Professor of Indigenous Conservation
tendersglobal, Tempe, AZ, United States
Overview
The Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures (SCF) in the Rob Walton College of Global Futures (CGF) at Arizona State University invites applications for a full‑time, academic‑year faculty appointment. This is a tenured/tenure‑track position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor with an anticipated start in Fall 2026.
The Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures is a first‑of‑a‑kind transdisciplinary school at the vanguard of redefining conservation as a field. It is part of the Rob Walton College of Global Futures, the academic cornerstone of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at ASU. The school will transform teaching and learning systems in conservation science to protect and restore the richness of life on our complex and rapidly changing planet. It will value, uplift, and apply a wide array of worldviews, knowledge systems, and conservation practices to build and advance a global conservation community and workforce that reflects the local and global communities it serves. In partnership with a variety of organizations and industry across the conservation sector, the school will serve a range of learners, including conservation organization employees, executives at multinational corporations, youth leaders, policymakers, and undergraduate and graduate students.
Faculty will build an engaging and innovative curriculum that includes real‑world skills, digital, hybrid, experiential, and place‑based learning, as well as new technologies that build upon the application and theory of conservation science.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Community‑Engaged Conservation
This position is part of the new School’s commitment to advancing research, teaching, and partnerships that support Indigenous‑led conservation, multiple knowledge systems, community land stewardship, and environmental governance. The successful candidate will contribute to transdisciplinary collaborations across fields such as Ecology, Sustainability, Environmental Science, Anthropology, Geography, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Forestry, or Public Policy.
Candidates whose work addresses issues such as biocultural conservation, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Indigenous land stewardship and management, climate resilience, restoration ecology, co‑management, Indigenous food systems, environmental justice, or Indigenous governance of natural resources are especially encouraged to apply.
Essential Functions/Duties
Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong commitment to catalyzing interdisciplinary, solution‑oriented research that advances protection, sustainable management, and large‑scale restoration of natural systems; mentor and attract multidisciplinary teams of scholars and trainees; secure and leverage external funding and partnerships across academia, government, industry, and communities; and contribute to strategic program development, infrastructure growth, and translational pathways that move science into effective conservation policy and practice.
Conduct research that is ethical, collaborative, and accountable to Indigenous communities and Tribal Nations.
Contribute to strategic program development, infrastructure growth, and translational pathways that move science into effective conservation policy and practice.
Engage in transdisciplinary collaborations across the university and with key SCF partners and communities, including government, Tribal Nations, NGOs, and industry.
Produce peer‑reviewed and community‑based scholarship and pursue externally funded research.
Advance biocultural conservation, Indigenous ecological knowledge, land stewardship, and Indigenous environmental governance.
Curriculum Development, Teaching, and Professional Preparation
Successful candidates will demonstrate excellence in developing innovative, competency‑based courses and experiential learning opportunities that prepare future conservation practitioners for real‑world career paths, including field training, project‑based instruction, internships, and partnerships with government, NGOs, and industry. Candidates should be committed to inclusive teaching practices, mentoring an inclusive student body, integrating interdisciplinary perspectives and applied tools, and contributing to ongoing curriculum assessment and continuous improvement to ensure graduates are job‑ready and impactful in conservation practice. Faculty members are expected to deliver both immersive (in‑person) and online format of undergraduate and graduate level classes and non‑degree offerings, averaging two classes a semester.
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses related to Indigenous environmental knowledge, conservation science, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and community‑engaged research.
Mentor undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral scholars.
Contribute to curriculum development in areas such as Indigenous environmental stewardship, community‑based conservation, and land‑based learning.
Supporting Conservation in Practice (Conservation Extension / Field Catalyst), Service and Community Engagement
Faculty will engage deeply with frontline organizations, governments, industry, NGOs, Indigenous communities, and other stakeholders to co‑design, implement, and scale real‑world conservation solutions. Successful candidates will demonstrate a track record and commitment to sustained, reciprocal partnerships that move beyond conventional service, including joint project leadership, shared decision‑making, capacity building, policy translation, and long‑term evaluation of outcomes.
Participate in school, university, and professional service activities as well as externally facing programs.
Build respectful, ethical, and reciprocal partnerships with Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities to advance their conservation goals.
Support initiatives related to Indigenous student success, community collaboration, mentoring, and funding opportunities, internships, and inclusive research practices.
Required Qualifications
Ph.D. or other terminal degree in an appropriate field at the time of appointment.
Experience in teaching and mentoring commensurate with the rank of appointment, including capability in teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels focused on Indigenous knowledge systems, environmental governance, conservation, or environmental justice, or community‑engaged conservation practice.
Excellence in research or scholarly work, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration, commensurate with the rank of appointment.
Demonstrated expertise in Indigenous conservation, Indigenous ecological knowledge, Indigenous environmental governance, community‑based environmental research, or related fields.
Commitment to ethical collaboration with Indigenous communities and Tribal Nations.
Demonstrated that prior work promotes the values of ASU as reflected in the ASU Charter.
Desired Qualifications (all ranks)
Experience collaborating with and/or deep community partnerships with Indigenous communities or Tribal Nations in conservation, stewardship, environmental governance, or community‑based conservation initiatives.
Experience in community‑based participatory research, co‑production of knowledge, Indigenous methodologies, or ethical community‑engaged research and teaching, and experience integrating Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science in conservation research, policy, or practice.
Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering teaching in immersive and online format using learning management systems and instructional technologies; supervision and mentoring of students and teaching assistants; strong commitment to teaching excellence and student success, including asynchronous online teaching, lectures, effective assessments, and other classroom activities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
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The Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures (SCF) in the Rob Walton College of Global Futures (CGF) at Arizona State University invites applications for a full‑time, academic‑year faculty appointment. This is a tenured/tenure‑track position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor with an anticipated start in Fall 2026.
The Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures is a first‑of‑a‑kind transdisciplinary school at the vanguard of redefining conservation as a field. It is part of the Rob Walton College of Global Futures, the academic cornerstone of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at ASU. The school will transform teaching and learning systems in conservation science to protect and restore the richness of life on our complex and rapidly changing planet. It will value, uplift, and apply a wide array of worldviews, knowledge systems, and conservation practices to build and advance a global conservation community and workforce that reflects the local and global communities it serves. In partnership with a variety of organizations and industry across the conservation sector, the school will serve a range of learners, including conservation organization employees, executives at multinational corporations, youth leaders, policymakers, and undergraduate and graduate students.
Faculty will build an engaging and innovative curriculum that includes real‑world skills, digital, hybrid, experiential, and place‑based learning, as well as new technologies that build upon the application and theory of conservation science.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Community‑Engaged Conservation
This position is part of the new School’s commitment to advancing research, teaching, and partnerships that support Indigenous‑led conservation, multiple knowledge systems, community land stewardship, and environmental governance. The successful candidate will contribute to transdisciplinary collaborations across fields such as Ecology, Sustainability, Environmental Science, Anthropology, Geography, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Forestry, or Public Policy.
Candidates whose work addresses issues such as biocultural conservation, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Indigenous land stewardship and management, climate resilience, restoration ecology, co‑management, Indigenous food systems, environmental justice, or Indigenous governance of natural resources are especially encouraged to apply.
Essential Functions/Duties
Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong commitment to catalyzing interdisciplinary, solution‑oriented research that advances protection, sustainable management, and large‑scale restoration of natural systems; mentor and attract multidisciplinary teams of scholars and trainees; secure and leverage external funding and partnerships across academia, government, industry, and communities; and contribute to strategic program development, infrastructure growth, and translational pathways that move science into effective conservation policy and practice.
Conduct research that is ethical, collaborative, and accountable to Indigenous communities and Tribal Nations.
Contribute to strategic program development, infrastructure growth, and translational pathways that move science into effective conservation policy and practice.
Engage in transdisciplinary collaborations across the university and with key SCF partners and communities, including government, Tribal Nations, NGOs, and industry.
Produce peer‑reviewed and community‑based scholarship and pursue externally funded research.
Advance biocultural conservation, Indigenous ecological knowledge, land stewardship, and Indigenous environmental governance.
Curriculum Development, Teaching, and Professional Preparation
Successful candidates will demonstrate excellence in developing innovative, competency‑based courses and experiential learning opportunities that prepare future conservation practitioners for real‑world career paths, including field training, project‑based instruction, internships, and partnerships with government, NGOs, and industry. Candidates should be committed to inclusive teaching practices, mentoring an inclusive student body, integrating interdisciplinary perspectives and applied tools, and contributing to ongoing curriculum assessment and continuous improvement to ensure graduates are job‑ready and impactful in conservation practice. Faculty members are expected to deliver both immersive (in‑person) and online format of undergraduate and graduate level classes and non‑degree offerings, averaging two classes a semester.
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses related to Indigenous environmental knowledge, conservation science, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and community‑engaged research.
Mentor undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral scholars.
Contribute to curriculum development in areas such as Indigenous environmental stewardship, community‑based conservation, and land‑based learning.
Supporting Conservation in Practice (Conservation Extension / Field Catalyst), Service and Community Engagement
Faculty will engage deeply with frontline organizations, governments, industry, NGOs, Indigenous communities, and other stakeholders to co‑design, implement, and scale real‑world conservation solutions. Successful candidates will demonstrate a track record and commitment to sustained, reciprocal partnerships that move beyond conventional service, including joint project leadership, shared decision‑making, capacity building, policy translation, and long‑term evaluation of outcomes.
Participate in school, university, and professional service activities as well as externally facing programs.
Build respectful, ethical, and reciprocal partnerships with Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities to advance their conservation goals.
Support initiatives related to Indigenous student success, community collaboration, mentoring, and funding opportunities, internships, and inclusive research practices.
Required Qualifications
Ph.D. or other terminal degree in an appropriate field at the time of appointment.
Experience in teaching and mentoring commensurate with the rank of appointment, including capability in teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels focused on Indigenous knowledge systems, environmental governance, conservation, or environmental justice, or community‑engaged conservation practice.
Excellence in research or scholarly work, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration, commensurate with the rank of appointment.
Demonstrated expertise in Indigenous conservation, Indigenous ecological knowledge, Indigenous environmental governance, community‑based environmental research, or related fields.
Commitment to ethical collaboration with Indigenous communities and Tribal Nations.
Demonstrated that prior work promotes the values of ASU as reflected in the ASU Charter.
Desired Qualifications (all ranks)
Experience collaborating with and/or deep community partnerships with Indigenous communities or Tribal Nations in conservation, stewardship, environmental governance, or community‑based conservation initiatives.
Experience in community‑based participatory research, co‑production of knowledge, Indigenous methodologies, or ethical community‑engaged research and teaching, and experience integrating Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science in conservation research, policy, or practice.
Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering teaching in immersive and online format using learning management systems and instructional technologies; supervision and mentoring of students and teaching assistants; strong commitment to teaching excellence and student success, including asynchronous online teaching, lectures, effective assessments, and other classroom activities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
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