Environmental Studies Program and Sociology Department - Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (Two Year)
Environmental Studies Program and Sociology Department - Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (Two Year)
Date: 02/09/2010
The Environmental Studies Program and the Department of
Sociology at Colby College invite applications for a two-year appointment as a
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Human Rights with an emphasis on
the United States, beginning September 1, 2010. The successful candidate will
work with students and faculty in the Environmental Studies Program and the
Department of Sociology in the areas of teaching and scholarship. The
successful candidate will teach two courses per year: an introductory course in
one semester and a more advanced course in the other, e.g., a sophomore-level
environmental policy course and an intermediate or advanced course appropriate
for cross-listing with both programs. The Fellow will work with undergraduate
research students and have the opportunity to work on their own scholarship.
Research and travel funds are provided. We seek an individual who is broadly
trained in environmental studies, with background and interests in sociology
and environmental human rights, and a geographic focus on the United States.
Please submit application
materials, including a letter of application, letters from three references,
statements of teaching and research interests, teaching evaluations if
available, and a curriculum vitae, to:
Chair, Environmental Human
Rights Postdoctoral Fellow Search
Electronic submission of applications is encouraged, and
receipt will be confirmed. Review of applications will begin on March 12, 2010
and continue until the position is filled.
Colby is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and strongly encourages applications and nominations of persons of color, women, and members of other under-represented groups.
For more information about the College, please visit the Colby web site: www.colby.edu.
