Current Faculty Searches
Senior Search for Director of the Center for Environmental Studies
Brown University seeks a distinguished scholar with broad interdisciplinary interests in environmental issues to be the Director of the Center for Environmental Studies (CES). The Director will be responsible for overseeing faculty and programs in the CES, building on the Center's record of innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate education, actively promotinginteraction between the CES and other environmental programs at Brown University, and enhancing the Center's presence in the community. CES interests encompass the humanities, natural sciences, public health and social sciences. With Brown University’s investments in the Plan for Academic Enrichment the new CES Director will have unparalleled opportunities for building new initiatives based on the Center's strong tradition of innovation. For more information about the CES and new environmental research initiatives at Brown visit http://envstudies.brown.edu/.
Requirements include an outstanding scholarly recordmeriting a tenured appointment at the rank of Professor; commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education; demonstrated leadership experience, vision, administrative ability and communication skills in environmentally-related areas. The candidate must also have the potential for productive interaction with faculty within the CES, cooperating departments, the Environmental Change Initiative, the Watson Institute for International Studies, the Population Studies and Training Center, the Initiative in Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences, and the Center for Environmental Health and Technology. This appointment will be at the rank of Professor, tenured in the appropriate department.
To apply, please send a letter of interest, a current CV, and names of 5 references to:
Search Committee, CES Director
Box 1943, Brown University
Providence, RI 02912-1943
For further inquiries, please contact Patricia-Ann_Caton@brown.edu. Applications must be received by December 1, 2007 in order to receive full consideration. Brown University is an EEO/AA employer.
Faculty Position with the Environmental Change Initiative
Tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor
As part of its Plan for Academic Enrichment, the Environmental Change Initiative and Brown University seek a faculty member at the ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR level, with broad interests between social and environmental systems working across scales. The Environmental Change Initiative (ECI) is aimed at fostering interdisciplinary research and education in the area of the environmental sciences. Brown University is making major investments in the ECI, including additional faculty appointments, new resources for interdisciplinary research training, and a new cooperative graduate program with the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. This appointment will be tenure track in the Department of Sociology, Geological Sciences, or Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; depending on the affinities of the candidate. We seek candidates who can integrate their research efforts with environmentally relevant natural sciences, spanning sociology, ecology, evolutionary biology and geology, and who have experience working in an interdisciplinary team.
Requirements include a Ph.D. in an environmentally-related discipline, a record of externally funded research and peer reviewed publications, and a commitment to excellence in graduate and undergraduate teaching.
To apply, please send a letter describing research and teaching interests and the fit of the candidate within the ECI, a current CV, and 3 letters of reference to:
Professor Osvaldo Sala, Director
Environmental Change Initiative
Box 1951, Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
For further inquiries, please contact Osvaldo_Sala@brown.edu. Applications will be reviewed starting November 1, 2007 and accepted until the position is filled. Brown University is an EEO/AA employer.