The Environmental Studies Program at Colgate University is accepting applications for a visiting assistant professor to teach undergraduate courses in environmental studies, with an emphasis on environmental justice, during the academic year starting August 2012.  Completion of PhD prior to or shortly after the date of hire expected; teaching experience desired.  The five-course teaching load will include courses in environmental justice and other courses that contribute to the environmental studies curriculum.  The ability to teach environmental ethics or a similar course is highly desired. 

Colgate faculty are committed to excellence in both teaching and scholarship. Please submit cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcripts, and a statement of teaching philosophy to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1488.  Also arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted.  Review of applications will begin April 20, 2012 and continue until the position is filled.  Applicants with dual-career considerations can find postings of other employment opportunities at Colgate and at other institutions of higher education in upstate New York at www.upstatenyherc.org. 

Colgate is a highly-selective liberal arts university of 2800 students situated in central New York.  Colgate faculty are committed to excellence in both teaching and scholarship.  Further information about the Environmental Studies Program can be found at http://www.colgate.edu/academics/departments/environmentalstudies.html.