"Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Climate Equity and Environmental Justice - Rausser College of Natural Resources"

Job Description

Position Overview

Position Titles:

• Assistant Professor of Climate Equity and Environmental Justice
• Associate/Full Professor of Climate Equity and Environmental Justice

Salary Range: The current salary range for this position is $80,800-$256,100 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated Start: July 1, 2026

Application Window

Open Date: July 11, 2025

Next Review Date: Monday, Sep 15, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final Date: Monday, Sep 15, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position Description

The University of California, Berkeley seeks applicants for one open rank faculty position (assistant, associate, or full professor) in “Climate Equity and Environmental Justice,” with an intended start date of July 1, 2026. Successful candidates will be appointed to one or more of the following departments in the Rausser College of Natural Resources (Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management and Energy and Resources Group); College of Letters and Sciences (Department of Sociology); College of Environmental Design (Departments of City and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture and Planning); and College of Engineering (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering).

Human-induced climate change is transforming our physical and social world, and we are witnessing a ‘climate gap,' in which the impacts of these changes disproportionately affect vulnerable and marginalized groups due to historically entrenched inequities and recent shifts in the global economy. In addition, climate change has increased migration from disappearing or unlivable land, due to sea level rise, wildfire, drought, etc. These local, national, and global developments have made urgent the study of the socioeconomic, political and health effects of climate change in rural, urban, and refugee communities, and associated impacts on democracy and inequality around the world. This search will expand an engaged multidisciplinary research community of UC Berkeley faculty working in the area of Climate Equity and Environmental Justice to conduct research in areas affected by climate change such as food security and sovereignty, natural resource access, biodiversity loss, energy production and use, water access, water and air quality, land use and scarcity, and human health. Understanding, and proposing solutions to these challenges, is also informed by policy- and community-engaged, equity-focused research at local, national or global scales about mitigation and adaptation strategies in the realms of governance, planning/regulation, engineering, design, infrastructure, and housing development, among other areas.

UC Berkeley is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: https://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.

Preferred and Required Qualifications

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (required at time of application): Applicants must have a Ph.D., J.D. (or equivalent international degree), or be enrolled in Ph.D., J.D, or equivalent international degree‐granting program at the time of application.

Preferred Qualifications: Successful applicants are expected to develop a nationally or internationally recognized research program in the realm of climate equity and environmental justice. We seek rising or established leaders from diverse fields including, but not limited to, the social, physical, natural, biological and environmental health sciences, civil and environmental engineering, city and regional planning, and landscape architecture. Candidates should demonstrate evidence of strong research productivity given career stage, potential to secure extramural funding, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring of undergraduates, graduate students, and post-docs. We are particularly interested in scholars with the ability to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.

Application Details

Application Requirements by Level for Assistant Professor and Associate/Full Professor include submitting documents such as Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Statement of Research, Statement of Teaching and Mentoring, Statement of Service, Publications, Authorization to Release Information Form, and Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness. Reference requirements: 3 letters of reference required. Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04842.