We are preparing to say goodbye to Professor of Sociology and Natural Hazards Center Director Kathleen Tierney, who will step down in August of 2016. A search has been launched for her successor. This fulltime, tenured position will be filled at the rank of advanced associate or full professor.
The following departments are participating in the search: anthropology, economics, environmental studies, geography, and sociology. The director position is in the University of Colorado Institute of Behavioral Science’s Environment and Society Program, however, the successful applicant's tenured home will be in one of these five departments.
The new director will be expected to provide leadership and vision on hazards research and management in the Center’s research and knowledge dissemination programs, as well as to secure funding for Center activities. Please feel free to share this news widely. To read the full job description and submit an application, please visit the job posting on the University of Colorado Boulder website.