*What: *Full-time Teaching Assistant Professor (TAP) in Environment and Health/Wellbeing, Curriculum in Global Studies
*Where: *University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
*When: *Start date 1.07.2027
*Deadline: *1.12.2026
*Details: *
The Curriculum in Global Studies (CGS) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) is seeking applicants for a full-time Teaching Assistant Professor (TAP), broadly focused on environment and wellbeing. Areas of focus may include environmental justice, health and care practices, impacts of climate change, food systems, health systems, or sustainability.
Candidates will be expected to teach required and elective courses in the Global Studies MA program, including the Graduate Studies Research and Methods course. This is a full-time position that carries a 3-3 teaching load, with all courses taught live and in person and including a combination of introductory and advanced offerings. Teaching responsibilities may include one or more of the Global Studies MA program’s core courses, GLBL 210: Global Issues and Globalization, research and methods courses, the Global Studies Senior Honors Thesis Writing Seminars, and elective courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise. In addition to classroom teaching, the successful candidate will mentor undergraduate honors thesis committees and graduate student thesis committees and will have opportunities to work closely with students on research projects.
They especially welcome scholars whose work engages environmental justice, health and care practices, the impacts of climate change, food systems, health systems, or sustainability, with a preference for research and teaching that incorporates Global South, grassroots, and/or Indigenous perspectives, as well as creative, collaborative, and community-based approaches.
The TAP position is a three-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment with standard full-time employee benefits, with opportunities for promotion to Teaching Associate Professor and Teaching Professor.
Requirements: a doctoral degree in Global Studies or related fields, including International Studies, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Political Science, Public Policy, etc. University teaching experience and a strong commitment to working with students are preferred.
To apply, please provide:
– Cover letter, detailing expertise in the areas of environment, environmental justice and/or community-based change
– Statement of Teaching and Service Philosophy
– Curriculum vitae/resume, including education
– Draft course outline or syllabus
– Student evaluations of teaching
– Contact information (only) for three confidential reference letters
Timeline:
– Applications accepted until 1 December 2026
– Zoom interviews with short-listed candidates in January 2027 (invitations sent in mid-December)
– Campus visits in February 2027
– Employment starts on 1 July 2027
Apply here: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/327897
Questions can be directed to Dr. Jonathan Weiler (search committee chair): jweiler@email.unc.edu