Category:: Faculty
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Department:: Environmental Studies
Locations:: Binghamton, NY
Posted:: Apr 5, 2022
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time
Ref. No.:: 8028
Position ID:: 144941

About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life - promotes extraordinary student success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000 students. The high-achieving Binghamton student body also represents a great diversity of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration and community service.

Job Description:

Binghamton University's Environmental Studies Program and the Biological Sciences Department invite applications for a full-time lecturer position with a focus on ecosystems and plant ecology beginning in Fall 2022 for a two-year appointment with the possibility of renewal. The position will be a joint hire between the two units.

We seek an environmental scientist who can teach students about the challenges of the human-nature interface. Our new colleague should have expertise in population, community, evolutionary, or ecosystem ecology. Successful applicants are expected to contribute to teaching ecology-related courses including the instruction of a large-enrollment Ecology course and plant ecology. The teaching load for this position will be three courses per semester. This load will be split between the two departments, which have a long history of collaborating on the Environmental Studies major.

Binghamton University values evidence of advancing equity and inclusion through teaching. The Program is similarly working to increase diversity amongst its faculty. Members of groups historically underrepresented in the field and those from non-traditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Requirements:

- Ph.D. required, ABD status considered

- Preference given to candidates with prior experience teaching general ecology, plant ecology, and environmental science / studies including experience teaching large enrollment courses.

- Preference given to candidates with:

• evidence of advancing equity and inclusion through teaching
• experience providing undergraduate research opportunities through courses and individual mentorship
• experience in teaching large enrollment courses
• an interest in and ability to use alternative and innovative instructional methods

Additional Information:

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2017.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates should submit the following via the portal at: interviewexchange.com

• Cover letter
• CV
• Links to any academic-only website or other online presence, if not included in CV or cover letter.
• Teaching statement
• Names, affiliations, email addresses and phone numbers of three references

Review of applications will begin April 22 and continue until the position is filled.

Questions should be directed to the search chair: Dr. George Homsy (ghomsy@binghamton.edu)