JOBS AND APPOINTMENTS
Read below for relevant job openings and opportunities in areas related to the science of ecological economics.
Please send job openings to the secretariat. Your ad will be posted in about 2 weeks for our visitors. Also, the Environmental Economics program at Michigan State University maintains a web page with an extensive set of career links for environmental and ecological economists.
Happy job hunting!
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Junior or Senior Faculty Position in Economics
The School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) 1at Yale University invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position in economics. The successful candidate is expected to have a Ph.D. in economics and an established research program on such topics as: environment and development (sustainable development), international trade and the environment, agriculture and environment, integration of ecosystem and economic models, or global public goods. International, women, and U.S. minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will be expected to teach courses at the graduate level in F&ES and at the undergraduate level in Yale College. The successful candidate will be expected to build on existing strengths in economics at Yale and also to develop collaborative activities with other disciplines working on crosscutting environmental issues.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching interests, one representative paper, and a list of three references via email to jane.coppock@yale.edu or via surface mail to:
Economics Search
c/o Assistant Dean Jane Coppock
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
205 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
USA
The committee will begin reviewing applications November 1, 2008. The search remains open until the position is filled.
For more information about the position, contact search committee chair Professor Robert Mendelsohn at robert.mendelsohn@yale.edu.
Yale University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Men and women of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds and cultures are encouraged to apply.
Economic & Ethical Issues in Sustainable Development Center for Coastal Studies
Position Announcement
Resident Lecturer, Economic & Ethical Issues in Sustainable Development
Center for Coastal Studies
Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Position Summary:
The purpose of this full-time, year-round, residential position is to:
- Teach Economic & Ethical Issues in Sustainable Development course and one third of the summer course. Course based on critical, local environmental issues and problem-based interdisciplinary curriculum.
- Lead designated components of the Center's Five-Year Research Plan, which broadly treats the question of sustainable development in Bahía Magdalena. Specific research areas for which this position is responsible include community cohesion, commitment to and plans for development, and economic make-up and development capacity of the local population.
- Oversee and advise individual student Directed Research projects that arise from the research plan.
- Disseminate research findings to local and international audiences.
- Ph.D. and university-level teaching experience in Environmental Policy, Socio-Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Environmental/Ecological Economics, Community Development/Planning, or similar field.
- Experience in field research design and implemention, preferably in the fields of development economics, community development planning, cultural anthropology, or ethnography. Good track record in research publications. Experience living and working in Mexico. Strong Spanish language skills preferred. Residential student group management and risk management experience desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team member and independently.
- Oversee and advise individual student Directed Research projects during each program period.
- Publish research and seek external funding.
- Demonstrated commitment to environmental issues.
- Willingness to work flexible hours and live on site at the field station with a small team of permanent staff, groups of US undergraduate students, and visiting researchers or programs.
- Participation in all center activities.
- Represent SFS at local and international conferences.
Start Date: September 1, 2008
Salary: $26,000 US to $29,000 US depending on experience and qualifications, plus excellent benefits and on-site room and board.
TO APPLY: Email a cover letter and resume outlining relevant experiences to: The School for Field Studies at jobs@fieldstudies.org. Faxes and hard copy will not be accepted. EOE
For more details and complete job description, visit our website today at www.fieldstudies.org.
Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund
The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, and Stanford University together seek a Research Associate with project management experience to help lead the development of ecosystem service mapping and valuation tools and their application to conservation efforts globally. The research associate will work with an interdisciplinary team on the InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) model within the Natural Capital Project. Our mission is to align economic forces with conservation by developing tools that incorporate the value of natural capital into decisions.
The Research Associate will fill one of the project’s several core technical roles, so we will favor applicants with expertise in one of the following areas: marine ecology and conservation (especially nearshore), fisheries biology, ecohydrology, integrated coastal management, or poverty/social science. The Research Associate will initially serve for three to four months as acting lead for InVEST development, responsible for project management while the lead scientist is on leave. Experience working or collaborating with World Wildlife Fund or The Nature Conservancy would be a plus.
The position is located at Stanford University, with Gretchen Daily, and will involve collaborating widely with faculty at other universities and practitioners at TNC and WWF, with travel expected for 25% of the time.
