Assistant Professor, Environmental Education

Job Summary

The Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University is seeking candidates for Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Studies. The Water School is an interdisciplinary enterprise that brings together faculty from five colleges and schools representing 15 departments to focus on the environmental, economic, and human dimensions of coastal resilience, ecosystem integrity, health and wellbeing, and restoration and remediation.

The Assistant Professor of Environmental Education will teach undergraduate and graduate courses and will have the opportunity to develop new courses, build a productive program of research/scholarship that involves students, participate on university committees, and perform other duties as assigned.

Job Description

Typical duties may include but are not limited to:

• Develop and teach assigned courses: prepare syllabi and instruction materials, coordinate lectures, evaluate students and maintain highest possible standards of classroom instruction.
• Collaborate with other faculty to develop/revise curriculum.
• Develop and maintain an independent and productive research/scholarship program that also involves students.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students, as appropriate, in research.
• Seek external funding to support research program, including students.
• Demonstrate quality of research through peer-review.
• Stay current with new developments in field of instruction and maintain disciplinary skills through professional development activities appropriate to higher education faculty.
• Actively serve on university committees and participate in institutional meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Environmental Education, Science Education, or related discipline from a regionally accredited institution or equivalent accreditation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching, research, and scholarly interests that align with the programs and mission of The Water School.
• Experience in science communication and a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate scientific concepts to various audiences.
• Experience teaching as instructor of record and post-doctoral experience.
• Experience in grant writing and in assessment/evaluation of non-formal environmental education programs.
• Engagement in scholarship that uses a framework of social-ecological systems.
• Strong research agenda with evidence of scholarly expertise in the study of environmental education, outdoor education, science communication, non-formal education or related discipline.