[ES_JOBS_NET] Visiting Assistant Professor (Atmospheric Science) at Colorado College

[Lynne Gratz]

Colorado College’s Environmental Studies Program is hiring a one-year visiting assistant professor of environmental science to teach courses in climate change and atmospheric science for the 2021-22 academic year. The successful candidate will teach six courses – Introduction to Global Climate Change (3 sections), Energy: Environmental Thermodynamics and Energetics (2 sections), and Atmospheric Dynamics (1 section).


One distinguishing feature of Colorado College is its Block Plan, in which professors teach, and students take, one course at a time. Each block is three and a half weeks long, and professors teach six of the eight blocks in an academic year. Applicants must therefore be committed to high-quality, innovative undergraduate teaching. The Block Plan lends itself to field and project-based teaching, and funds and logistical support for such projects are available through the college and through the Environmental Studies program.

Visiting assistant professors at Colorado College receive competitive salaries, benefits, and professional development opportunities.



The College actively promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment in which students and employees of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives can learn and work. We are also committed to becoming an anti-racist institution in all of our policies, practices, and pedagogies. Applicants should describe the ways in which they can contribute to these goals.


Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in a related field (e.g. environmental science, atmospheric science, environmental engineering) by start of employment.


Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D. in a related field (e.g. environmental science, atmospheric science, environmental engineering) by start of employment and experience teaching undergraduate courses similar to those required by the position.

Applicants should submit: 1) a cover letter, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) a statement of research interests, 4) a statement of pedagogical principles, 5) evidence of teaching effectiveness, 6) graduate transcripts, and 7) three letters of reference. All application materials should be posted to posted to https://employment.coloradocollege.edu/postings/4618 by March 15, 2021.


Colorado College is an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing the diversity of its community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, gender identity or expression, disability, or sexual orientation in our educational programs and activities or our employment practices.


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