Assistant Professor of Sustainability & Community Resilience
Tenure Track: Geography & Regional Planning
The Department of
Geography and Regional Planning (GARP) at Westfield State University
(WSU) is excited to invite applications for a tenure-track position in
Sustainability and Community Resilience at the Assistant Professor level
beginning September 2016. Academic load is nine (9) hours teaching per
semester plus time devoted to building a resilient and sustainable community
on and off campus. Summer responsibilities may be available on a
contract basis.
A Ph.D. is
required in Geography, Planning or closely related field with a focus on
sustainable and resilient communities. The successful candidate will teach
courses in an Allied Science area (sustainability or resilience related) and
a specialty area such as Disaster Mitigation and Recovery, Health and the
Built Environment, or Economic Revitalization. Additionally, we seek a
candidate with strong leadership skills, one who has the ability to engage on
a local and global scale, function across multiple disciplines, be an
effective communicator, and manage multiple projects. Current sustainable
initiatives offered in GARP include housing, food security, urban planning,
disaster mitigation, climate change and transportation. We desire
individuals that would complement our current talent. Teaching in the
University's Allied Science Core and sustainability courses required. The new
faculty member will be expected to coordinate a new initiative, the Alliance
for a Resilient Community (ARC), and will receive a quarter time reduction
for this responsibility. This role will be reviewed annually and contingent
on performance and measurable outcomes. The successful candidate will
facilitate partnerships with the Westfield State community and underserved
local communities to:
Job Requirements
Minimum
Qualifications:
Additional
Information
Westfield State
University understands that persons with specific disabilities may need
assistance with the job application process and/or with the interview
process. For confidential assistance with the job application process, please
contact the human resources office at (413) 572-8809.
Application
Instructions
An online
application is required. The successful candidate must submit an official
transcript at the time of hire. Interested candidates should electronically
attach the following documents:
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University Description
Westfield State
University is an education leader committed to providing students with a
learning experience built on its founding principle as the first public
co-educational institution of higher learning in America to offer an education
without barrier to race, gender or economic status. A public teaching
institution offering quality programs in the liberal arts and sciences with
complementing professional studies curricula, we are grounded in our founding
principles of academic excellence and educating all in a diverse and welcoming
community.
For the first time,
Westfield State University is the only Massachusetts state university to be
named as one of the top 50 "Best Colleges for Veterans" as reported
in the latest US News & World Report 2015 "Best Colleges"
edition. Westfield State continues its trend to lead the Massachusetts state
university system in the annual overall rankings for Regional
Universities-North, officially ranked 115, up from 123 last year. Westfield
State is the only Massachusetts school public or private in the top 50 in U.S.
News & World Report's 2014 "Best Online Education Programs"
rankings. Westfield State offers six online bachelor's degree completion
programs in business management, criminal justice, history, liberal studies,
psychology, and sociology.
Westfield State
University is ideally situated on the edge of the Berkshire Mountains in western
Massachusetts. The area offers a relatively low cost of living and a high
quality of life. Hiking, canoeing, and ski areas are minutes away, yet the
campus is just a half-hour from the thriving cultural centers of Northampton
and Amherst, and about two to three hours from Boston and New York City.
Established in 1983,
the Department of Geography and Regional Planning currently offers an
undergraduate degree in planning and works closely with the Environmental
Science program.
Westfield State University
provides equal access to employment opportunities for all applicants,
regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital
status, age, disability or veteran status in compliance with all applicable
laws, regulations and policies.