The University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) http://igcc.ucsd.edu/ and the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at the University of California San Diego http://irps.ucsd.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-openings-recruitment/ invite applications for a tenured professorial position in International Environmental Policy.
Principal responsibilities would include:
- Conducting high-quality research on economic, political economy, or political aspects of environmental policy issues.
- Providing leadership in developing inter- and multi-disciplinary research programs on international environmental issues within the school and with faculty members from other parts of UCSD like the Scripps Institution of Oceanography http://www-sio.ucsd.edu/ and other University of California campuses.
- Teaching graduate courses on international environmental policy.
Candidates must have a PhD in a social science discipline like economics or political science and demonstrate a capability to teach and conduct academic research on international environmental issues. Energy policy and natural resource policy, when linked to environmental considerations in parts of the research portfolio, are also of interest. Practical experience and scholarly writing on the design and implementation of policies to address environmental problems and experience in one or more Asian and / or Latin American countries are desired.
This is a joint appointment in the professorial ranks at IR/PS and as a Research Director for International Environmental Policy at IGCC. The person filling the position will have a reduced teaching load and spend approximately one-third of his/her time as Research Director at IGCC. The position will begin July 2008. Salary and appointment levels depend on experience and research records and are based on University of California pay schedules.
IGCC is a University of California system-wide research unit, headquartered on the San Diego campus. It was established to conduct and encourage research and instructional programs in the causes of international conflict and the opportunities for international cooperation. The Research Director for International Environmental Policy is responsible for organizing UC system-wide collaborative research, conferences, and policy briefings in the broad area of international conflict and cooperation on environmental issues.
Send curriculum vita, copies of research papers and names of 3 references to: IR/PS-IGCC 2007 International Environmental Policy Recruitment Committee, UCSD 9500 Gilman Drive, mail code 0519, La Jolla CA 92093-0519. Review of applications will begin May 1, 2007 and will continue until position is filled.
UCSD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity. We welcome candidates whose research and professional commitments could further diversity. Applicants are welcome to include in their cover letters a personal statement summarizing their contributions to diversity.
UCSD tenure and tenure track positions are posted at:
http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/offices/adeo/recruitment/irps.htm
