Assistant Professor- (School for the Environment)
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About The Position
The School for the Environment at the University of Massachusetts Boston is seeking candidates for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Urban Ecology to begin September 1, 2025. We invite scholars to apply who study urban ecosystems through the lens of conservation, adaptation, and restoration. We will consider those working in any of the domains of ecology, environmental health, environmental biology and nature-based solutions. Topics could include but are not limited to the ecological study of sustainable urban development, urban agriculture, climate resiliency in cities, and/or invasive species management. The School for the Environment's (SFE) mission is to examine the natural world and explore diverse challenges in natural, built, and social environments, as well as the intersections among them. Using transdisciplinary and equity-informed approaches to research, teaching, and action, we expand environmental knowledge and understanding and create cutting-edge transdisciplinary solutions to environmental and social problems in Boston and beyond. Therefore, the preferred candidate should be able to work within and complement activities and interests of the core and affiliate faculty. We particularly welcome community-based participatory research approaches as well as candidates that use methodologies for transdisciplinary problem-solving approaches. Being Boston's only public research university located on the Boston Harbor waterfront, we are particularly interested in candidates that examine the linkage of urban ecological systems to coastal resiliency, adaptation and restoration. SFE faculty support undergraduate (environmental science, environmental studies), master's and PhD programs (environmental science, marine science and technology). SFE is also home to the Urban Planning and Community Development (UPCD) Department, and we expect the successful candidate to have strong interactions with UPCD faculty and students. The candidate will have the opportunity to interact with programs and collaborators within the School for the Environment the Stone Living Lab, Urban Harbors Institute (UHI), Sustainable Solutions Lab (SSL), Mass Bays National Estuary Partnership, Nantucket Field Station, Living on Earth, and the UMass Boston CANALA (Collaborative of Asian American, Native American, Latino and African American) Institutes. Collaborative research opportunities also exist through the University of Massachusetts Boston's Scholarly Grand Challenges. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an active, collaborative and impactful research program, seeking funding from public and private sources. The successful candidate will participate in graduate training and will receive mentoring within the School for the Environment as well as professional development opportunities.
