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Adjunct Faculty: Environmental Racism & Inequity

Employer
Johns Hopkins University
Location
District of Columbia, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
May 5, 2021


Institution Description:

The Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) is a division of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). As the nation’s oldest and one of the most prestigious research universities, Johns Hopkins offers high-quality master’s degrees and post-baccalaureate education to students in the mid-Atlantic region and online. In addition to the online programs, AAP also offers master’s degrees and graduate certificate programs at its Washington, DC Center and at the Homewood campus in Baltimore, MD. AAP has approximately 18,000 enrollments each academic year. JHU is committed to hiring candidates who, through their teaching and service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

Position Description:

The Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) division seeks non-tenure track adjunct faculty to teach the Environmental Racism and Inequality course listed below within the Environmental Sciences & Policy program. The instructor will teach from a studio classroom location at either the Washington, DC campus or the Homewood campus in Baltimore, MD, and the students will likely attend the course remotely via Zoom one night per week. The instructor will be required to attend Synchronous Remote Online training and to maintain a Blackboard site for the course. Of particular interest are candidates who have experience teaching and engaging students from diverse backgrounds.

Environmental Racism and Inequality - This course will examine the deeply rooted social, psychological, and political backgrounds that have resulted in environmental inequities and injustices. Essentially the course will focus on why, and through what social, political and economic processes, some people are denied access to untainted natural resources and are exposed to direct threats to personhood through environmental degradation and political marginalization. It will examine systemic structural biases in environmental policy-making that discriminates against indigenous peoples and people of color, particularly with respect to the state-sanctioned siting of toxic waste facilities, the distribution of pollutants, the location of food-deserts, and the exclusion Indigenous peoples and people of color from leading positions in the environmental movement.

This course covers topics such as:

  • Institutionalized racism
  • Environmental justice movement
  • Factors leading to environmental racism
  • Poverty
  • Gentrification
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Intersectionality
  • Environmental reparations


Qualifications

A successful candidate would ideally be able to begin teaching on August 30, 2021.

Minimum Qualifications :

  • A Master’s degree in a relevant field, such as environmental science, environmental justice, environmental policy, sustainability, social science, public policy, anthropology, or psychology
  • Professional and/or scholarly experience in environmental justice, environmental equity, and/or related social science fields
  • One year of college-level teaching experience.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • A Ph.D. or terminal degree in a relevant field, such as environmental science, environmental law, environmental policy, sustainability, social science, public policy, anthropology, or psychology
  • The background to teach a wide variety of courses in the environmental science and policy fields.


The position will remain open until filled. For best consideration, please apply before June 15, 2021.

Candidates must submit the following:

  • Cover letter (in your cover letter, please indicate which course you are applying to teach for)
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Teaching evaluations for three most recently taught courses.
  • References upon request.


The selected candidate will be expected to undergo a background check and to submit proof of educational attainment.

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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