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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Academic Specialist-Teaching<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Michigan State University<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The College of Natural Science at Michigan State University welcomes applications for a full-time, 9-month, fixed-term Academic Specialist-Teaching
position beginning January 1, 2024 (with the expectation of yearly re-appointments based on satisfactory performance and continued funding). The individual selected for this position will teach undergraduate courses to geoscience majors in the Department of
Earth and Environmental Science (EES) and general-education courses on geoscience-related topics. The expected teaching load is three courses per academic semester. The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary, benefits, and access to opportunities
for professional development (e.g., trainings in pedagogy, technology, etc.). The College seeks candidates whose teaching and/or mentoring has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at MSU has a longstanding record of working collaboratively to communicate key topics related
to the earth and environment to both STEM majors and general science audiences. EES is a vibrant and dynamic unit within the College of Natural Science, consisting of faculty and students studying diverse areas of geoscience ranging from the environment to
the solid earth to science education. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in Historical Geology, Paleontology, and Sedimentology/Stratigraphy for geoscience majors, as well as integrative science courses for non-science majors (e.g.,
History of Life; Natural Hazards and the Environment; Global Change) as assigned. EES promotes scientific, quantitative, and information literacy built on a foundation of diversity, equity, and inclusion and focused on developing the knowledge and skills necessary
to face the challenges of a changing planet. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. in earth sciences, environmental sciences or a related field and experience in teaching undergraduate
earth and environmental science courses either as a Teaching Assistant or Instructor of Record. The ideal candidate will also have experience and/or commitment to teaching undergraduate students from broadly diverse demographic and social backgrounds. Candidates
who employ innovative, evidence-based science teaching practices in their pedagogical approach are especially sought.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a 3-page cover letter that discusses your interest in the position, your teaching philosophy
and experience, and a description of how issues of diversity and inclusion shape your pedagogy to
<a href="https://careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/listing/">jobs.msu.edu</a> (posting #877639). Applicants should also provide the contact information for three professional references; letters will be requested during the screening process. Review of applications
will begin September 1 2023 and will continue until a suitable candidate is identified. Please direct questions regarding the position to Matt Schrenk, Earth & Environmental Sciences and Chair of the Search Committee (<a href="mailto:schrenkm@msu.edu">schrenkm@msu.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">____________________<br>
Jay P. Zarnetske (he/him)<br>
Associate Professor<br>
Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences<br>
Michigan State University<br>
(517)-353-3249<br>
<a href="mailto:jpz@msu.edu"><span style="color:blue">jpz@msu.edu</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.zarnetskelab.com/"><span style="color:blue">www.zarnetskelab.com</span></a>
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