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Bryn Mawr College

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States, 19010

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Overview

The Bi-College Department of Environmental Studies at Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Environmental Social Sciences, to begin August 1, 2026. The successful candidate will be expected to have a robust research agenda and offer courses that complement the current curriculum and contribute to the department’s community-based learning requirements. We welcome candidates whose scholarship and teaching are comparative in scope and address issues at the intersection of the environment and governance, such as public policy, environmental activism, or environmental/climate justice. We particularly encourage candidates whose primary geographic focus lies outside the United States. Candidates must show demonstrated promise in research and a serious commitment to undergraduate teaching at all levels of the curriculum. Prior experience teaching in an interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program is desirable. Candidates must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. by the start date. Application process

This position will be housed at Bryn Mawr College. To apply, candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, and statement of teaching philosophy to the Environmental Studies Department Search Committee, Bryn Mawr College via Interfolio at: https://apply.interfolio.com/170429. In addition, arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted via Interfolio to the Environmental Studies Department Search Committee. Applications received by October 15, 2025 will receive full consideration. About Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College is a distinguished liberal arts women’s college with a vibrant faculty, a talented staff, and an intellectually engaged student body eager to make a difference in the world. We have a student body of about 1,400 undergraduates and more than 300 graduate students in coeducational graduate programs in social work, humanities and science. Bryn Mawr College is located in the greater Philadelphia area and enjoys strong consortial relationships with Haverford College, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr College is an equal-opportunity employer. Required qualifications

Ph.D. completed by the start date (or documented to complete by then). Strong research agenda and commitment to undergraduate teaching at all levels. Experience or potential for teaching in an interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program. Research and teaching with a comparative focus addressing environment and governance (e.g., public policy, environmental activism, environmental/climate justice). Preference for candidates with geographic focus outside the United States. Preferred qualifications

Demonstrated promise in research and serious commitment to undergraduate teaching at all levels. Application deadline

Applications received by October 15, 2025 will receive full consideration.

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