Assistant Professor Liberal Studies - Sustainability, Health and Wellness
- Employer
- Liberal Studies, Cal Poly Pomona
- Location
- Pomona, California
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- Arts & Humanities, Ethnic & Cultural Studies, Science & Technology, Environmental Science & Sustainability, Social Sciences, Anthropology & Archaeology, Geography, Life Sciences
- Position Type
- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
The Liberal Studies Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level. Interdisciplinary candidates with co-specializations in the natural sciences and social sciences or the natural sciences and the humanities with a focus on health, sustainability, and/or wellness are encouraged to apply. Diverse research approaches are welcome, including those related to animal and plant studies, behavioral health and wellness, the built environment, climate change, critical race studies, the digital environmental humanities, ecocriticism, ecofeminism, environmental justice, Indigenous and postcolonial environmentalisms, medical anthropology or sociology, public health, queer ecologies, and socio-environmental systems.
Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in a humanities or social science discipline or a related interdisciplinary field that addresses health, sustainability, and/or wellness awarded from an accredited university at time of offer. Candidates will provide Liberal Studies students with a strong foundation in natural science knowledge, taught through a student-centered, active learning, and experiential pedagogy (e.g., inquiry-based learning, critical thinking, and service-learning). They will also demonstrate evidence for scholarly work and/or an active record of creative work (exhibitions, performances, professional design record, presentations) commensurate with assistant professor status.
Applicants should submit a cover letter which directly addresses the minimum and preferred qualifications, curriculum vitae, Student Success Statement, two letters of reference (with written permission to contact them), complete application and transcripts for all university degrees earned (an official transcript for doctoral degree will be required of finalists) to: http://apply.interfolio.com/70060
To be included in the first review, completed applications must be received by November 18, 2019; the position is open until filled. EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability. See full position announcement for more details at http://apply.interfolio.com/70060 call (909) 869-3567 the Liberal Studies Department at Cal Poly Pomona.
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