<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">FYI</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Libarkin, Julie</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:libarkin@msu.edu">libarkin@msu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 8:43 AM<br>Subject: MSU Teaching Specialist in EES<br>To: <<a href="mailto:GEOED-RESEARCH@list.msu.edu">GEOED-RESEARCH@list.msu.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-8768585371104466266">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Julie<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPS",serif">Academic Specialist-Teaching, fixed-term (9 months), Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif">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. </span>
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<span style="color:black;background:white">in earth sciences, environmental sciences or
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field and experience in teaching undergraduate earth and environmental science courses<br>
<span style="color:black;background:#f9f7f7">a Teaching Assistant or Instructor of Record</span>. The ideal candidate will also have experience and/or commitment to teaching undergraduate
<span style="color:black;background:#f9f7f7">students from broadly diverse demographic and social backgrounds.
</span>Candidates who employ innovative, evidence-based science teaching practices in their pedagogical approach are especially sought.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif">Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a 3-page cover letter teaching philosophy and
<span style="color:black;background:white">experience</span>, and </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif">to <a href="http://jobs.msu.edu" target="_blank">jobs.msu.edu</a> (posting #877639). Applicants should also provide the contact information for three professional
references; letters will be </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif">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" target="_blank">schrenkm@msu.edu</a>).
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Associate Dean for STEM Education Research & Innovation, Office of Undergraduate Education<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Michigan State University<br>
N100 North Kedzie<br>
East Lansing, MI 48824<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Email: <a href="mailto:libarkin@msu.edu" title="mailto:libarkin@msu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">libarkin@msu.edu</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Website: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/geocognitionresearchlaboratory.wordpress.com/__;!!HXCxUKc!w378NJtFxsPIBdrPtzvii0RPLYp6EOnQyz6IKt2V34WXGl8CX5kKGF1GFUAAF6vY_Khz5Zc65vUv5M4Da9M$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geocognitionresearchlaboratory.wordpress.com/__;!!HXCxUKc!w378NJtFxsPIBdrPtzvii0RPLYp6EOnQyz6IKt2V34WXGl8CX5kKGF1GFUAAF6vY_Khz5Zc65vUv5M4Da9M$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">https://geocognitionresearchlaboratory.wordpress.com/</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Geology Voting Faculty <<a href="mailto:GEOFAC@LIST.MSU.EDU" target="_blank">GEOFAC@LIST.MSU.EDU</a>> on behalf of Schrenk, Matthew <<a href="mailto:schrenkm@MSU.EDU" target="_blank">schrenkm@MSU.EDU</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 10:16 AM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:GEOFAC@LIST.MSU.EDU" target="_blank">GEOFAC@LIST.MSU.EDU</a> <<a href="mailto:GEOFAC@LIST.MSU.EDU" target="_blank">GEOFAC@LIST.MSU.EDU</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Teaching Specialist in EES<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I just wanted to draw to your attention the current, active search we have for a Teaching Specialist in EES.
<b>If you know of anyone in your networks that may be interested in applying please pass this along!</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Matthew Schrenk, Ph.D.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Associate Professor<br>
Michigan State University<br>
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences<br>
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics<br>
Natural Science Building, Rm 144<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">web: <a href="http://www.mattschrenklab.com" target="_blank">www.mattschrenklab.com</a>
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