From provost at ucr.edu Thu May 7 12:57:10 2026 From: provost at ucr.edu (UCR Provost) Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 12:57:10 -0700 Subject: [Senate] Call for applications for Special Advisor to the Provost on Sustainability Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, Applications are now being accepted from Senate faculty at the rank of Full Professor or Full Professor of Teaching for the position of Special Advisor to the Provost on Sustainability. The purpose of this appointment is to lead academic sustainability efforts and initiatives at UCR as the faculty chair of the Sustainability Committee. Specific goals include leading UCR?s effort to achieve an AASHE STARS platinum rating by 2030; tracking sustainability programs, courses, and learning outcomes; growing and improving teaching about sustainability across disciplines by strengthening UCR's living labs programming; and championing the implementation of a cross-college minor in sustainability. The successful candidate will receive buyout funding for 25% of their annual professorial academic year salary plus an annual stipend. The appointment is for two years and is renewable. Candidates should submit a 1-2 page letter of interest and their full CV to provost at ucr.edu by Monday, May 25. I will consult with the college/school deans and the Sustainability Committee in making the selection. The appointment will begin on July 1. Sincerely, Liz *Elizabeth Watkins, PhD* *Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor* *Professor of History* University of California, Riverside 951.827.1129 | Elizabeth.Watkins at UCR.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8609 bytes Desc: not available URL: