Senior Policy Fellow – Environmental Justice Specialist – Princeton University, United States

Princeton University's Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment (C-PREE) at the School of Public and International Affairs is looking to hire a Senior Policy Fellow/Environmental Justice Specialist to expand the School and C-PREE's knowledge, expertise, and teaching related to environmental justice, grounded in community-centered research and policy development support.

This role would serve as a key connector between the University and environmental justice (EJ) groups, grassroots organizations, Of Color communities, low-income communities, governmental agencies, and policymakers. Familiarity with EJ communities and issues specific to EJ on both a national level and in New Jersey would be especially beneficial. The Senior Policy Fellow will serve as an expert for Princeton on how to carefully, effectively, and fairly engage with these community organizations that have been traditionally overlooked and excluded within academia. The role will facilitate and supervise research, policy development support, organizational capacity support, and outreach related to environmental justice topics and serve as an expert regarding coproduction of knowledge.

The Senior Policy Fellow will be expected to teach a minimum of one and a half courses per year across the undergraduate and graduate-levels in the school. This role will also be expected to serve as an advisor/expert for undergraduate senior theses, and may also co-advise graduate students pursuing research in this area, providing additional capacity in an area of policy research, policy development support and community governmental engagement that is of growing interest to Princeton's student body. You will be appointed as a Lecturer in the School of Public and International Affairs during the semesters that you teach. 

The position will also have the opportunity to collaborate with SPIA's NJ initiative and SPIA's DC office on relevant programming, and will likely cooperate with others across Princeton's campus including the Office of Sustainability, the High Meadows Environmental Institute, and the Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship (ProCES).

Candidates should have an extensive record of environmental justice experience, specifically having worked with environmental justice (EJ) groups, community groups, Of Color communities, and low-income communities that have experienced disproportionate pollution loads and other environmental burdens. Areas of expertise of particular interest include air pollution, food access, EJ legal issues cumulative impacts, and climate justice.

The appointment is for three years and may be renewed pending satisfactory performance and continued funding. A Master's degree is required in a related field. A doctoral degree or other terminal degree is preferred. Expected duty time at Princeton may be 30%-100%. Salary and full employee benefits are offered in accordance with University guidelines (minimum duty time of 50% is required for benefits eligibility).

Applicants must submit a CV, contact information for three references, and a cover letter describing their areas of expertise and interest. References may be contacted for the candidates who make the shortlist for this position. The submission must be online via.: https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/position/33781

The review process will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. This position is subject to the University's background check policy. The work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University.

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.