Environmental Justice, Law and Policy

The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University is enthusiastically seeking a distinguished scholar for a Tenure-track Associate or Full Professor position focusing on Environmental Justice, Law, and Policy. Our new colleague will join a Cohort Faculty Hire in Advancing Environmental Justice. 

Context: The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Roadmap to 2050 is Centering Environmental Justice to Achieve Climate and Sustainability Goals through the Pursuit of Just Technological Futures via a cohort of hires within five Transdisciplinary Moonshots – opportunities for the College to collaborate on future-focused, cross-disciplinary scientific breakthroughs and to align research, education, and extension programs for greater impact and stronger connectivity. The Moonshot areas build upon core strengths in CALS, spanning the agricultural, environmental, life, and social sciences, with the goal of recruiting 27 faculty into the College over the next three years. 

Opportunity: The Advancing Environmental Justice cohort of scholars will examine the legacy and contemporary dynamics of environmental (in)justice in achieving climate and sustainability outcomes by incorporating more inclusive and equitable technological knowledge. This cohort is focused on environmental justice and just technological futures meaning moving beyond mere concrete technological objects and including knowledge practices, procedures, and indigenous or local knowledge systems. Thereby, examining how they are applied to the construction, legitimization, and enforcement of social categories toward structurally marginalized diverse populations, such as ethnic, indigenous, racial, and gendered communities. In addition to this advertised hire, the Advancing Environmental Justice cohort includes new junior faculty positions in Urban Eco-evolutionary Biology (Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Environmental Justice in Global Development (Dept. of Global Development), and Communication and Environmental Justice (Dept. of Communication) within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). 

The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment recognizes the need to address these complex challenges and is honored to engage in a search for a colleague who is committed to developing inclusive mentorship strategies and transdisciplinary leadership with an outstanding record of service and an innovative research and teaching program in environmental justice. This role includes a potential leadership appointment in the development and envisioning of a new program dedicated to Environmental Justice and Just Futures, with the ability to advance focused grants and initiatives across CALS. If you are a dedicated environmental justice scholar looking to make a lasting impact where research drives advocacy, we encourage you to apply and be part of our dynamic team at Cornell University. 

Responsibilities: 

This position has an effort split of 50% teaching and 50% research.