Visiting Lecturer in Earth Surface Processes
- 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
- Part Time
Job Details
The Department of Earth and Climate Sciences at Bates College
invites applications for a 2 year part time (four courses each year
or 80%) Visiting Lecturer in Earth Surface Processes 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 earth surface processes and a
sophomore/junior level course with laboratory in sedimentology
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.
Maine is particularly well suited for teaching and research in
glaciated, riverine, lacustrine and coastal systems. Departmental
facilities include the Quaternary and Sedimentology Laboratory with
a Beckman Coulter Laser Particle Size Analyzer. Additional
facilities include the Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory
including an IRMS and ICP-OES. A full-time departmental assistant
in instruction provides logistical support for the introductory
courses. College wide facilities include a staff-supported
Visualization Lab, Digital Media Studio, and GIS and mobile GIS
capabilities. Additionally, Bates College manages the Bates Morse
Mountain Conservation Area, 600+ acres of connected beach, dune,
marsh and upland forest ecosystems which presents numerous teaching
and research opportunities.
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 encouraged 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 15, 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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