Visiting Assistant Professor in Geodynamics
- Employer
- Bates College
- Location
- Maine, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Feb 18, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Science, Technology & Mathematics, Geology & Earth Sciences
- Employment Level
- Non-Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
The Department of Earth and Climate Sciences (EACS) at Bates
College invites applications for a full time (five courses per
year), two-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Geodynamics
beginning fall 2021. Candidates with a demonstrated commitment to
the success of historically underrepresented, marginalized and
first-generation students are encouraged to apply. The successful
candidate must demonstrate potential for teaching excellence in a
vigorous undergraduate program, have a good knowledge of/experience
with inclusive pedagogies, and welcome the opportunity to mentor
serious students and advise senior theses. Field-based,
computational, and analytical laboratory projects, and
collaboration with departmental colleagues offer a wide range of
instructional opportunities.
The successful candidate will teach an introductory course with
field/laboratory components in plate tectonics and bedrock geology
and a sophomore/junior level course with laboratory in structural
geology every year, and will teach an elective (e.g., GIS, or
other) or an upper level course in the area of their own expertise
in alternate years. During the spring Short Term semester
(April-May) the candidate will teach a 3.5 week immersion course on
and/or off campus in the area of their own expertise.
Facilities include a staff-supported Visualization Lab, Digital
Media Studio, GIS and mobile GIS capabilities, and a structure
laboratory. A full-time departmental assistant in instruction
provides logistical support for the introductory laboratory.
Maine is particularly well suited for teaching and research in
earth and climate sciences. The glaciated landscape of the north
east exposes extensive metamorphic and igneous terranes. Bates
College is located in Lewiston, approximately 1.5 hours from the
White Mountains to the west and 1 hour from the rock-bound Maine
Coast to the east.
We strongly encourage applications from individuals in
underrepresented groups, individuals who have followed
non-traditional pathways to higher education due to societal,
economic, or academic disadvantages, and individuals with a
demonstrated capacity to advance the college’s continuing
commitments to equity and inclusion. Candidates are asked to
identify their strengths and experiences in these areas.
Qualifications
ABD will be considered, Ph.D., preferred
Application Instructions
Review of applications will begin on March 10, 2021. Applicants
should submit a cover letter highlighting the experience(s) that
make them excellent candidates for a faculty position in the
Department of Earth and Climate Sciences at Bates, a curriculum
vitae, and statements of a maximum of two pages each on i)
inclusive and evidence-based pedagogy, ii) their past and/or
potential contributions to equity, inclusion, and diversity with
regard to underrepresented groups, and iii) research. The search
committee will request additional materials, such as reference
letters, for selected candidates after initial review. Interviews
will be conducted via Zoom. Employment is contingent upon
successful completion of a background check.
Company
Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college. We are proud to offer a highly personalized education that centers on deep and sustained interactions among students, faculty, and community. We are engaging the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.
When Bates opened in 1855, it was New England’s first co-ed college. Since then, we have admitted students no matter their nationality, race, religion, sex, or socio-economic status. While this openness was at the core of our founding identity and principles, it has been tested throughout time and requires us to constantly reflect upon and recommit to our mission.
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