[Grad-postdoc-assn] Fwd: MSU Teaching Specialist in EES

[Scott Briggs]

FYI

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From: Libarkin, Julie <libarkin at msu.edu>
Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 8:43 AM
Subject: MSU Teaching Specialist in EES
To: <GEOED-RESEARCH at list.msu.edu>


All:



See below and attached for a description of a teaching faculty role at
Michigan State University in the Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences.
Fixed term teaching roles at MSU are very similar to teaching faculty
positions at other institutions in terms of stability and longevity – you
can make a career out of it if teaching is your interest.



Best

Julie



*Academic Specialist-Teaching, fixed-term (9 months), Department of Earth &
Environmental Sciences *

Position Description

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

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) 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.

Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. in earth sciences, environmental
sciences or a
field and experience in teaching undergraduate earth and environmental
science courses
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.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a 3-page cover letter
teaching philosophy and experience, and

to jobs.msu.edu (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 (
schrenkm at msu.edu).



Julie Libarkin (she / her)
Associate Dean for STEM Education Research & Innovation, Office of
Undergraduate Education

Professor & Director - Geocognition Research Lab
Michigan State University
N100 North Kedzie
East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: 517-355-8369
Email: libarkin at msu.edu

Website: https://geocognitionresearchlaboratory.wordpress.com/
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*Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and
contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg–Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe,
Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. The University resides on Land ceded in the
1819 Treaty of Saginaw.*





*From: *Geology Voting Faculty <GEOFAC at LIST.MSU.EDU> on behalf of Schrenk,
Matthew <schrenkm at MSU.EDU>
*Date: *Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 10:16 AM
*To: *GEOFAC at LIST.MSU.EDU <GEOFAC at LIST.MSU.EDU>
*Subject: *Teaching Specialist in EES

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to draw to your attention the current, active search we have
for a Teaching Specialist in EES. *If you know of anyone in your networks
that may be interested in applying please pass this along!*



Review of applications begins on September 1st.  Feel free to have
potentially applicants contact me if they have any questions.



thank you!

-Matt



Matthew Schrenk, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Michigan State University
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Natural Science Building, Rm 144

East Lansing, MI 48824

phone: 517-884-7966

e-mail: schrenkm at msu.edu

web: www.mattschrenklab.com






-- 
Scott Briggs (he/him/his)
Administrator

Advanced Study Program
Education, Engagement and Early-Career Development
National Center For Atmospheric Research
*phone: 303.497.1607*
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