[URPE] MSU seeks Assistant Professor Global Markets and the Environment

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Assistant Professor Global Markets and the Environment

Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies 
(CARRS)
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR)
and
Department of Sociology
College of Social Science
and
Environmental Science & Policy Program (ESPP)

Michigan State University (MSU)


The Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation Resources and 
Sustainability (CARRS) and the Department of Sociology, together with 
the Environmental Science & Policy Program (ESPP), seek applicants at 
the assistant professor level for a social or behavioral scientist 
studying global markets and the environment.

CARRS is a multidisciplinary department that addresses critical issues 
at the interfaces of agriculture, natural resources, recreation, and 
communities both domestically and internationally. Its mission is to 
assist the development of sustainable communities by conducting 
excellent scholarly research, teaching and outreach in (1) leadership, 
education, and communication, (2) community, food, and agriculture, (3) 
natural resources, land use, and the environment, and (4) recreation and 
tourism. The Department of Sociology has a history of research, teaching 
and service that focus on the challenges of global understanding of 
social, political and cultural differences and how a global context 
accounts for social processes, change, and inequality both locally and 
abroad. The Department of Sociology organizes its scholarship around the 
areas of food and agriculture, environment, science and technology; 
family and gender; urban, race and migration;, and health and wellbeing. 
The Environmental Science and Policy Program (ESPP) is a university-wide 
research and graduate education program focusing on interdisciplinary 
environmental science (See http://environment.msu.edu/).

Appointment Overview: The position to be filled is in the tenure system 
at the assistant professor level with an academic year appointment. This 
position will be jointly appointed in CARRS and Sociology with one of 
these two departments being the tenure home for the appointment.

Position Description: The successful candidate is expected to develop a 
coordinated research, teaching, and outreach program relevant to global 
markets and the environment. The successful candidate will be expected 
to develop an internationally recognized program of scholarly research, 
as evidenced by scholarly publications, external support, and 
disciplinary and professional involvement in her/his areas of inquiry. 
Development of external grants and/or contracts to support this research 
and attendant graduate student support is necessary. The successful 
candidate will initially be expected to teach at least two full courses 
or equivalent per year. This can include a mix of a departmental 
foundational courses, undergraduate specialty courses and graduate 
courses. The final teaching portfolio will be developed in consultation 
with the department chairs based on candidates interest and 
departmental needs. Mentoring and funding graduate students in thesis 
and dissertation research will be expected. General departmental and 
university responsibilities are a component of all tenure track 
appointments, as are outreach to stakeholder groups, and involvement in 
disciplinary and professional organizations, relevant to the candidates 
scholarship. Candidates substantive areas of interest should complement 
MSU's environmental strengths (see http://environment.msu.edu). The 
successful applicant will be expected to be an active and contributing 
member of CARRS, the Department of Sociology, and the Environmental 
Science & Policy Program.

The scholarly agenda of the successful applicant might include such foci 
as: i) the relationships between agrifood production and ecosystems 
functions and services, ii.) consumer demand for goods and services that 
have been produced in environmentally and socially beneficial ways; iii) 
the social, economic and environmental impacts of grades and standards; 
and/or, iv) the roles of government, the private sector, and civil 
society in defining and supporting markets. Applicants are expected to 
evidence expertise in a coupled human and natural systems framework and 
computational modeling relevant to their scholarly focus. Preference is 
for a scholar with international and foreign language competence.

Qualifications: Minimum qualifications for this position are a Ph.D. 
degree in a relevant field. Post-doctoral degree experience preferred 
but not required.

Salary: Salary is competitive and dependent on qualifications.

Application and Deadline Process: Deadline for applications is December 
15, 2006 or until suitable candidates are identified. Starting date will 
be either August 15, 2007 or date to be agreed upon. Applicants should 
submit to the chair of the search committee: 1) a letter of application 
describing
fit to the job description, 2) CV, 3) a brief essay (250 words) on 
teaching and research accomplishments and goals, 4) official university 
transcripts, 5) the names and contact information of three individuals 
writing letters of reference, and 6) up to 3 reprints of publications or 
other examples of scholarship. Letters of reference should be sent 
directly to the committee by the referees by the deadline.

Submission of materials in electronic format is preferred.

Submit applications to:

Dr. Michael D. Kaplowitz
Chair; Global Markets and the Environment Search Committee
Dept. of CARRS
153 Natural Resources
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222
kaplowit at msu.edu


For further information please contact Michael Kaplowitz in CARRS at 
kaplowit at msu.edu or 517-355-0101, or Craig Harris in the Department of 
Sociology at harrisc at msu.edu . More information about the departments 
can be found at www.carrs.msu.edu and www.sociology.msu.edu.

MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution