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Assistant Teaching Professor, Environment and Sustainability

Employer
University at Buffalo
Location
New York, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Oct 4, 2022

Job Details

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title
Assistant Teaching Professor, Environment and Sustainability

Department
Environment and Sustainability

Posting Number
F220181

Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/37874

Employer
State

Faculty Appointment Term
Term

Position Type
UUP Faculty

Posting Detail Information

Fiscal Year
2022-2023

Position Summary

The Department of Environment and Sustainability , University at Buffalo, seeks an Assistant Teaching Professor (state title: Clinical Assistant Professor 10) who is eager to play a key role in department programs.

The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate or other appropriate terminal degree in sustainability, physical plant operations, sustainable engineering, architecture and planning, or other closely related field, in hand by the start of the appointment. The position requires demonstrated postsecondary teaching experience, as well as strong advising, mentorship, and student-centered approaches.

The Assistant Teaching Professor will primarily teach courses related to physical sustainability and carbon/energy accounting in the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. Specializations in areas such as energy audits, carbon sequestration, construction, and green infrastructure are necessary, and candidates with computational and modeling skills are preferred. In addition to classroom instruction, the ability to lead field trips and experiential programs for assigned courses is necessary. Field-oriented components require candidate to be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds.

Further opportunities (depending on interest and aptitude) include advancing pedagogy and scholarship through attendance at professional meetings and mentoring student research projects.

The successful candidate will teach four courses per semester or engage in equivalent non-instructional duties, such as service and/or administrative responsibilities associated with the department’s educational programs, advising, and operations.

This is a non-tenure-track faculty appointment with an academic-year (10-month) obligation. This initial appointment will be a three-year, renewable (performance-based) appointment that begins as early as January 2023. Position will start for the spring 2023 or fall 2023 semester depending on candidate availability. The position is open until filled with a priority date of November 1, 2022, for review of applications.

Outstanding Benefits Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit – all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. Visit our benefits website to learn about our benefit packages .

About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo .

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Doctorate or other appropriate terminal degree in sustainability, physical plant operations, sustainable engineering, architecture and planning, or other closely related field, by the start of the appointment.
  • Expertise in areas such as energy audits, carbon sequestration, construction, and green infrastructure.
  • Postsecondary teaching experience.
Preferred Qualifications

Computational and modeling skills are preferred.

Physical Demands

Ability to lead field trips and experiential learning classes. Field-oriented components require candidate to be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds.

Type
Full-Time

Campus
North Campus

Posting Alerts

Special Instructions Summary

Position will start for the spring 2023 or fall 2023 semester depending on candidate availability.

The position is open until filled with a priority date of November 1, 2022, for review of applications.

Application materials including cover letter, CV, statement of research interests, teaching statement, and diversity statement must be submitted via UB Jobs. In your diversity statement, please discuss your understanding of inclusive pedagogy and its role at a public R1 university with a large, highly diverse student population. Application materials submitted directly to the posting contact will not be acknowledged and cannot be considered.

Additional Information

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.

Is a background check required for this posting?
No

Background Check Notification

Contact Information

Contact's Name
Timothy Chevral

Contact's Title
Search Committee Chair

Contact's Email
tt27@buffalo.edu

Contact's Phone
716-645-6777

Posting Dates

Posted
10/03/2022

Deadline for Applicants
Open Until Filled

Date to be filled
01/12/2023

References

Number of References Required
3

Reference Cutoff Date

Instructions to Applicant

By providing the names and e-mail addresses of my references, I hereby authorize either Human Resources or the applicable hiring department to contact my references via e-mail to request a reference letter on my behalf.

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Company

University at Buffalo

UB is New York’s largest public university, one of America’s leading research universities and a flagship in the SUNY system.

UB is a top 40 university in a top city in which to attend college, and with more than 1,300 acres across three unique campuses, there is always something new to explore. Regular shuttle service takes students between North Campus and South Campus, and the Downtown Campus is easily accessible by Metro Rail

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