Required Qualifications
- A Ph.D. in one of the aforementioned fields or a Master's Degree with 5 years of experience.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Excellent communication and computer skills.
More information on the project, a partnership among the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford, WWF, and TNC can be found at www.naturalcapitalproject.org.
Stanford University is committed to equal opportunity through affirmative action in employment and we are especially eager to identify minority persons and women with appropriate qualifications.
Application
Applications should include a cover letter describing the reason for interest in and suitability for the job, full curriculum vitae, and the names of three referees. Applications should be sent to invest@naturalcapitalproject.org. The position will remain open until filled.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Associate to Full Professor (AD #94626)
Political Economy of Environmental Change in the Global South
The Department of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz seeks a social scientist for a senior position in the Political Economy of Environmental Change in the Global South. This person will be a strategic senior hire, preferably at the Full Professor level and, as such, will anchor several future recruitments throughout the Social Sciences Division in the area of Environment and Development. Outstanding senior Associate Professors are welcome to apply. Applicants should demonstrate excellence in teaching and research on the processes of, and responses to, environmental change in resource-based or agricultural communities. Successful candidates should have demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate across natural and social science disciplinary boundaries in order to solve environmental problems. Candidates should be able to relate local-scale environmental challenges, innovations, and practices to regional, national, and international policies and circumstances.
We especially seek candidates with particular strengths relating the effects of major economic and environmental changes on livelihoods, resource management, vulnerability, social justice and agri-food systems. Economic changes of particular interest to the program include globalization, the dynamics of international trade in agricultural and natural resource commodities, alternative and sustainable development strategies, and the politics of bilateral and multilateral institutions and arrangements. Environmental challenges of particular interest to the program include climate and biodiversity change, food supply, and water supply or quality.
The Department of Environmental Studies includes both social and natural scientists and emphasizes communication and collaboration across disciplinary boundaries. The successful candidate will be expected to interact strongly with students and faculty whose research interests include agroecology, conservation biology, development studies, geography, environmental policy, environmental history, rural sociology, political ecology and political economy. Applicants for this position should have an enthusiastic and creative interest in teaching and mentorship at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. This faculty member will advise students on appropriate mixed methods for field- based, social science research. Colleagues who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, service and/or leadership are particularly encouraged to apply.
The department and campus feature a range of facilities, including a fully equipped GIS laboratory, the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, the UCSC Arboretum, the UCSC Campus Natural Reserve, and access to many UC Natural Reserve sites.
RANK: Associate Professor or full Professor
SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and level of appointment
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in geography, political science, sociology, environmental studies, economics or related fields. Applicants must demonstrate a clear record of excellence in both fundamental and applied research, collaboration with natural scientists, and teaching at the university level.
POSITION AVAILABLE: July 1, 2009
TO APPLY: Applicants should provide a letter of application discussing research agendas and teaching interests, curriculum vitae, publications, and three letters of recommendation*. Applicants are encouraged to submit a statement addressing their contributions to diversity through their research, teaching, and/or service.
These materials should be sent to:
Chair, Search Committee #088
Environmental Studies Department
University of California
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Please refer to Position #088-09 in your reply
*All letters will be treated as confidential documents. Please direct your letter writers to UCSC’s Confidentiality Statement at http://www2.ucsc.edu/ahr/academic_policies_and_procedures/cappm/confstm.htm
CLOSING DATE: All materials must be postmarked by October 31, 2008.
UC Santa Cruz faculty make significant contributions to the body of research that has earned the University of California the ranking as the foremost public higher education institution in the world. In the process, our faculty demonstrate that cutting-edge research, excellent teaching and outstanding service are mutually supportive.
The University of California, Santa Cruz is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, committed to excellence through diversity. We strive to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees.
Inquiries regarding the University’s equal employment opportunity policies may be directed to: Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064; (831) 459-2686. Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
If you need assistance due to a disability please contact the Academic Personnel Office at 499 Clark Kerr Hall (831) 459-4300. This position description is available in alternate formats, which may be requested from Academic Personnel at (831) 459-4300.
