[ES_JOBS_NET] Tenure-track Position in Soil Science - SUNY Plattsburgh Center for Earth and Environmental Science

[Eric Leibensperger]

Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Science
To apply: http://jobs.plattsburgh.edu/postings/9662

The Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) at the State
University of New York College at Plattsburgh seeks to fill an
environmental science tenure-track assistant professor position focusing on
soil science effective August 2019. 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 an environmental scientist
interested in collaborating with our faculty and complementing our current
areas of scholarship in ecology, geology, hydrology, environmental policy
and urban planning, sustainable communities, air quality, 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. The successful candidate will be committed
to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service in an institution
dedicated primarily to undergraduate education. They will be expected to
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 an increasingly complex, multicultural and
interdependent world.

SUNY Plattsburgh 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. CEES maintains active relationships with government
agencies and environmental NGOs throughout the Adirondack Region and the
Lake Champlain Basin, as well as the William H. Miner Agricultural
Institute. The Lake Champlain Research Institute, housed on campus, also
offers many opportunities for collaboration. These partnerships and our
unique geographic setting create a vibrant context for applied and
experiential learning in the earth and environmental sciences, including
numerous long-term maintained field sites. CEES courses and research
projects take advantage of all that the Lake Champlain-Adirondack region
has to offer.

Responsibilities: Responsibilities include teaching, scholarship, and
service. Faculty are expected to undertake scholarship leading to
professional growth and student research experiences. Additional
responsibilities include advising students and service to the department
and university.

The principal teaching duty of this position is a field-based course in
soil science. Additional courses may include environmental chemistry,
environmental technology, chemical instrumentation, environmental science
seminar, or environmental geotechnology, dependent on candidate specialty
and departmental need. Candidates may have the opportunity to develop
courses in their area of specialization, participate in the Master’s
program, and teach in the Applied Environmental Science Program at the
William H. Miner Agricultural Institute. Candidates may be asked to teach
courses in a distance learning format.

Required Qualifications: A Ph.D. in an environmental science or related
discipline is required at time of appointment. ABDs will be considered for
appointment at a lesser (qualified) rank and salary, upon proof that the
applicant's defense of his/her dissertation will be scheduled within the
first year of appointment.  A successful ABD applicant will receive
promotion to the rank of Assistant Professor and a salary increment at the
start of the semester following verification of the terminal degree
completion. An ABD hire will be limited to a one-year appointment, subject
to renewal for one year only (2 years maximum). The successful candidate
will have demonstrated the ability to work effectively and collegially with
faculty, staff, and administrators.

Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with lab or field-based expertise in
biogeochemical and/or physical aspects of soil science. Preference will be
given to candidates with documented evidence of college-level teaching
effectiveness, willingness to engage undergraduate students in research and
applied learning techniques, and experience working in interdisciplinary
settings.

*How to Apply: *Review of applications will begin immediately and continue
until the position is filled. Application materials received by November 9
will be guaranteed full consideration. Please apply to
http://jobs.plattsburgh.edu/postings/9662 and include a cover letter,
curriculum vitae, unofficial transcript, and contact information for 3
current references.  Additional information may be requested at a later
step in the process. Official transcripts from an accredited institution
will be required prior to employment.


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.
-- 
Eric Leibensperger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Center for Earth and Environmental Science
SUNY Plattsburgh
518-564-4104
http://leibensperger.github.io
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