Assistant Professor of Energy and Environmental Science

Eastern Connecticut State University is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the Assistant Professor of Energy and Environmental Science position. Eastern is Connecticut’s Public Liberal Arts University and is located in Willimantic, Connecticut which is 1.5 hours from Boston and 2.5 hours from New York City.  Eastern is one of four universities in the Connecticut State College and University System (CSCU). The position also offers substantial health and retirement benefits.

Tenure-Track, Full-Time Position

The Department of Environmental Earth Science (EES) at Eastern Connecticut State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Energy and Environmental Science, beginning August 2027. We seek a teacher-scholar whose academic focus concerns earth systems, energy resources, and sustainability.  The successful candidate will help shape an innovative undergraduate curriculum while mentoring students through original research, experiential learning, and community-engagement.

Responsibilities

• Teach four undergraduate courses per semester in sustainable energy, energy resources, climate, and environmental earth science
• Contribute to Eastern’s liberal arts curriculum
• Develop new courses aligned with expertise
• Maintain active scholarship including with undergraduate students
• Mentor undergraduate research and internships
• Contribute to the Sustainable Energy Studies Minor and university service
• Collaborate with the Center for Sustainability Studies

Areas of Potential Research

• Renewable and sustainable energy resources and systems
• Critical minerals
• Climate-energy interactions
• Environmental impacts of energy development

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in a relevant field by appointment date
• Potential for excellence in undergraduate teaching
• Active research agenda
• Willingness to embrace Eastern’s liberal arts mission

About the Department

For more than five decades, Eastern’s EES Department has built a reputation for outstanding undergraduate education grounded in field experiences, close faculty-student mentoring, and interdisciplinary inquiry. With approximately 900 alumni and one of the largest undergraduate geoscience programs in New England, the department prepares graduates for careers in environmental consulting, geoscience, sustainability, education, GIS, government, and industry. Faculty integrate geology, hydrology, climatology, oceanography, GIS, environmental chemistry, ecology, and policy to examine Earth as an interconnected system. Students routinely participate in faculty research, field studies, and extended field courses. The department is home to the Center for Sustainability Studies and provides leadership to the Green Campus Committee.

Why Eastern

As Connecticut’s public liberal arts university, Eastern emphasizes close interaction between faculty and students, experiential learning, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The university’s location offers exceptional natural laboratories including bedrock geology, glacial landscapes, coastal environments, groundwater systems, and the rapidly evolving offshore wind and climate resilience initiatives of southern New England. 

Faculty enjoy the opportunity to build meaningful careers focused on teaching, scholarship, and student success.

Application

Submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, research interests (including undergraduate involvement), and contact information for three referees to JazzHR at: Assistant Professor of Energy and Environmental Science - Eastern CT State University - Career Page. Application review begins December 1, 2026, and continues until the position is filled. Eastern Connecticut State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive academic community.

Compensation and Employee Benefits
The Assistant Professor of Energy and Environmental Science is compensated at the Assistant Professor salary level in accordance with Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors (CSU-AAUP) Collective Bargaining Unit Agreement. 

For more information, please visit  Bargaining Agreements/Pay Plans - Eastern.

The State of Connecticut and Eastern Connecticut State University are proud to offer its employees competitive wages and a wide range of fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits.
Fringe benefits include: paid personal, vacation and sick leave accruals; medical, dental, and prescription plans; group life insurance; retirement; retiree health care; tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western) as well as an array of voluntary and supplemental benefits such as Deferred Retirement Contribution plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts; long and short term disability insurance plans.

For more detailed information, please visit Human Resources - Eastern.

Eastern Connecticut State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: LaMar Coleman, Ed.D., Vice President for Equity and Diversity. Dr. Coleman can be reached at: 860-465-5112 or via email at: [email protected].