Final Advertisement for ES&P/IDCE Search 2017

 

Clark University’s International Development, Community, & Environment Department (IDCE) seeks a 

tenure-­‐track Assistant Professor with expertise in Natural Resources (e.g. water, soil, land, 

biodiversity, ecological services including agriculture and/or food systems). This expertise will 

primarily support IDCE’s pioneering Environmental Science & Policy (ES&P) Program, extending and 

complementing IDCE’s focal areas in Conservation & Development and/or Climate Change Impacts & 

Adaptation. A doctorate in natural science or engineering is required at the time of appointment. 

The successful candidate is expected to help ES&P/IDCE enhance its interdisciplinary capacity to 

understand and address complex socio-­‐ecological challenges at the intersection of science, 

technology and policy, in domestic and international settings.

 

Required are the potential for or demonstrated ability to achieve research excellence; obtain 

external funding; and conduct outstanding teaching and advising. Preference will be given to 

candidates who demonstrate experience with policy, practice, or translational research. The 

successful candidate should complement departmental strengths not only in ES&P, but in one or more 

of the other four IDCE Graduate Programs: International Development & Social Change; Community 

Development & Planning; Geographic Information Science for Development & Environment; and Community 

& Global Health. Major responsibilities will include developing and teaching graduate and 

undergraduate courses in natural resource science and policy in Clark’s BA Major in Environmental 

Science, the MS Program in ES&P and the joint MS/MBA Program in ES&P and Management.

 

IDCE presents unique collaborative opportunities, including the opportunity to work with scholars 

affiliated with diverse academic departments and research institutes both on and off campus, in 

particular Clark’s renowned Graduate School of Geography and the George Perkins Marsh Institute; 

collaborative research is a hallmark of Clark University.

 

Clark University embraces equal opportunity as a core value: we believe that cultivating an 

environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our 

employees and our community. This commitment applies to every aspect of education, services and 

employment policies and practices at Clark. Our commitment to diversity informs our efforts in 

recruitment, hiring and retention. We are an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity 

university and we strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented groups, inclusive of 

all women, to apply.

 

Candidates should send a CV, a cover letter detailing their professional, research and teaching 

interests, together with contact information for three references, to Tim Downs, Associate 

Professor of IDCE at IDCEfacultysearch@clarku.edu. For full consideration, application materials

should be submitted no later than October 31, 2017.