Postdoctoral Position Announcement
Environmental Justice
Columbia University
New York, New York
Application deadline: 31 August 2021
For more information and to apply, go to:
https://apply.interfolio.com/91116
For questions, contact:
Kaleigh Matthews
Email: kaleighm [at] ldeo.columbia.edu
Columbia University's Departments of Earth and Environmental Sciences, African American and African Diaspora Studies, Anthropology, History, Political Science, and Sociology invite applications for a postdoctoral research scientist in environmental justice. This three-year position will be located in New York, New York.
The departments invite applicants with expertise in community-engaged research, earth science, geography, African American and African diaspora studies, anthropology, history, political science, sociology, Native studies, or related disciplines with relevance to the environment and environmental justice. They seek candidates who conduct research that examines and addresses issues of environmental, climate, and racial justice, and particularly encourage applications from those with experience working collaboratively with communities and across disciplines.
Minimum qualifications include:
- PhD within the last three academic years in geography, history, anthropology, African and Diaspora studies, Native studies, or related discipline with relevance to the environment and environmental justice;
- Experience conducting community-engaged research that examines and addresses issues of environmental, climate, and/or racial justice;
- Teaching experience;
- Dedication to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion; and
- Experience working collaboratively across disciplines and with a variety of stakeholders.
Applications should include:
- Cover letter (500 word limit);
- Research statement outlining completed research (including dissertation), plans for research during the three-year fellowship, and any other information related to the applicant’s professional goals, with emphasis on how the applicant’s scholarship, teaching, and/or other experiences have demonstrated a commitment to environmental justice (1,500 word limit);
- Teaching statement explaining the applicant’s teaching philosophy, including how the applicant would design a one-semester seminar on environmental justice (1,000 word limit);
- Current curriculum vitae; and
- Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of three references.
This position is funded by the Graduate Equity Initiative to support the expansion of the graduate-level Seminar in Race, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice. The hire will devote fifty percent of their work hours to seminar organization and instruction and fifty percent to their own environmental justice-centered research. The start date for this position is October 1, 2021 at the earliest, but this date is flexible into 2022.
Application deadline: 31 August 2021
For more information and to apply, go to:
https://apply.interfolio.com/91116
For questions, contact:
Kaleigh Matthews
Email: kaleighm [at] ldeo.columbia.edu