Faculty-Environmental Studies and Sustainability & Regenerative Design

preparing students to tackle complex environmental and social issues

Full-time, On-campus / hybrid considered

Key Responsibilities

• Teach core and elective courses, focusing on regenerative practices, environmental studies, applied systems thinking, sustainable design principles, and community-engaged projects.
• Design and implement curricula that integrate ecological and design principles, emphasizing hands-on, experiential learning that prepares students for real-world challenges in environmental studies, sustainability, and regenerative design.
• Collaborate on curriculum development across programs to maintain alignment with Prescott College’s mission of regenerative, justice-oriented education.
• Lead recruitment, program development, and outreach efforts to attract and retain students.
• Develop partnerships to support student opportunities beyond Prescott.
• Facilitate collaboration between faculty, external partners, and students to develop interdisciplinary projects, internships, and research opportunities.
• Serve as an academic advisor to students, supporting their professional and academic development through the design of personalized, transdisciplinary learning experiences.
• Mentor students in developing their practica, senior projects, or capstone work, emphasizing community-centered design and ecological impact.
• Oversee program assessment processes, aligning Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) with best practices in regenerative design and environmental humanities.
• Oversee departmental budgets, contribute to faculty hiring, and represent both programs internally and externally.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. or other terminal degree in Environmental Science, Ecological or Environmental Design, Regenerative Design, or a closely related field, with a strong emphasis on regenerative or sustainable design practices.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including collaborative decision-making; partnership development; program development, management, and oversight;
• inter-departmental collaboration to support student recruitment, engagement, and success; and more as outlined above.
• Expertise in ecological design methodologies, including but not limited to biomimicry, permaculture, circular economy design principles, and multi-species design.
• Proficiency in community-engaged design practices that address real-world ecological and social challenges, with a commitment to participatory approaches and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in academic leadership or program coordination, with skills in strategic planning, faculty collaboration, and program management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in transdisciplinary and collaborative design projects that address ecological and social challenges, including experience with place-based or bioregional design.
• Strong record of scholarly or creative work in environmental science, regenerative design, ecological restoration, or systems-based design solutions.
• Experience with project development, management, and delivery with enterprise stakeholders.
• Recognized leadership in applied systems thinking, including integrated social-economic-ecological systems for human and more-than-human communities, and applied resilience and adaptation frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching and curriculum development within a design-focused program, particularly with experiential, project-based, or applied design learning models.

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