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ADJUNCT PROFESSOR FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
GREEN MBA PROGRAM
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
FALL SEMESTER 2008
We are seeking an instructor to teach a course in Ecological Economics starting Fall Semester, 2008, in the Green MBA program at Dominican University in San Rafael, California. This instructor will also teach a 1.5 unit preparatory course called Economics for Managers.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The neoclassical economics paradigm is devoted to the goal of allocative efficiency. The emerging field of ecological economics offers an alternative approach, one that pursues the goals of ecological sustainability and social justice before that of allocative efficiency. Practitioners of this field acknowledge the importance of efficiency as a societal norm, but only after measures are taken to guarantee that human activities do not threaten the viability of life on our planet and that all people can secure the means for leading healthy lives.
Ecological economics represents a transdisciplinary attempt to bridge the social sciences, primarily economics, with the natural sciences, primarily ecology. In this course students explore how people, acting through the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, can affect change in their communities using a “triple-bottom-line” approach – sustainable scale, just distribution and efficient allocation.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
There are four course objectives:
- Understand and evaluate the insights, concepts and tools developed by ecological economists.
- Apply these insights, concepts and tools in the realm of sustainable business as well as policy design, beginning at the microeconomic level (firms and consumers) and finishing at the macroeconomic level (the whole economy).
- Integrate the concept of sustainability into each student’s business plan, drawing from this field as well as other eco-commerce models (e.g. The Natural Step, Natural Capitalism, Cradle-to-Cradle Design, the Global Reporting Initiative, etc.).
- Learn the most useful, relevant tools of managerial and environmental economics, focusing on their application in the realm of green business.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Ph.D. or Ph.D candidate in economics or related field, preferably in natural resource, environmental or ecological economics
- Experience in ecological economics and related fields
- Concern about environmental and social issues
- Openness to teaching methods that create a collaborative classroom environment encouraging student involvement
- Willingness to collaborate with other faculty in integrating various courses into a cohesive, integrated program
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Teaching experience in a collaborative environment
- Business or consulting experience, including work with small and medium-sized businesses or non-profit organizations
This 3-unit course will meet primarily on weekends, with some Friday classes. Course includes 36 classroom hours per semester. Attendance at one faculty meeting per month on a Friday is also expected. Compensation: $4875/semester.
The 1.5 unit Economics for Managers course includes 18 classroom hours per semester and pays $2438. Both courses are taught three times per year.
The Green MBA is a rigorous, full-time, MBA curriculum that fully integrates environmental and social responsibility into a hands-on, project-oriented training program for individuals that are passionate about advancing environmental and social initiatives through business.
www.greenmba.com
Dominican University is an independent, international, learner-centered university of Catholic heritage which interweaves Dominican values, the liberal arts and sciences, and the skills and knowledge necessary to live and work in an interdependent world.
Portland State University—Investing in Sustainability Director Search
At Portland State we do more than just study sustainability. We engage directly with the community around us to make sustainability real. Our goal is to harness the strengths of our singular urban university—our new ideas, our innovative partnerships, our academic rigor—toward solving the environmental, social, and economic problems of our time.
As part of Portland State’s continuing investment in research, teaching and infrastructure related to sustainability, the campus is launching a search for a Director for our sustainability efforts. The Director will provide leadership for the planned evolution and expansion of PSU’s current interdisciplinary Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices (CSP2).
Our vision of becoming a premier sustainability research institution is supported by an investment plan that includes the recruitment of up to 7 new faculty positions during the next two years. The Director and new faculty will join an accomplished group of Portland State faculty engaged with local and global communities to advance the development and adoption of sustainable strategies and rigorously assess the impacts of cutting-edge practices on our economy, our communities and our ecosystems.
For information on the Directorship position, CSP2, and the investment plan, please refer to www.pdx.edu/sustainability
Director—Position, Candidate Profile, and Qualifications
The Director reports to the Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies and will hold a 12-month, renewable appointment with tenure in an academic unit. Successful candidates will demonstrate interest, capacity and experience in academic leadership with a particular focus on multidisciplinary research and engagement. They must have a scholarly record appropriate for the award of tenure that includes significant scholarly publications, funded research and engagement activities in at least one of the following four focal thematic areas:
- Relationships between Human and Natural Systems – ecological systems, policy, technology, behavior, social and economic aspects, hard and soft solutions
- Sustainable Urban Communities – the built environment, urban ecology and, social and economic systems
- Implementing Sustainable Solutions: Mechanisms for Change – public awareness and engagement, human development, consumer choice, lifestyle and behavior change
- Making Sustainability Credible: Measurement, Valuation, and Evaluation – decision-support systems, integrative modeling, impact assessments
Interested applicants should refer to www.pdx.edu/sustainability to learn more about academic sustainability at PSU and the four focal areas listed above.
