"Adjunct Faculty: Environmental Sciences and Policy"

General Description

POSITION: Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Sciences and Policy Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Advanced Academic Programs

INSTITUTION: Johns Hopkins University

Position Description The Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) division seeks non-tenure-track adjunct faculty to teach courses within the Environmental Sciences & Policy program. The modality of this course is an in-person/online course at the Washington DC campus with potential to offer multiple sections and semesters, depending on enrollment and program needs. The instructor will be required to maintain a Canvas site for course resources. Of particular interest are candidates who have experience teaching and engaging students from diverse backgrounds.

Advanced Academic Programs The Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) is a division of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). As the nation's oldest and one of the most prestigious research universities, Johns Hopkins offers high-quality master's degrees and post-baccalaureate education to students in the mid-Atlantic region and online. In addition to the online programs, AAP also offers master's degrees and graduate certificate programs at its Washington, DC Center and at the Homewood campus in Baltimore, MD. AAP has approximately 18,000 enrollments each academic year. JHU is committed to hiring candidates who, through their teaching and service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

Please specify which course(s) you are qualified to teach and which modality you would like to teach the course (on-site in Washington D.C. or online).

Core Courses:

• Environmental Policymaking and Policy Analysis (on-site)
• Geological Foundations of Environmental Science (on-site)
• Hydrology and Water Resources (on-site)
• Environmental Applications of GIS (on-site)

Elective Courses:

• Bioremediation and Biofuels for Environmental Restoration (online and/or on-site)
• Ecology and Management of Wetlands (online and/or on-site)
• Urban Wildlife Ecology (online and/or on-site)
• Climate Change on the Front lines: The Study of Adaptation in Developing Countries (online and/or on-site)
• Community development and Sustainability in Developing Countries (online and/or on-site)
• Freshwater Ecology & Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems (online and/or on-site)
• Ecotoxicology (online and/or on-site)
• Ecology and Ecosystem Management in Coastal and Estuarine Systems (online and/or on-site)
• Soils in Natural & Anthropogenic Ecosystems (online and/or on-site)
• Agroecology (online and/or on-site)
• Air Quality Management and Policy (online and/or on-site)
• Habitat Conservation and Ecological Niche Modeling (online and/or on-site)
• Analysis of Environmental & Ecological Data (online and/or on-site)

For more information, see our website: MS in Environmental Sciences and Policy (https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ms-environmental-sciences-policy/degree-details-and-courses/).

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Professional and/or scholarly experience.
• One year of college-level teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Ph.D., J.D., or other terminal degree in a relevant field
• The background to teach a wide variety of courses relevant to environmental sciences
• 3-5 years of teaching higher education courses.

Application Instructions

The position will remain open until it is filled. Candidates must submit the following:

• Cover letter
• CV
• Teaching evaluations for three most recently taught courses.
• Transcript (Submit an official transcript for your highest degree awarded).

The selected candidate may be expected to submit references upon request.

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Baltimore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.