Environmental Studies 2017-2018

Full-time/Tenure-Track Positions
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New York University Washington, DC (DC) - Lecturer
New York University (NYU) is seeking a local, part-time lecturer to teach a section of “Environmental Studies” at our study away center in Washington, DC for fall 2017.



Students in “Environmental Studies” learn about modern environmental science in the context of contemporary global issues, exploring the impact that the decisions of nations and individuals have on local and world ecologies. The course emphasizes the science involved in environmental decisions while also examining the role of ethics, politics, and economics in all real-life environmental decisions.



 Students examine such topics as ecology and biodiversity; the atmosphere; sources, use, and misuse of water resources; human population and feeding the world’s people; and the nature of earth’s energy resources and their use by humankind.

The salary will be based on equivalent and appropriate part-time lecturer rates for the course. The lecturing role includes all preparation, delivery, and grading. The course this fall is anticipated to be 10-20 students. Using Washington, DC (e.g., an excursion, a guest speaker, etc.) is an expectation for the course. Some administrative assistance is available to support the preparation of course materials. Courses are to be intellectually challenging in content, and rigorous student assessment is required. 

 The complete Fall 2017 NYU DC calendar is online. “Environmental Studies” would meet once per week for 14 instructional weeks (3 hours each session) plus a 15th session during "finals week" for the final exam. The course is envisioned as an evening course (6:15pm–9:15pm) for this fall.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Lecturer requirements:  <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">All part-time lecturers are expected to have a Ph.D. or terminal degree in the area of their teaching (i.e., Environmental Science, or some very closely related areas like Geology, etc.) and must be approved by the appropriate academic unit at NYU. In some instances, an advanced doctoral student with teaching experience could be considered.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Application procedure : <span style="font-weight:400;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">If you are interested in applying, please send (1) a CV, (2) a letter of interest, and (3) some final end-of-semester student course evaluations (standardized summary sheets are preferred to individual student comment forms) to [mailto:dc.academics@nyu.edu <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:400;text-decoration-line:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">dc.academics@nyu.edu ]<span style="font-weight:400;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;"> to the attention of Dr. Kerstin Sorensen (Assistant Director for Academic Affairs) and Mr. Mark Nakamoto (Academic Program Coordinator). In the letter, please highlight any relevant experience you have in teaching and/or research relevant for the course. <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">