The Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) at York University, Toronto, invites applications for a tenure-track alternate-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant Lecturer in Environmental Education to commence July 1, 2015. A PhD in a related field is required at the time of appointment. The responsibilities of this position are centred on teaching, advising, supervising and service.
We are seeking applicants with excellent university teaching records, especially in the student-directed, interdisciplinary, experiential and equity-oriented pedagogy underlying our Master in Environmental Studies program. The successful candidate must be able to contribute to both the undergraduate and graduate programs; preference will be for candidates who can teach the first year MES introductory course as well as the broad-based first year BES introductory survey course and/or other foundation courses. Responsibilities will include undergraduate and graduate teaching, program advising and supervision of major research papers, projects, portfolios and dissertations, as well as Faculty and university service, particularly curriculum development and innovation in course development and delivery; interest and experience in e-learning and experiential education are assets. Evidence of experience teaching with attention to questions of equity and diversity is expected. Published work in the area of the history and practice of interdisciplinary environmental education would be highly valued.
The successful candidate should be prepared to coordinate the Environmental and Sustainability Education graduate diploma. The ability to contribute to one or more of the Faculty's certificate or diploma programs is desirable. These include undergraduate certificates in Community Arts Practice, Urban Ecologies, Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, Graduate Diplomas in Business and the Environment and the accredited Planning Program.
FES is a unique interdisciplinary Faculty that adopts a broad definition of environment including natural, built, institutional and social environments. The Faculty has a strong social and environmental justice orientation, and values community-engaged learning and action, including arts-based inquiry, production and dissemination. More information about the Faculty of Environmental Studies is available at www.yorku.ca/fes.
York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its community. The AA program, which applies to Aboriginal people, visible minorities, people with disabilities, and women, can be found at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or by calling the AA office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
A letter of application with an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a teaching portfolio including a statement of teaching interests and approaches, and the names and full contact information for three academic and/or professional references (at least two of the references must be academic) should be sent to the address below by November 17th, 2014.
Lisa Dennis
Secretary to Search Committee
Faculty of Environmental Studies
Room 126
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
Tel: 416-736-5252
Email: feshires@yorku.ca
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