Environmental Social Scientist

Organization

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Deadline

Monday, March 2, 2020

Start Date

Saturday, August 1, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) at the University of Hawaii Manoa invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Environmental Social Sciences. This is a 9-month tenure track position to be filled at the Assistant Professor level, with 60% teaching and 40% research responsibilities. NREM strives to integrate natural and social science disciplines to solve applied problems and achieve sustainability and resiliency. Through this hire, we seek to deepen departmental strengths in the environmental social sciences to address urgent natural resource and environmental management issues facing Hawaii and the Pacific region. We are open to colleagues from diverse social science fields, including anthropology, behavioral economics, education, human geography, psychology, or sociology; and to candidates who apply qualitative, quantitative and/or mixed methods. We seek someone who applies social science theory, concepts, and empirical findings to understand and solve real-world problems related to environment-human interactions. Ideal candidates will show dedication to teaching, advising, mentoring and service to the community.

Apply: Interested individuals can apply by March 2, 2020 at
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/hawaiiedu/jobs/2700853/assistant-professor-82336. Position number is 82336.

Please include a cover letter, CV, teaching statement, research statement, and transcripts of undergraduate and graduate degrees, along with contact information for three references.

Inquiries: For further information, contact Dr. Tomoaki Miura (tomoakim@hawaii.edu) with subject line Environmental Social Scientist Search. For more information on the NREM department: https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/nrem/

Contact Name

Dr. Tomoaki Miura

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