Instructor (Interdisciplinary Natural Resource Science and Management)

Description Title: Instructor (Interdisciplinary Natural Resource Science and Management) Position Number: 0086764T Hiring Unit: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources; Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) Location: Manoa Campus; Honolulu, Hawai‘i Posting Date: 02/22/2024 Closing Date: 03/07/2024 Monthly Type: 9-month Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time Temporary/Permanent: Temporary Tenure Track: Non-Tenure Salary Schedule: Salary Schedules Other Conditions: To begin approximate August 2024 or soon thereafter.
Continuation dependent upon satisfactory performance, program needs, and availability of funds.
Position Summary: We seek an instructor to support an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in Natural Resources and Environmental Management.
The individual will teach 5-6 courses per year (18-20 credits), including an innovative transdisciplinary course, NREM core courses, and NREM required electives.
The individual will advise NREM undergraduate majors (4-6 credit equivalent), and participate in programmatic curriculum redesign and innovation.
Duties and Responsibilities: Instruction (100%) Teach 18-20 credit hour courses per year, including an introductory resource economics course (NREM 220 Agricultural and Resource Economics) and a new college-wide transdisciplinary course (CTAHR 491 Transdisciplinary Approaches in Sustainable Food Systems and Community Health).
Teach or co-teach other introductory and advanced undergraduate courses covering economics, sustainable systems, and skills and tools (GIS, modeling, and etc.
), depending on the expertise of the selected individual Serves as an advisor to NREM undergraduate students in the Social Sciences track.
Performs related tasks as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: A Master’s degree from a college or university of recognized standing in an Interdisciplinary, Social Sciences, Natural Resources, or related field, with applications to natural resources and environmental management.
Strong quantitative skills, including economic analysis experience.
Teaching experience and evidence of effective teaching skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with diverse students and colleagues.
Desirable Qualifications: PhD from a college or university of recognized standing in an Interdisciplinary or other Interdisciplinary, Social Sciences, Natural Resources, or related field, using integrated quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate natural resources and environmental management issues.
Ability to develop effective online instructional content.
Experience in curriculum development in interdisciplinary fields related to natural resource management.
Strong teaching evaluations.
Interdisciplinary natural resources/environmental sciences training and/or experience.
Training in leadership, business, and decision making.
Experience in academic advising or mentoring of students at the undergraduate level.
Record of professional presentations and publications.
Experience and evidence of effective mentoring and career guidance.
Experience working with resource management, agencies, and community groups in Hawai‘i.
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Submit the following via the website (https://www.
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edu (confidentially sent from the letter writer directly to the committee) with a subject line of your last name For inquiries please contact: Tomoaki Miura, tomoakim@hawaii.
edu EEO/AA, Clery Act, ADA The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran.