Environmental Scientist
Environmental Scientist
The Mount Holyoke College Environmental Studies Department invites
applications for a tenure-track position in environmental science to
begin Fall 2012. Area of research specialty should explore biotic and
abiotic aspects of environmental systems and may include
biogeochemistry, global environmental change, earth systems science,
ecotoxicology, soil science, science and sustainability, etc.
Applicants should be both trained and interested in interdisciplinary
field-based approaches. The hired applicant will be expected to employ
this interdisciplinary approach in teaching and in an active research
program that involves undergraduates. Teaching responsibilities
include: participation in an interdisciplinary introductory course;
development and teaching of intermediate and advanced courses in
environmental science; and occasional facilitation of the department?s
capstone senior seminar. A Ph.D. is required, and post-doctoral
research, teaching, or mentoring experience is desirable. Teaching load
is 2/2; salary is competitive.
Please apply on-line at https://jobsearch.mtholyoke.edu. To be assured
full consideration, all of the following should be received by October
1, 2011: letter of interest; CV; statements of research interests and
teaching philosophy; copies of up to three publications; a list of
possible courses in specialty; two illustrative syllabi, one for an
introductory course and one for an advanced course; and three letters
of recommendation. We urge applicants to incorporate relevant
background experience or strategies for mentoring and teaching a
diverse student body. Electronic prompts to referees will be generated
automatically but only after the completed application has been
submitted; we therefore encourage early submission. For more
information, please go to http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/environmental/
Mount Holyoke College is an undergraduate liberal-arts college for
women with 2,100 students and 210 faculty. Half the faculty are women;
one fourth are persons of color. The college is located about 80 miles
west of Boston in the Connecticut River valley and is a member of the
Five College Consortium consisting of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount
Holyoke, and Smith colleges, and the University of Massachusetts. Mount
Holyoke is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and the college and the
Environmental Studies Department are committed to fostering
multicultural diversity and awareness in its faculty, staff, and
student body. Women and persons of color are especially encouraged to
apply. The Mount Holyoke campus has grown increasingly diverse over
the past fifteen years. We in the Department of Environmental Studies
appreciate the complexities of living and working in a diverse world
and strive to find ways to redress inequities. We particularly
encourage people who share these commitments to submit their
application.
