Professor of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
University of Vermont

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Tenure Track, Open Rank Professor of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, with a focus on Human Health and Wellbeing
POSITION: The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at The University of Vermont (UVM) seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure track position in the Parks, Recreation and Tourism Program. We seek a dedicated and inspiring educator and scholar to join a thriving, interdisciplinary program and community. Successful applicants must convey evidence of effective teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, a strong track record of extramural funding and scholarly outputs, and interest in joining a community of teacher-scholars focused on making a positive impact in some of the world's most pressing challenges, and particularly at intersection of human and planetary health. We encourage applications from colleagues across career stages, including senior faculty members, early career faculty, and post-doctoral scholars.We seek a candidate with a strong foundation in the scholarship of parks, recreation, and tourism, who has a record of research that focuses on the human health benefits of nature, relationships between human and ecosystem health, and human health benefits of parks and protected areas. We are especially interested in a colleague whose work aligns with UVM's Planetary Health Initiative. The ideal candidate will be able to teach undergraduate courses in UVM's Parks, Rec, and Tourism program and across the Rubenstein Core Curriculum. The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their teaching, scholarship, and/or service.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will be expected to make significant contributions to teaching (40%), research (40%), and service (20%). At the undergraduate level, the successful candidate will teach courses in the PRT program (typically 2 per semester). The successful candidate will advise and mentor both undergraduate and graduate students. The position also involves developing an extramurally funded, high-impact research program that addresses contemporary issues related to the intersection of parks, recreation, and tourism and human health and wellbeing. The candidate should demonstrate how their research leads to presentations and publications in peer-reviewed scholarly outlets.

QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism or a related field. Applicants should have the capacity to deliver high quality, impactful teaching, mentoring, and advising of undergraduate and graduate students, and the ability to develop a successful, funded research program as demonstrated by a record of peer-reviewed publications. We seek candidates with strong research skills and creative and innovative approaches to scholarship. Candidates should also have experience developing collaborative relationships with internal (university) and external partners (state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, and private industry) and should be able to demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in educational, research, and professional experiences.

SETTING: The campus of the University of Vermont is situated near Lake Champlain between the Green and Adirondack Mountains and sits within a place of gathering and exchange, shaped by water and stewarded by ongoing generations of Indigenous peoples, in particular the Western Abenaki. UVM respects the Indigenous knowledge interwoven in this place and commits to uplifting the Indigenous peoples and cultures present on this land and within our community. Burlington, VT is consistently voted one of the best small cities in the US, with an increasingly ethnically and culturally diverse population. It was ranked as the #3 Green Campus by the Princeton Review. The Rubenstein School has 47 tenure-track, research, and teaching faculty, nearly 1200 undergraduates, and 120 graduate students in both Master's and Ph.D. programs. The Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is based in the Rubenstein School and large research groups include the Spatial Analysis Lab, the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory, the Aiken Forestry Science Laboratory (jointly operated with the U.S. Forest Service, Northern Forest Research Station), and the university-wide Gund Institute for Environment. UVM also has four university-owned research forests and 10 natural areas across the state.

APPLICATION: Review of applications will begin on December 15th, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. We anticipate a start date of August 21, 2025. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and information about how they will contribute to UVM's Our Common Ground Values and commitment to advancing diversity and inclusive excellence across all areas of faculty roles and responsibilities. Please also include the names and contact information for three references to www.uvmjobs.com. Inquiries may be made to search committee co-chairs, Dr. Kim Coleman and Dr. Brendan Fisher, at Kimberly.coleman@uvm.edu and Brendan.fisher@uvm.edu with "PRT Search" in the subject line.

The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category legally protected by federal or state law. The University encourages applications from all individuals who will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution.

10/30/2024

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Rubenstein Sch Env & Nat Res/57000

Professor of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism

Exempt

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