Job opportunity: Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) - Department of Environment, Development & Health, American University
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AJ Faas
Sep 17, 2025, 5:08:50 PM (8 days ago) Sep 17
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The Department of Environment, Development & Health at American University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2026.
We welcome applicants whose research addresses causes of and responses to disasters. We view disasters as the serious harm to communities, economies or the environment triggered by 'natural' or human-generated hazards, such as extreme weather or industrial accidents. The ideal candidate will be skilled at analyzing the social, political and economic factors that cause disasters, such as institutions and policies, as well as poverty, inequality, and violence. We are especially interested in scholar-practitioners who view disasters through the lenses of sustainable development, gender, conflict, rights, food, natural resources, and/or environmental justice.
The ideal candidate will be an innovative social scientist with practical experience who is dedicated to teaching and mentorship. We are looking for a thought leader who can also teach practical agendas to graduate and/or undergraduate students, such as policy analysis, monitoring, evaluation & learning, disaster risk reduction, loss & damage funds, insurance programs, implementation science, gender programming, private sector engagement, and/or the application (and possible risks) of emerging technologies in disaster preparedness and response. Preference will be given to applicants whose work is theoretically informed, empirically grounded, applies mixed research methods, and is policy or practice relevant.
This search is open to applicants from any related academic discipline, using any research methods, any level of analysis, in any region of the world. Applicants focused on the United States are welcome, if their research and experience include an international or comparative perspective. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about working in the multidisciplinary environment of the School of International Service.
We welcome applicants whose research addresses causes of and responses to disasters. We view disasters as the serious harm to communities, economies or the environment triggered by 'natural' or human-generated hazards, such as extreme weather or industrial accidents. The ideal candidate will be skilled at analyzing the social, political and economic factors that cause disasters, such as institutions and policies, as well as poverty, inequality, and violence. We are especially interested in scholar-practitioners who view disasters through the lenses of sustainable development, gender, conflict, rights, food, natural resources, and/or environmental justice.
The ideal candidate will be an innovative social scientist with practical experience who is dedicated to teaching and mentorship. We are looking for a thought leader who can also teach practical agendas to graduate and/or undergraduate students, such as policy analysis, monitoring, evaluation & learning, disaster risk reduction, loss & damage funds, insurance programs, implementation science, gender programming, private sector engagement, and/or the application (and possible risks) of emerging technologies in disaster preparedness and response. Preference will be given to applicants whose work is theoretically informed, empirically grounded, applies mixed research methods, and is policy or practice relevant.
This search is open to applicants from any related academic discipline, using any research methods, any level of analysis, in any region of the world. Applicants focused on the United States are welcome, if their research and experience include an international or comparative perspective. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about working in the multidisciplinary environment of the School of International Service.
A.J. Faas, Ph.D.
Professor & Graduate Coordinator
Department of Anthropology
San José State University
President | Society for Applied Anthropology
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