Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college. We are proud to offer a highly personalized education that centers on deep and sustained interactions among students, faculty, and community. We are engaging the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

The Program in Environmental Studies (ES) at Bates College seeks to hire a one-year, full-time, Visiting Assistant Professor in environmental field science to begin July 1, 2025. We are looking for a person who works in an area of applied environmental science. The successful candidate will teach a normal five-course load over Bates’ fall and winter semesters and May “short term” and will advise undergraduate research students. Courses taught will include at least two courses currently in our curriculum, at least one of which may include a laboratory component. Candidates who could offer a course in geographic information systems (GIS) would be especially welcome. Candidates may also propose one or two courses in their area of expertise at the mid- or upper-level. A demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching is important.

We specifically seek applications from individuals with the ability to contribute to the continuing commitment of both the Environmental Studies Program and Bates to equity and inclusion, social and cultural diversity, and the transformative power of our differences. The search committee expects applicants to identify their strengths and experiences in these areas and describe how their research, teaching, and/or outreach can further this goal. Please view Environmental Studies for more information about the program and its current course offerings.

Candidates must hold a PhD or be ABD by July 1, 2025

Review of applications will begin on February 20, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit the following: a cover letter (including a brief overview of scholarly work and a list of potential courses), curriculum vitae, and statement on teaching philosophy (1-2 pages) that includes a description of experience, pedagogical practices, and interest in advancing the goals of equity and inclusion described above. Applicants should also arrange for two letters of recommendation in the event that the search committee requests them. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and verification of degree.

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