The successful candidate will demonstrate evidence of a deep commitment to collaborative work in academe and with the community, as well as an appreciation for the importance of work that integrates multiple disciplinary perspectives and uses multiple analytical methods. Characteristics critical to success in this position include both passion for and understanding of PSU’s mission as an urban university.
Position Responsibilities
This leadership position will have the following responsibilities:
- Develop, direct and manage PSU’s academic sustainability initiatives through the Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices (CSP2)
- Direct the recruitment of additional sustainability faculty positions as part of the campus investment plan
- Direct PSU’s Graduate Sustainability Certificate Program
- Encourage and facilitate multi-disciplinary research clusters
- Promote the integration of sustainability across the curriculum
- Identify and develop opportunities for securing external funding
- Develop and manage budget to support CSP2
- Enhance interaction and communication with external communities regarding PSU’s strengths in sustainability
- Co-chair the PSU’s Sustainability Advisory Council, which advises on academic and operational sustainability programs
- Maintain a scholarly research program in candidate’s area of expertise
- Advise graduate students as appropriate
There are limited teaching expectations of the Director, though opportunities to engage in instruction as appropriate will be encouraged.
Search Process
An interdisciplinary faculty group will conduct the search. Once identified by the search committee, candidates also will be interviewed by the academic department that is most appropriate to the candidates’ disciplinary expertise. The Director’s appointment will be shared between the Center and the disciplinary home department. The position will remain open until filled.
Applications
Interested applicants are encouraged to send a letter of application, a curriculum vita, and a list of at least three professional references. Applicants should use the letter to describe their scholarly agenda, its fit with one or more of PSU’s four focal areas, and should specifically address their executive leadership experience, experience organizing and leading activities with significant collaborative multidisciplinary content, and experience working in concert with the community.
Applications must be emailed to Beth Lloyd (minor@pdx.edu). For additional information on the position and PSU’s investment plan, please contact Dr. Jennifer Allen, Associate Director, Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices, at jhallen@pdx.edu.
Portland State University is a center of opportunity for more than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Located in Portland, Oregon, one of the nations’ most livable cities, the University’s innovative approach to education combines academic rigor in the classroom with field-based experiences through internships and classroom projects with community partners. The University’s 49-acre downtown campus exhibits Portland State’s commitment to sustainability with several green buildings and sustainability operations initiatives, while many of the 124 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees incorporate sustainability into the curriculum. PSU’s motto, “Let Knowledge Serve the City,” inspires the engaged approach teaching and research of an accomplished faculty whose work and students span the globe. Portland State employees receive an attractive and comprehensive benefits package.
Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Institution and, in keeping with the President’s diversity initiative, welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity.
Southern Cross University
Vacancy ID: 28060
Position: Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Environmental Economics & Policy
Work Unit: School of Environmental Science and Management
Cost Centre: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Campus: Lismore
Appointment Type: Continuing
Availability: Public
Salary: $81,102pa - $93,399pa (Level C), $97,501pa - $107,340pa (Level D) plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation
Closing Date: 14 July 2008
Open to Overseas Applicants: YES
*Indigenous Australians are encouraged to apply
Position Overview
The School of Environmental Science and Management has a commitment to delivery of high quality courses which combine academic rigor with relevance to the employment opportunities for graduates. The School has a strong postgraduate program, excellent facilities for research, and consultancy activities are encouraged.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for appointment as a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Environmental Economics and Policy to develop and deliver units in the areas of environmental economics and policy. The successful applicant will foster excellence in course development, research, teaching and professional consultancy activities in this field. Applicants with research interest in hydrology, biodiversity, forestry or emissions trading are encouraged to apply.
The level of appointment will depend on qualifications and experience.
