Assistant Professor Global Markets and the Environment
Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies (CARRS)
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR)
and
Department of Sociology
College of Social Science
and
Environmental Science & Policy Program (ESPP)
Michigan State University (MSU)
The Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation Resources and Sustainability (CARRS) and the Department of Sociology, together with the Environmental Science & Policy Program (ESPP), seek applicants at the assistant professor level for a social or behavioral scientist studying global markets and the environment.
CARRS is a multidisciplinary department that addresses critical issues at the interfaces of agriculture, natural resources, recreation, and communities both domestically and internationally. Its mission is to assist the development of sustainable communities by conducting excellent scholarly research, teaching and outreach in (1) leadership, education, and communication, (2) community, food, and agriculture, (3) natural resources, land use, and the environment, and (4) recreation and tourism. The Department of Sociology has a history of research, teaching and service that focus on the challenges of global understanding of social, political and cultural differences and how a global context accounts for social processes, change, and inequality both locally and abroad. The Department of Sociology organizes its scholarship around the areas of food and agriculture, environment, science and technology; family and gender; urban, race and migration;, and health and wellbeing. The Environmental Science and Policy Program (ESPP) is a university-wide research and graduate education program focusing on interdisciplinary environmental science (See http://environment.msu.edu/).
Appointment Overview: The position to be filled is in the tenure system at the assistant professor level with an academic year appointment. This position will be jointly appointed in CARRS and Sociology with one of these two departments being the tenure home for the appointment.
Position Description: The successful candidate is expected to develop a coordinated research, teaching, and outreach program relevant to global markets and the environment. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an internationally recognized program of scholarly research, as evidenced by scholarly publications, external support, and disciplinary and professional involvement in her/his areas of inquiry. Development of external grants and/or contracts to support this research and attendant graduate student support is necessary. The successful candidate will initially be expected to teach at least two full courses or equivalent per year. This can include a mix of a departmental foundational courses, undergraduate specialty courses and graduate courses. The final teaching portfolio will be developed in consultation with the department chairs based on candidate's interest and departmental needs. Mentoring and funding graduate students in thesis and dissertation research will be expected. General departmental and university responsibilities are a component of all tenure track appointments, as are outreach to stakeholder groups, and involvement in disciplinary and professional organizations, relevant to the candidate's scholarship. Candidate's substantive areas of interest should complement MSU's environmental strengths (see http://environment.msu.edu). The successful applicant will be expected to be an active and contributing member of CARRS, the Department of Sociology, and the Environmental Science & Policy Program.
The scholarly agenda of the successful applicant might include such foci as: i) the relationships between agrifood production and ecosystems functions and services, ii.) consumer demand for goods and services that have been produced in environmentally and socially beneficial ways; iii) the social, economic and environmental impacts of grades and standards; and/or, iv) the roles of government, the private sector, and civil society in defining and supporting markets. Applicants are expected to evidence expertise in a coupled human and natural systems framework and computational modeling relevant to their scholarly focus. Preference is for a scholar with international and foreign language competence.
Qualifications: Minimum qualifications for this position are a Ph.D. degree in a relevant field. Post-doctoral degree experience preferred but not required.
Salary: Salary is competitive and dependent on qualifications.
Application and Deadline Process: Deadline for applications is December 15, 2006 or until suitable candidates are identified. Starting date will be either August 15, 2007 or date to be agreed upon. Applicants should submit to the chair of the search committee: 1) a letter of application describing
fit to the job description, 2) CV, 3) a brief essay (250 words) on teaching and research accomplishments and goals, 4) official university transcripts, 5) the names and contact information of three individuals writing letters of reference, and 6) up to 3 reprints of publications or other examples of scholarship. Letters of reference should be sent directly to the committee by the referees by the deadline.
Submission of materials in electronic format is preferred.
Submit applications to:
Dr. Michael D. Kaplowitz
Chair; Global Markets and the Environment Search Committee
Dept. of CARRS
153 Natural Resources
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222
MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution