<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" face="arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><b>Two tenure-track positions in ecology (organismal and ecosystem) </b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-size:13.3333px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial">SUNY Plattsburgh Center for Earth and Environmental Science</b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black">The <a href="http://web.plattsburgh.edu/offices/academic/cees/"><span style="color:rgb(69,130,161);text-decoration:none">Center for Earth
and Environmental Science (CEES)</span></a> at the State University of New
York, College at Plattsburgh seeks to fill two tenure-track positions in
Ecology (in organismal and ecosystem ecology), effective August 2017. The
successful candidates will be committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship,
and service in an institution dedicated primarily to undergraduate education.
It will be expected that the people appointed to these roles will demonstrate
an understanding of and sensitivity to diversity and gender issues, as SUNY Plattsburgh
is committed to ensuring that its graduates are educated to succeed in a complex,
multicultural, and interdependent world.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black">SUNY Plattsburgh is
an ideal location for ecologists interested in a variety of topics in the <a href="http://visitadirondacks.com/about/adirondack-park"><span style="color:rgb(69,130,161);text-decoration:none">Adirondack Park</span></a> and
surrounding region. The campus is situated on Lake Champlain and is a gateway
to the six-million acre Adirondack Park – the largest state-protected area in
the contiguous United States. It is an hour drive to Montreal, QC and
Burlington, VT. Several government agencies such as the <a href="http://apa.ny.gov/"><span style="color:rgb(69,130,161);text-decoration:none">New York State Adirondack Park Agency</span></a> and <a href="http://www.dec.ny.gov/"><span style="color:rgb(69,130,161);text-decoration:none">Department of Environmental Conservation</span></a>;
non-governmental organizations including the <a href="http://www.lcbp.org/"><span style="color:rgb(69,130,161);text-decoration:none">Lake Champlain
Basin Program</span></a>; and local natural resource dependent industries
related to timber and recreation interact to create a unique and vibrant
context for collaborative research and education in the ecological and
environmental sciences. There is potential to collaborate with the Lake
Champlain Research Institute and W.H. Miner Agricultural Institute, as well as
participate in graduate programs. More information about the <a href="http://www.cityofplattsburgh-ny.gov/About/"><span style="color:rgb(69,130,161);text-decoration:none">local area</span></a> may also
be found <a href="http://goadirondack.com/"><span style="color:rgb(69,130,161);text-decoration:none">online</span></a>.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black">CEES is widely
recognized for its applied and community-based research initiatives. We are an
interdisciplinary department with faculty trained in the natural and social
aspects of environmental science. We seek a colleague that is interested in
collaborating with our faculty and complements our current areas of scholarship
in aquatic and wildlife ecology, geology, hydrology, environmental policy and
urban planning, decision making, sustainable communities, food systems,
ecological restoration, and climate change. We pride ourselves on providing
students with rigorous experiential learning and community-based research
opportunities, as well as opportunities to present their work at regional and
national conferences and in scholarly publications.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Responsibilities
include: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black">Providing instruction in
Wetland Ecology and Management or Forest Ecology and Management, as well as
courses from the following: Field Ecology, Plant Ecology, Population and
Community Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, General Ecology with lab, Restoration
Ecology, Dendrology, or Avian Ecology. Several of the courses are taught at the
graduate level. Both Forest Ecology and Wetland Ecology are full-day immersive
field courses taught in the fall semester as part of the </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="http://web.plattsburgh.edu/academics/envsci/appliedenvsci.php"><span style="color:rgb(69,130,161);text-decoration:none">Applied
Environmental Science Program</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black"> at
the </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="http://www.whminer.org/"><span style="color:rgb(69,130,161);text-decoration:none">William H. Miner
Agricultural Institute</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black">.
Additional responsibilities include scholarship, advising students, and service
to the department and university. The successful candidate may be asked to
teach courses in a distance learning format.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:white">Requirements: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black">Ph.D. in an ecological discipline is required at time of
appointment. The successful candidate will have demonstrated an ability to work
effectively and collegially with faculty, staff, and
administrators. Candidates with expertise in experiential education and/or
applied learning, as well as expertise in forest and/or wetland ecology are
preferred. Preference will be given to candidates with documented evidence of
college-level teaching effectiveness.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black">How to apply:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black"> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:white">Review of applications will
begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Materials received
by December 16 will be guaranteed full consideration Please provide resume/CV,
cover letter of interest, unofficial transcripts, and contact information for
three current professional references. Some form of evidence of
teaching/training effectiveness may be requested from candidates selected for
interview. Official transcripts will be required prior to employment. Visit <a href="https://jobs.plattsburgh.edu/postings/7751">https://jobs.plattsburgh.edu/postings/7751</a>
to apply. </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:white">SUNY Plattsburgh is an
equal opportunity employer, committed to excellence through diversity. As an
equal opportunity employer and a government contractor subject to VEVRAA, SUNY Plattsburgh
complies with hiring regulations regarding sex, color, religion, national
origin, disability, age and veteran status.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><div>-- <font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(239,239,239)"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Eric Leibensperger, Ph.D.<br>Assistant Professor of Environmental Science<br>Center for Earth and Environmental Science<br>SUNY Plattsburgh<br>518-564-4104<br><a href="http://facweb.plattsburgh.edu/eric.leibensperger" target="_blank">http://facweb.plattsburgh.edu/eric.leibensperger</a></div></div>
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