JOB OPPORTUNITY
Job title: Part-time Energy Policy Lecturer (non-tenure-track) (Tufts University)
Hiring institution: Tufts University, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Department
Location: Medford, Massachusetts | United States
Application deadline: Open until filled.
Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences
URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNING – Energy Policy and the Transformation to Zero Carbon
Part-time Energy Policy Lecturer (non-tenure-track)
The Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University is searching for a part?time lecturer to teach the graduate-level course Energy Policy and the Transformation to Zero Carbon in Fall 2023.
Energy policies reflect vital social goals including national and regional security, physical and environmental health, poverty alleviation, employment creation, manufacturing competitiveness, mobility of people and goods, and increased social justice. This course examines energy from several policy perspectives including the role of energy in community economic development, opportunities associated with technology and policy innovation, and explores programs and policies designed to de-couple economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions.
Qualifications
Candidates should have a Master’s degree or PhD in public policy, urban planning, public health, energy policy, engineering, or a related field. Those with real-world practice and energy policy experience are preferred, as well as those with past higher education teaching experience.
Application instructions
All application materials must be submitted via Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/126591
Please submit a cover letter, CV, available teaching evidence (syllabus, course evaluations, etc.), and three letters of reference. Questions about the position may be directed to maria.nicolau@tufts.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
All offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
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