General Description

Adjunct Faculty: Principles and Applications of Energy Technology
MS in Energy Policy & Climate
MS in Environmental Sciences & Policy

Institution
Johns Hopkins University
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Advanced Academic Programs

About Advanced Academic Programs
Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) is a Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences division. As part of the nation's first research university, AAP offers rigorous and high-quality master's degrees at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC, at the Homewood campus in Baltimore, Maryland, and online.?AAP distinguishes itself through its intensive instructional assistance, selective admissions, over 60 dedicated full-time faculty. Tenured Krieger School faculty members serve as program chairs to oversee the academic rigor of AAP's graduate offerings. For more information, please see http://advanced.jhu.edu/.

Position Description
We invite applications to fill an adjunct teaching position, nor a non-tenure-track, semester-by-semester hire position. The adjunct faculty will teach one or more courses per year either onsite, online or in a combined format for the MS in Energy Policy and Climate (EPC) and MS in Environmental Sciences and Policy (ESP) programs. The adjunct instructor will report to the program directors for both programs, EPC and ESP.

The expected salary for this position is: $7,210.

The referenced salary is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will be based on factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate - e.g., years in rank, training, field, discipline, other work experience, and other similar factors; geographic location; internal equity; external market conditions; and other factors as reasonably determined by the University.

Course Description:
AS.425.601. Principles and Applications of Energy Technology.

The course examines the major energy technologies underlying energy supply and consumption, their applications, and their integration with the electric grid. Students will gain a solid understanding of science, economics, and environmental impacts associated with the design and operation of different energy technologies on a stand-alone and integrated basis. The course coverage includes an introduction to energy, heat, work, energy conversion and efficiency; solar, wind, hydro and other renewable electric generation technologies; fossil and nuclear generation; and renewable integration issues such as the role of energy storage to balance supply and demand. Energy security and climate change issues are considered throughout the course. Lower carbon transportation will be introduced, focusing on hybrids and battery-energy vehicles. The course will touch on some major policies impacting the development, deployment, and utilization of technologies.

Qualifications

The adjunct must have a passion for education and its power to change lives, especially for international, part-time, and non-residential students. A track record of successful graduate and/or online teaching. Candidates who have experience teaching and engaging students from diverse backgrounds are of particular interest. Qualified candidates will meet a set of minimum qualifications and several additional preferred qualifications.

Minimum Qualification

• Master's degree in a relevant field, such as Environmental Sciences, Physical/Energy Sciences, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Planning and Policy, or in a relevant field such as Geography, Biology, Oceanography, Hydrology, or Geology
• One to three years professional and/or scholarly experience.
• One year of college-level teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Ph.D., J.D., or other terminal degree in a relevant field.
• The background to teach a wide variety of courses relevant to energy policy and climate, and Environmental sciences and policy.
• Three to five years of teaching higher education courses.  

Application Instructions

The position will remain open until it is filled. Candidates must submit the following:

• Cover letter
• CV
• Teaching evaluations for the three most recently taught course

The selected candidate will undergo a background check, provide three references upon request, and submit a transcript for the highest degree earned.

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About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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