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<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Institutional Mission: </span></div>
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The School for Field Studies (SFS) creates transformative study abroad experiences through field-based learning and research. Our educational programs explore the human and ecological dimensions of the complex environmental problems faced by our local partners,
contributing to sustainable solutions in the places where we live and work. The SFS community is part of a growing network of individuals and institutions committed to environmental stewardship. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Position: </span></div>
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Lecturer in Human Dimensions of Endangered Species </li></ul>
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<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Location:</span></div>
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Kimana, Kenya </li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Candidates must have pre-existing work authorization or be a Kenyan national to be considered. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Contract Dates:</span></div>
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August 15, 2025 – May 15, 2026 </li></ul>
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<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Compensation/Benefits: </span></div>
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This is a ten-month contract position with likely renewal depending on successful completion of duties and expectations.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Position Summary: </span></div>
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The SFS Center for Endangered Species Conservation, located in Kenya, seeks an enthusiastic, team-oriented individual to serve as part of a team of faculty and staff that delivers an interdisciplinary, hands-on learning experience to students spending a semester
in Kenya. On a contract basis, the Lecturer in Human Dimensions of Conservation will deliver the 50-hour Human Dimensions of Endangered Species Conservation course during the spring semester. Additionally, during spring, they will co-teach the 50-hour Directed
Research course with other faculty members, leading a faculty-developed directed research project with a small group of students. SFS Kenya has a thematic focus on wildlife and natural resource management and community livelihoods and well-being in the rift-valley
of rural Kenya. </div>
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SFS programs are field-based and experiential. This position will engage students in a classroom and through extensive time spent in the field. We encourage faculty to integrate as much fieldwork and hands-on experience into their courses as possible. </div>
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SFS programs do not follow a nine to five model. Faculty are also integral members of the Center’s communal living model, eating and working with the student cohort. </div>
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Faculty are expected to be active members in the community-building process. Additional responsibilities outside of teaching may include participation in community engagement days, involvement in student life, organization of laboratory space, and general Center
upkeep. We are especially interested in candidates with experience teaching to a diverse student body, and demonstrated commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence in a learning environment, conservation, and the Center’s host community. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Center Focus: </span></div>
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Kenya’s spectacular wildlife, diverse ecosystems, and tribal communities face environmental threats such as climate change and decreased availability of important natural resources. Our research focuses on understanding these threats and their impact with the
primary emphasis on wildlife and their ongoing resource needs. In the Maasai Steppe of southern Kenya, finite resources are stretched in many directions. With continued human expansion and fragmentation of wildlife habitats, the immense pressure on this resource
will only continue to grow. </div>
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Through coursework, field exercises, and Directed Research, students will study people’s dependence on wildlife and other natural resources, examine the threats to the environment and to social networks, and explore the tools and strategies for mitigating the
threats and promoting well-being among communities. A strong component of the program will be examining the ecological patterns and processes that underpin the high diversity of wildlife in the region. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Minimum qualifications </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">M.S. and university-level teaching experience in areas related to community conservation, community tourism, community development, conservation sociology, human dimension relationships, or related field. </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Experience teaching international students (preferably U.S. students) </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Field research experience, preferably in the fields of conservation or sociology. </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Experience with Maasai or other pastoral communities in community resource conservation </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Demonstrated commitment to creating inclusive learning environments </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Demonstrated ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary teaching and research team </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Track record of research publications </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Experience teaching classes in the field </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Demonstrated commitment to environmental issues </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Fluent in English (all courses taught in English) </div>
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<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Preferred Qualifications</span> </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Experience working in East Africa (Kenya is preferred) </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Ph.D. in areas related to conservation sociology or human dimension relationships, or related field. </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Comfort with camping in the parks and other field expeditions in the field </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Enjoys working with others, taking the initiative, and functioning without close supervision </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Experience with residential student group management and/or risk management </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Experience cross-teaching or collaborating on projects </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Able to operate standard transmission vehicles and boats (driving license may be required) </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Track record of grant writing success </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">Current First Aid, CPR, and/or Wilderness First Aid certification</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Applicants are encouraged to review the full course syllabi and programs descriptions on the SFS website:
</span><span style="color: rgb(170, 185, 35);"><a href="https://fieldstudies.org/center/kenya/" id="OWAcac5776f-178f-b3b9-0e23-291cd2f5be10" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_x_x_elementToProof" title="https://fieldstudies.org/center/kenya/" data-linkindex="0" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(170, 185, 35); margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Endangered
Species Conservation - School for Field Studies</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bolder;">To Apply:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Submit a cover letter and resume outlining relevant experiences via the online application on the SFS Careers page at
</span><span style="color: rgb(170, 185, 35);"><a href="https://fieldstudies.catsone.com/careers/" id="OWA7025a881-fcd3-b1e3-5247-9404aba47f2f" class="x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_x_x_elementToProof" title="https://fieldstudies.catsone.com/careers/" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(170, 185, 35); margin: 0px; text-align: left;">https://fieldstudies.catsone.com/careers/</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></div>
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