show capacity and interest in experiential or applied teaching. The successful candidate must be active in scholarship or similar productive pursuits, with expertise that complements and broadens existing departmental strengths.

Start/End Dates: Starting in fall 2025.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2024

How to Apply:

To apply, please send a single pdf document with:

  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.