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Location: <span class="gmail-ng-binding">Williams-Mystic Program in Mystic, CT</span>
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Closes:
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Dec 1, 2016 </span><span class="gmail-time-note gmail-ng-binding"></span>
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<div class="gmail-sanitized gmail-ng-binding"><p>The
Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program in Mystic, Connecticut invites
applications for a full-time visiting assistant professor to teach
oceanography, supervise independent student research, and participate in
3 multi-day field seminars (offshore sailing cruise and field seminars
to the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts) in each of two semesters. Our
coastal campus includes a state of the art marine science center. We
are seeking a scientist and educator with collaborative and
interdisciplinary interests for a one-year sabbatical replacement from
July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.</p>
<p>Williams-Mystic (<a href="http://mystic.williams.edu/">mystic.williams.edu</a>)
is a selective off-campus program of Williams College located at Mystic
Seaport, with approx. 20 students each semester from many different
colleges. The mission of Williams-Mystic is to empower global, creative
citizens while cultivating an enduring relationship with the sea. We
create an open-minded, interdisciplinary academic community through
experiential learning at Mystic Seaport, along the coasts of America,
and on the ocean. Students of all majors study the history, literature,
policy and science of the ocean, focusing on environment and
sustainability.</p>
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welcome applications from members of groups traditionally
underrepresented in the field, and we encourage you to write in your
cover letter about your ability to work effectively with a student
population that is broadly diverse with regard to gender, race,
ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion; we also
encourage you to speak to any experience you have in working in a
close-knit and highly collaborative learning environment.</p>
<p>PhD or ABD and teaching experience preferred. </p>
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<div class="gmail-position-content-header">Application Instructions</div>
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should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three letters of
reference by 11:59 pm on December 1, 2016. All materials should be
addressed to Denise Buell, Dean of the Faculty, and must be submitted
through Interfolio: <a href="https://apply.interfolio.com/37534">https://apply.interfolio.com/37534</a>. Preliminary inquiries may be directed to Professor
Lisa Gilbert (<a href="mailto:lgilbert@williams.edu">lgilbert@williams.edu</a>)</p>
<p>All offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background check. Further information is available here: <a href="http://dean-faculty.williams.edu/prospective-faculty/background-check-policy/">http://dean-faculty.williams.edu/prospective-faculty/background-check-policy/</a>.</p>
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