What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Science position at Warren Wilson?
This position posting was updated on February 18, 2025.
The Environmental Studies Department at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina welcomes applications for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Science for the 2025-26 academic year.
The Department of Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary learning community, preparing leaders who are able to critically assess, develop, and promote resilient and sustainable futures for life on Earth. The department offers three majors: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Studies (BS or BA), Environmental Science (BS), and Environmental Studies (BA). Program graduates have a strong foundation in the natural sciences and a rich understanding of the social, political and ethical implications of environmental problems and solutions. Approximately 900 acres of ecologically-managed working farm and forestland (including stream and river ecosystems), as well as thousands of acres of surrounding public lands serve as a hands-on educational setting for our program.
This is a 10 month teaching position, with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2025, and an end date of May 31, 2026. While this temporary, benefit eligible position has been approved for the 2025-26 academic year only, the successful candidate will be eligible to apply for an extended contract position in the 2026-27 academic year.
Responsibilities
- Teach 22 credit hours during the academic year, including introductory environmental science and upper level science courses in the successful candidate’s disciplinary expertise;
- Provide academic and career advising to Environmental Science students;
- Mentor student capstone research projects within the Natural Science Undergraduate Research Sequence.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Environmental Science, or related field. ABD candidates will also be considered;
- Evidence of experience and excellence in teaching undergraduates;
- Demonstrated experience with advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in learning spaces, or relevant lived experience. For instance, experience incorporating inclusive teaching modalities and working with diverse student populations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- One or more years of full-time teaching experience as the instructor of record at the undergraduate level.
- Evidence of experiential and applied learning pedagogy.
- Experience mentoring undergraduate students in research.
- Evidence of scholarly publication and productivity.
- Preferred expertise in hydrology, soil science, or biogeochemistry
ABOUT WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
Warren Wilson College is located on a beautiful 1,135-acre campus in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. We enroll approximately 750 undergraduates and 100 graduates. Rooted in liberal arts education, the College provides educational programs that foster students’ curiosity, empathy, and integrity to prepare graduates to engage in groundbreaking scholarship and creative work; to pursue meaningful careers with professionalism; and to lead purposeful lives dedicated to fostering a just, equitable, and sustainable world.
As the National Leader for Learning in Action, our Progressive Promise articulates our innovative educational approach that intentionally integrates academics, campus work and community engagement for a rich, challenging student experience. Our students matriculate through deliberately scaffolded courses and signature capstone experiences that combine intellectual foundations with experiential skill development and problem solving.
TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should provide the following documents to complete their application:
- A curriculum vitae.
- A cover letter that emphasizes how their teaching practices connect to Warren Wilson’s distinctive learning approach and community, and describes how their research and/or creative scholarly activity will complement their approach.
- An essay response to the following prompt: Reflect on your past experience with creating inclusive learning spaces in 500-1000 words.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received. This position will remain open until filled.
We are committed to a culture of educational access and to ensuring that students and employees from a diverse range of identities and experiences will thrive in this community. We seek and support an academically and culturally diverse faculty and staff with a genuine interest in our innovative approach to education and focus on inclusive excellence, as well as a willingness to fully participate in the life of the College. We welcome applications from individuals who have experience working with diverse student populations.
Warren Wilson College is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
