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The University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences is seeking applicants for the position of Instructor in Human Environmental Sciences starting in Fall 2027.

The University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences is seeking applicants for the position of Instructor in Human Environmental Sciences starting in Fall 2027. This is a nine-month, non-tenure track, renewable contract position that will support the degree programs offered in the area of Human Environmental Sciences. The primary responsibility for the individual selected will be to teach courses across the HES degree programs.

The successful candidate will assume responsibilities that will include teaching; assisting in program-related activities; and providing service to the program, department, college, university and profession.

Qualified candidates for this position are expected to have a completed master’s degree in one of the disciplines associated with the College of Human Environmental Sciences, or a closely related area and a record of excellence in college teaching, both in the residential and online environments.

Experience or training in other disciplines (beyond that of the graduate degree) in the College is preferred, as is a terminal degree.

At the College of Human Environmental Sciences, we empower students to bring about positive change in the world. Our faculty conduct advanced research, provide outreach and prepare a new generation of professionals with a shared goal of improving lives.

CHES brings together a wide range of disciplines which focus on the interaction between individuals, families and the environment. Five distinct departments cover a multitude of human science programs that help individuals across the lifespan improve their mental, physical and financial well‑being. We touch people’s lives in the home, at school, in the workplace, at the dinner table, and in a myriad of other arenas.

The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure’s 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation’s premier universities, UA offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree‑lined academic core campus and over 300 state‑of‑the‑art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.

In Fall 2023, the Capstone set a new enrollment record with more than 39,000 students, including more than 8,200 in the freshman class. The current enrollment includes students from every county in Alabama, every state in the nation and 92 countries around the world. More than 1,100 National Merit Scholars are currently enrolled, making UA one of the largest enrolling institutions of the scholars in the country.

UA was recently recognized as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. students for the seventh time in nine years, as well as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the first time. UA is one of only 12 universities in the nation to receive both honors.

For reasons like this, the University made Forbes list of America’s Top Colleges for 2023 and Time magazine’s list of Top 50 Best Colleges for Future Leaders. It also made Princeton Review’s list of Top Value Colleges.

UA is also designated among the top doctoral research universities in the United States in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. One of the fastest growing major…