Assistant Professor of Environmental Science

ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Maryville College, a selective four-year liberal arts college committed to superior teaching, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Environmental Science position beginning in August 2024.
We seek a broadly trained Environmental Scientist who holds a Ph.
D.
in Environmental Science, Earth Science, Geology, or related field(s).
Teaching responsibilities may include Introductory and Upper-Level Environmental Science courses, First-Year Organismal Biology, and General Education courses.
Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated excellence as innovative teachers, who understand liberal arts education that includes a student-centered undergraduate experience, and who have successfully mentored first-generation, minority, and/or underrepresented students.
Candidates with proven ability to advise undergraduate research are preferred, because supervision of senior research projects is expected.
Founded in Maryville, Tenn.
, in 1819, Maryville College is one of the oldest baccalaureate-granting institutions of higher learning in the South.
Consistently ranked in the top tier of regional colleges and universities, it offers a curriculum notable for integrating a strong liberal arts core program, undergraduate research and emphasis on career preparation.
Faculty in the Division of Natural Science regularly mentor students in research projects during a two-semester senior study.
The student body of about 1,100 is drawn mostly from the Southeast, Middle Atlantic States and the Midwest.
The College maintains an affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and encourages students, faculty, and staff to grow in wisdom and work for justice.
Maryville is ideally situated between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Knoxville, the state’s third largest city, and is within minutes of the major research facilities of Oak Ridge Associated Universities (MC holds associate membership), the University of Tennessee, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Division of Natural Sciences has active research partnerships with the National Park Service in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The College is also an institutional member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
Its historic 263-acre campus includes a 140-acre multi-use forest.
Consideration of applicants will begin on January 3, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.
Please apply online at https://www.
maryvillecollege.
edu/about/inside/careers/.
Application materials including a letter of interest addressed to Dr.
Jennifer Brigati, Chair, Natural Sciences Division, graduate transcripts (all official transcripts will be required upon hire), a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, a statement on diversity, student evaluations from the past two semesters (if available), and a list of references (including contact information) should be uploaded as a single document in the online application system or emailed to environmentalscience.
search@maryvillecollege.
edu.
Additional application materials submitted through the portal will require a finished copy of the application, then the portal will allow additional document uploads.
Maryville College is an equal opportunity employer and considers diversity and inclusion as integral parts of the Colleges mission.
We welcome applications from groups that have been historically underrepresented in the sciences and in highereducation.
Visit Maryville College’s website at: https://www.
maryvillecollege.
edu.