Key Responsibilities- Lead course development and teaching in environmental economics and natural resource policy units at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels for internal and distance education delivery modes;
- Undertake research and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research students;
- Publish research articles, prepare and submit grant proposals and mentor colleagues undertaking research in environmental science and management;
- Participate in School activities including the planning of strategic initiatives to further develop the strong reputation of the school.
The successful applicant may be required to travel between all University campuses in order to undertake their duties.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Ideally, the appointee should possess the following qualifications, skills, abilities and experience:
- A doctoral qualification in a relevant field;
- Demonstrated capacity to lead quality course development and a strong track record of teaching excellence in environmental economics and policy;
- Demonstrated experience in the development of flexible delivery programs that incorporate information and communications technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
- An established research track record;
- Demonstrated success in applying for external research grant funding and/or obtaining consultancy projects;
- A publication record commensurate with the level of appointment and displaying a commitment to high quality journals and books;
- Proven ability to supervise post graduate students;
- Demonstrated interpersonal, people-management, networking and negotiating skills;
- Evidence of ability to facilitate regional engagement and communicate effectively with a wide range of external and internal stakeholders.
- Knowledge of OH&S procedures for field work, laboratories and laboratory equipment.
- A commitment to staff and student equity and cultural diversity in the workplace and inclusive curriculum principles.
Minimum Standards for Academic Levels:
A Level C academic will make a significant contribution to the discipline at the national level. In research and/or scholarship and/or teaching he or she will make original contributions, which expand knowledge or practice in his or her discipline.
A Level C academic will normally make a significant contribution to research and/or scholarship and/or teaching and administration activities of an organisational unit or an interdisciplinary area at undergraduate, honours and postgraduate level. He or she will normally play a major role or provide a significant degree of leadership in scholarly, research and/or professional activities relevant to the profession, discipline and/or community and may be required to perform the full academic responsibilities of and related administration for the coordination of a large award program or a number of smaller award programs of the institution.
A Level D academic will normally make an outstanding contribution to the research and/or scholarship and/or teaching and administration activities of an organisational unit, including a large organisational unit, or interdisciplinary area.
A Level D academic will make an outstanding contribution to the governance and collegial life inside and outside of the institution and will have attained recognition at a national or international level in his or her discipline. He or she will make original and innovative contributions to the advancement of scholarship, research and teaching in his or her discipline.
For further information go to the University’s Minimum Standards for Academic Levels.
For further information about this position, contact:
Professor Jerry Vanclay
+61 2 6620 3147
Application Information
- This position may attract relocation assistance. See the Employee Relocation Assistance Policy for more details.
- Your application should quote the Vacancy ID, systematically address the selection criteria, and include a CV, a list of publications, and the names, email, fax and phone number of two confidential referees. For further assistance go to Applying for a Position.
- Do not include copies of your degrees, diplomas, certificates, academic transcripts etc, with your application. If your application is successful you will be required to provide the originals of your qualifications when you commence.
Useful Links:
Applications are to be submitted using one of the following options. If you send your application by email or fax we do not require a hard copy of your application.
EMAIL (preferred)
POST:
Director, Human Resources
Southern Cross University
PO Box 157
LISMORE NSW 2480
FAX: (02) 6622 4240
The University is committed to equal opportunity, workplace health and safety and cultural diversity.
Junior or Senior Faculty Position in Economics
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
The School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES) at Yale University invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position in economics. The successful candidate is expected to have a Ph.D. in economics and an established research program on such topics as: environment and development (sustainable development), international trade and the environment, agriculture and environment, integration of ecosystem and economic models, or global public goods. International, women, and U.S. minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will be expected to teach courses at the graduate level in F&ES and at the undergraduate level in Yale College. The successful candidate will be expected to build on existing strengths in economics at Yale and also to develop collaborative activities with other disciplines working on crosscutting environmental issues.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching interests, one representative paper, and a list of three references via email to jane.coppock@yale.edu or via surface mail to:
Economics Search
c/o Assistant Dean Jane Coppock
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
205 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
USA
The committee will begin reviewing applications November 1, 2008. The search remains open until the position is filled.
For more information about the position, contact search committee chair Professor Robert Mendelsohn at robert.mendelsohn@yale.edu.
Yale University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Men and women of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds and cultures are encouraged to apply.
