[ES_JOBS_NET] Colby College one-year Visiting Assistant Professor in paleoclimate or global change, Waterville, Maine

[Bess Koffman]

One-year Visiting Assistant Professor in paleoclimate/global change
Colby College, Waterville, Maine

The Colby College Department of Geology invites applications for a one-year
Visiting Assistant Professor specializing in paleoclimate,
paleoceanography, global environmental change, or a related field to begin
September 1, 2020. The successful candidate will teach a sophomore-level
undergraduate course on Earth’s climate and paleoclimate history with a
lab, as well as an introductory geology course and an upper-level elective
in their area of specialty (a total of four course equivalents).

Our ideal candidate will be able to offer both field- and lab-based study
of past environmental change in Maine to give students hands-on experience
with paleoclimate research. The successful candidate will have access to
instrumentation and facilities in the Departments of Geology and Chemistry
for research and teaching. These include a powderXRD, micro-XRF, SEM-EDS,
CHNSO Elemental Analyzer, ICP-OES, petrographic and binocular microscopes,
and sediment-sieving equipment. The search committee is especially
interested in candidates with a demonstrated ability to teach and mentor a
diverse student population. A Ph.D. at the time of appointment is
preferred, but ABD candidates will be considered. Complete applications
will include: (1) a brief cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a
statement of teaching philosophy illustrating commitment to diversity and
inclusive teaching, and (4) three confidential letters of recommendation.

Please submit all materials via Interfolio at: apply.interfolio.com/69710
<https://www.higheredjobs.com/institution/apply.interfolio.com/69710> .

Applications received by January 6, 2020 will receive full consideration,
but applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Inquiries
may also be directed to paleoclimate20 at colby.edu.

Statement:
Questions regarding this opening can be addressed via email to HR at colby.edu.

-- 
Dr. Bess Koffman
Assistant Professor of Geology
Colby College
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