Roosevelt University is seeking an Assistant Professor of Sustainability Studies for a tenure-track position beginning 15 August 2015. Applicants should have the ability to teach multiple courses in the Sustainability Studies (SUST) undergraduate curriculum as well as general education, honors, and/or special topic courses related to their areas of expertise. Teaching load is six courses per year. Courses are offered at Roosevelt’s Chicago campus as well as online.

Duties: (1) Teaching courses within the SUST major as well as one or two courses per year in an appropriate academic department within the College of Arts and Sciences. (2) Assisting with SUST program development through curriculum enhancement and assessment, service learning project development, community outreach, and online social media writing. (3) Maintaining an active scholarly research program within one’s primary academic discipline(s) and/or the emerging field of sustainability studies. (4) Advising undergraduate students. (5) Performing departmental, college, university, and professional service.

Roosevelt’s Sustainability Studies program, launched in 2010, is the first of its kind in the Chicago region and partners with several leading environmental institutions and organizations throughout the metro area. Roosevelt University was founded in 1945 on the principles of social justice and universal access to higher education. Today, Roosevelt is the fourth most ethnically diverse college in the Midwest and a national leader in preparing students to assume meaningful, purposeful roles in the global community. Roosevelt’s downtown Chicago campus features the 32-story LEED-Gold Wabash Building and the national historic landmark Auditorium Building, and the university has been honored in the Princeton Review’s 322 Green Colleges and Universities since 2013.

Applicants should upload a curriculum vitae, letter of interest and names and contact information for three references.

The successful candidate will have completed a PhD or be ABD in sustainability, urban planning, environmental studies, or a related field in the social sciences.

The successful candidate will have completed a PhD or be ABD in sustainability, urban planning, environmental studies, or a related field in the social sciences.

Active scholarly research program and the ability to apply research to the classroom and communicate findings to a general audience. Evidence of excellence and versatility in teaching. Ability to teach with technology and in multiple formats (such as hybrid and online courses). Understanding of interdisciplinary teaching and curriculum development.

Highly Desirable Criteria: Additional expertise in environmental policy, transportation systems, energy and climate change, food systems, and/or waste and recycling. Experience in service learning initiatives and/or academic program development. Ability and enthusiasm for communication through social media. Facility in teaching critical thinking, research, and writing.

Basic office/ classroom equipment including desktop computer, laptop, overhead projector, office copier.

Traditional classroom and general office environment.

The application deadline is January 5, 2015.

Consult the SUST program website at http://www.roosevelt.edu/ETS/Programs/SustainabilityStudies.aspx for details on the curriculum, faculty, and degree options for students. Applicants may address questions to the search committee chair and SUST program director, Professor Michael Bryson (mbryson@roosevelt.edu).