Assistant Professor

Overview

The Golisano Institute for Sustainability at the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY) invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Sustainability. The successful applicant will have demonstrated research experience and the potential to become a leading expert in sustainability research that is distinct from but complementary to research by current GIS faculty. Areas of emphasis include circular economy, sustainable manufacturing, recycling/material recovery, sustainable business, food systems/organic waste, environmental/sustainability policy, social and behavioral aspects of sustainability, and applied data science for sustainability.

The faculty member will contribute to a community committed to student-centeredness; professional development and scholarship; integrity and ethics; respect, diversity and pluralism; innovation and flexibility; and teamwork and collaboration.

The Golisano Institute for Sustainability is a leader in sustainability education and research, with multiple faculty and staff units and collaborative programs across disciplines.

• Teach two courses per year: one core course for MS/PhD programs (examples include Fundamentals of Sustainability Science, Industrial Ecology, Risk Analysis, Economics of Sustainability, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, Technology, Policy and Sustainability) and one departmental elective.
• Develop and implement the candidate’s research program resulting in peer-reviewed publications; mentor and support PhD students with external funding.
• Engage in service, including participation on department and institute committees and engagement with external communities.

• Ph.D. or equivalent degree by the time of appointment.
• A strong scholarly agenda and record of collaborative scholarly research related to sustainability, demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications.
• Demonstrated potential to secure external funding resources to support a group of PhD students.
• Ability to advise graduate students and excel at graduate-level teaching.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college’s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences.
• Preference for candidates with experience in a multidisciplinary environment with a systems approach to sustainability.
• A research trajectory that complements but does not significantly overlap GIS faculty research thrusts, with potential to contribute to GIS core and elective courses.
• Potential to strengthen or expand GIS partnerships and sponsor relationships with major international manufacturing firms, government agencies, national labs, and universities.

Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume, List of References, Research Statement, Statement of Diversity Contribution, Statement of Teaching Philosophy

Apply online at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). search openings and use Keyword Search 8265 . Please submit your application, curriculum vitae, cover letter addressing the listed qualifications, and upload the following attachments:

• Research statement summarizing past research record, future plans for research and funding, and possible complementary research work and collaboration at GIS;
• Teaching statement summarizing past graduate teaching and advising experience and teaching interests at GIS;
• Contribution to Diversity Statement, including examples of past efforts to foster diversity and expected efforts to support GIS commitment to recruit, mentor, and retain students from diverse backgrounds;
• Names and contact information of three references the committee can contact.

Questions may be sent to the search committee chair, Prof. Eric Williams, at exwgis.

Note:

The review of applications and start dates are shown in the original posting; applicants should refer to the official needs and timelines as published by RIT.