Tenure-Track Position in Environmental Science
Dickinson College
Carlisle, Pa

Dickinson College invites applicants for a tenure-track position in Environmental Science in our Environmental Studies Department, commencing July 1, 2013. The successful candidate will be strongly interdisciplinary, with primary training in the natural sciences with a focus on aquatic systems. S/he will be expected to initiate an active research agenda, engage students in research, provide opportunities for service-learning, and build on our strong community-based research programs. The faculty member will be expected to teach a section of our introductory environmental science course, offer an intermediate-level course on management and analysis of the aquatic environment, contribute to our First Year and senior seminar course offerings, and offer courses in his/her area of interest, all in rotation with existing faculty. We would welcome a focus in watershed management, water resources, limnology, aquatic systems restoration, wetlands ecology, freshwater ecology, estuarine studies, water pollution science, or other related fields. The Ph.D. is required.

Dickinson College is a highly selective liberal arts college in South Central Pennsylvania with a national reputation for leadership in global and sustainability education. The Environmental Studies Department is one of the oldest in the nation, offering a wealth of research and co-curricular opportunities. The candidate will be expected to work closely with the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM), a co-curricular project of the Environmental Studies Department (http://www.dickinson.edu/allarm).

Applications should include a statement of interest, curriculum vitae, a brief statement (no more than 500 words) of your personal teaching philosophy, and contact information for three references. Application materials should be submitted at: https://jobs.dickinson.edu. Further inquiries may be forwarded to Professor Ashton Nichols, nicholsa@dickinson.edu. Review of candidates will begin on November 15 and continue until December 15, 2012. Dickinson College is committed to diversity, and we encourage candidates who will contribute to meeting that goal to apply. Applications and nominations of women and minorities are strongly encouraged.