Assistant Professor, Sustainability

Rochester Institute of Technology•Rochester, NY

11d•$86,000 - $96,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Sustainability Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY) invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Sustainability. The successful applicant will demonstrate the potential to become a leading expert in sustainability research that is distinct from but complementary to research by our current core faculty. We particularly seek candidates whose research is collaborative and applies systems approaches (including but not limited to applied data science, industrial ecology, multi-criteria decision analysis, techno-economic analysis, and quantitative behavioral analysis) to addressing sustainability challenges in areas such as circular economy, sustainable manufacturing, sustainable materials management, food systems/organic waste, energy systems, and transportation systems. The faculty member will build an externally funded research program to support multiple Ph.D. students and conduct research that is responsive to societal needs and that leads to peer-reviewed, scholarly publications as well as the communication or translation of research outcomes to realize broader impacts. The faculty member will teach two graduate-level courses each year to support the MS and PhD programs. Teaching responsibilities also include recruiting, mentoring, and advising a group of Ph.D. and M.S. students. The faculty member will contribute to university service by participating on a limited number of department and institute committees and to professional service by engaging with external community groups and/or scholarly organizations. We seek an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to student-centeredness; professional development and scholarship; integrity and ethics; respect, innovation and flexibility; and teamwork and collaboration. The faculty appointment and listed salary are for a 9-month academic year appointment (salary paid out over 12 months), with the opportunity to augment academic year salary in the summer through external research grants.

Requirements

Ph.D. by August 2027.
A strong collaborative scholarly research agenda that will apply a systems approach to sustainability and lead to peer-reviewed scholarly publications and broader societal impacts.
Potential to secure external funding resources to support multiple PhD students.
Potential to advise graduate students and excel at graduate-level teaching in GIS core and elective courses.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college’s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences.
Potential to develop a research trajectory that will complement but not significantly overlap the research of current GIS faculty.
Potential to build collaborations within RIT and/or with external manufacturing firms, government agencies, national labs, and/or domestic or international research universities.

Responsibilities

Build an externally funded research program to support multiple Ph.D. students.
Conduct research that is responsive to societal needs and that leads to peer-reviewed, scholarly publications.
Communicate or translate research outcomes to realize broader impacts.
Teach two graduate-level courses each year to support the MS and PhD programs.
Recruit, mentor, and advise a group of Ph.D. and M.S. students.
Participate on a limited number of department and institute committees.
Engage with external community groups and/or scholarly organizations.
Contribute to university service.
Contribute to professional service.