Assistant or Associate Professor - Natural Resources and Environmental Management
About The Position
The Department of Natural Resources and Society (NRS) at the University of Idaho (UI) invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured Assistant or Associate Professor of Natural Resource Policy and Environmental Management position (rank and tenure are negotiable based on how the candidate meets the criteria outlined in department and college bylaws). We seek a social scientist who can apply an empirical research portfolio to pressing natural resources and environmental issues relevant across Idaho or the broader region. We especially welcome candidates with expertise in sustainable rural communities, collaborative resource management, policy analysis, or environmental decision-making in resource-dependent regions. Candidates with demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary and community-based research that span the social, natural, and physical sciences will be reviewed favorably. This position is open to candidates who use a range of methodological approaches to social science, including economics, policy sciences, sociology, human geography, urban/regional planning or decision sciences. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an externally funded research program that advances theory and best practices surrounding natural resource management, including evaluating the impact of emerging management trends or policies on resource dependent communities across the region. They should be able to articulate how their research and teaching contribute to the university land grant mission, including pressing natural resources and environmental issues relevant to Idaho. The candidate should demonstrate excellence in teaching and mentoring both undergraduate and graduate students. Teaching expectations will include 3 courses per year that contribute to the department's academic programs in the NRS department and campus-wide Environmental Science program, undergraduate and graduate levels. Mentoring expectations include graduate students in both M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs. This position is based in Moscow, Idaho.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary and community-based research that span the social, natural, and physical sciences
- Use a range of methodological approaches to social science, including economics, policy sciences, sociology, human geography, urban/regional planning or decision sciences
- Demonstrate excellence in teaching and mentoring both undergraduate and graduate students
Nice To Haves
- Expertise in sustainable rural communities
- Expertise in collaborative resource management
- Expertise in policy analysis
- Expertise in environmental decision-making in resource-dependent regions
Responsibilities
- Develop an externally funded research program that advances theory and best practices surrounding natural resource management
- Evaluate the impact of emerging management trends or policies on resource dependent communities across the region
- Articulate how their research and teaching contribute to the university land grant mission
- Teach 3 courses per year that contribute to the department's academic programs in the NRS department and campus-wide Environmental Science program, undergraduate and graduate levels
- Mentor graduate students in both M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Educational Services
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
