[Poscgrad] Fwd: [Interpretationandmethods] job: Global Environmental Politics

[Farah Godrej]

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Susanne Beechey <beechesn at whitman.edu>
> Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] job: Global Environmental Politics
> Date: October 14, 2023 at 3:31:17 PM PDT
> To: interpretationandmethods at lists.digital-discourse.org
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> My department is hiring in Global Environmental Politics and would very much welcome folks with interpretive method approaches. 
> 
> thanks,
> Susanne
> 
> Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Global Environmental Politics
> https://apply.interfolio.com/132680 <https://apply.interfolio.com/132680>
> 
> Located in the vibrant community of Walla Walla, WA <http://www.wallawalla.org/>, Whitman College <http://whitman.edu/> is home to an intellectually diverse, dynamic, and supportive community of some 500 staff and faculty serving roughly 1,500 students from the local region and across the globe. With exceptional students, accomplished faculty and staff, and engaged alumni, Whitman College continues to build on its national reputation for academic excellence as one of the top undergraduate, liberal arts colleges in the country.
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> The Department of Politics seeks applicants for a Tenure-Track position beginning August 2024 with expertise in Global Environmental Politics, broadly conceived, at the rank of assistant professor. Applicants must have a Ph.D. at the start of the position. We welcome applicants from a variety of disciplinary homes. The successful applicant will offer courses of their own design in support of the Politics and ES-Politics majors, including a mix of introductory courses and advanced seminars, and contribute to the College's general education requirements. Areas of scholarly interest and expertise might include global perspectives on: environmental racism; Environmental Justice; Political Ecology; decolonial strategies; plantations; land grabs; climate change and migration; urban environmental politics; conservation politics; climate governance; political thought and the environment; agriculture and food sovereignty. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research centers the Global South as a political category. 
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> Our department takes a transdisciplinary approach to the study of politics, with a strong commitment to methodological pluralism and diverse modes of scholarship, including scholar-activism, community-based research, and other kinds of public-facing research. In addition to the College’s vibrant and growing Environmental Studies program, the candidate would have the opportunity to contribute to interdisciplinary programs such as Indigeneity, Race and Ethnicity Studies; Gender Studies; Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; and the Center for Global Studies, or to new emerging curricular formations.
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> The College provides a generous pre-tenure sabbatical leave program and professional development support for both research and teaching. The successful candidate will demonstrate potential to sustain an active scholarly or creative research agenda and to participate in faculty governance, mentorship, or other forms of service that contribute to the overall functioning of the college.
> Application Instructions
> Whitman College is committed to fostering an inclusive learning community that values diverse identities, experiences, and perspectives. In the cover letter, candidates should describe their interest in teaching undergraduates, majors as well as non-majors, at all levels of instruction. In doing so, candidates should address how their lived experiences and classroom and scholarly practices will advance equity and inclusion in the learning environment and help Whitman promote antiracist, systemic change. 
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> The online application will prompt you to submit all of the required materials: a cover letter; curriculum vitae; separate statements addressing the candidate’s teaching interests and scholarly agenda; graduate transcripts; and evidence of demonstrated or potential excellence in undergraduate instruction. The committee will solicit three letters of recommendation from applicants who reach the interview stage.
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> Review of applications will begin November 6, 2023
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> Salary Range: $74,000-$82,000
>  
> Whitman College offers a competitive benefits package that is designed to attract qualified candidates and retain talented employees. Full-time employees enjoy the following benefits:  <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/faculty-and-staff/staff-handbook/benefits>Medical/Dental/Vision <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/faculty-and-staff/staff-handbook/benefits> Insurances; basic  <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/faculty-and-staff/staff-handbook/benefits#life>life <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/faculty-and-staff/staff-handbook/benefits#life>,  <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/faculty-and-staff/staff-handbook/benefits#accidental>accidental death and dismemberment <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/faculty-and-staff/staff-handbook/benefits#accidental> and  <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/faculty-and-staff/staff-handbook/benefits#long>long term disability <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/faculty-and-staff/staff-handbook/benefits#long> insurances with the capability to elect additional voluntary coverage;  <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/benefits/retirement>403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/benefits/retirement> with a 10% matching contribution after  <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/benefits/retirement>eligibility requirements <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/benefits/retirement> are met; Tuition Remission – Dependent Children <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/faculty-and-staff/staff-handbook/benefits#tuition>, after  <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/benefits/retirement>eligibility requirements <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/benefits/retirement>; employee tuition waiver <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/faculty-and-staff/staff-handbook/benefits#tuition> for one Whitman course per semester; and an  <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/benefits/eap>Employee Assistance Program <https://www.whitman.edu/human-resources/benefits/eap>. New faculty receive reimbursement for moving expenses based on the distance of relocation and are compensated $1,500 for attending a required New Faculty Orientation.
> 
> -- 
> Susanne Beechey (she/her/hers)
> Associate Professor of Politics at Whitman College
> **On Sabbatical Fall 2023** 
> 
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