What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructor or Teaching Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management position at Western Carolina University?
Western Carolina University Applicant Portal | Instructor/Teaching Assistant Professor - Natural Resource Conservation and Management - #001170
The Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources at Western Carolina University is seeking applications for a full-time, fixed-term Instructor or Teaching Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management (NRCM) for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 . Rank will be determined at hire. This is a nine-month position with the potential for summer teaching. The Department is home to programs in geology, natural resource conservation and management, environmental science, and geography, which all share a commitment to excellence in teaching and undergraduate research.
We seek candidates with a background in natural resource management. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and provide experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate students. We desire candidates who can increase the instructional capacity of the NRCM program, and who can effectively teach our gateway courses related to natural resource management as well as courses in dendrology, forest ecology, or soil conservation. The teaching load also includes participation in WCU’s general education curriculum.
Western Carolina University is an 11,000-student, regional comprehensive university within the University of North Carolina system. It is designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a community engaged university. WCU is situated in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. WCU and the surrounding area offer a wide range of field and laboratory facilities.
Western Carolina University and the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources holds inclusive excellence as a core value, and we work together to foster a welcoming community, where all are respected and know they belong.
