*Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development, Appalachian State
University* (review of applications will begin Nov. 8)
https://hr.appstate.edu/employment/faculty-vacancies/968
*POSITION & QUALIFICATIONS:***
The Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Department at Appalachian
State University invites applications for a tenure track position at the
rank of Assistant Professor, beginning August 2019. We seek a dynamic
teacher, scholar, and activist/practitioner whose work illuminates how
ecological and social dynamics shape agrarian change and rural
development. Applicants with expertise in *agroecology*, environmental
justice, and/or climate change are especially encouraged to apply.
Priority will be given to applicants who *integrate ecological and
social sciences*, and to those whose work broadens our geographical
strengths.
We are a critical development studies department that is committed to
preparing students for transformative, community-driven development and
social change. Diversity is a key (though still under-realized)
component of our department’s mission. Thus we seek candidates that
strengthen our department's commitment to improving intercultural
competencies and working across difference for positive social and
ecological change. In addition, faculty members are expected to maintain
an active program of scholarship and participate in service activities.
*The best candidates will meet the following criteria, among others:*
1. A completed PhD (or other terminal degree) in a related field, or
detailed plans for degree completion prior to appointment;
2. A commitment to high-quality teaching; the ability to teach
introductory courses in sustainable development as well as upper-level
seminars related to their area of expertise; the ability to incorporate
natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities in their teaching;
3. Demonstrated potential to contribute to sustainable development
scholarship via an original research program;
4. Experience working with diverse populations and/or experiences that
will support the department’s goal of preparing students to contribute
to a just, diverse, and global society; and
5. A praxis orientation: the ability to guide students to become
thoughtful practitioners and grounded scholars of sustainable
development, as demonstrated by critical analysis of the practice of
sustainable development and agrarian issues, or self-reflexive
experience in these fields.
*More information and details on how to apply are online here:
**https://hr.appstate.edu/employment/faculty-vacancies/968**.*
