Assistant Professor of Environmental Science

Colorado College is hiring a tenure track assistant professor of environmental science to join the College’s interdisciplinary Environmental Studies & Science Program in August 2025. We are seeking a climate scientist who focuses on meteorology, extreme events, climate risk, forecasting, and/or regional downscaling of climate models. We are looking for candidates with a demonstrated interest in teaching and conducting research with undergraduate students. The successful candidate will teach Introduction to Global Climate Change, Analysis of Environmental Data, and advanced electives in their area of expertise. 

Colorado College is a private, undergraduate, selective liberal arts institution enrolling approximately 2,200 students. One distinguishing feature of Colorado College is the Block Plan, in which professors teach, and students take, one course at a time. Each block is three and a half weeks long, allowing for unique teaching and learning strategies. Professors teach six of the eight blocks in an academic year, including one block dedicated to supervising senior theses. Applicants must be committed to high quality, innovative undergraduate teaching and to mentoring undergraduate student research. The Block Plan lends itself to field and project-based teaching, and funds and logistical support for such projects are available through the College and through the Environmental Studies & Science program.

The College actively promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment in which students and employees of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives can learn and work. We are committed to becoming an antiracist institution in all of our policies, practices, and pedagogies (please see https://www.coloradocollege.edu/other/antiracism-commitment/). Applicants should include a statement that describes ways they can contribute to these goals and their understanding of how issues of environmental and social justice can be incorporated into natural science courses.

Colorado College is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes members of all groups and reaffirms its commitment not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, disability, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, activities, and employment practices. The Environmental Studies & Science Program believes the College grows stronger by recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty committed to building an inclusive community. Candidates who can contribute to this goal are particularly encouraged to apply.