Position Announcement: Full-time Faculty - Circumpolar Studies, Sterling College

Teaching responsibilities will include courses such as Quaternary Studies, Ecology, Winter Ecology, Introduction to the North, and Field Studies in the Circumpolar North, as well as working closely with students on independent studies, senior applied research projects, and work program obligations. Additional responsibilities include service on committees, faculty and instructional team meetings, and advising. In addition, candidates should have experience developing and teaching field programs in remote areas.

The ideal candidate is an innovative and passionate undergraduate educator with substantial hands-on research experience in his or her field of study, who is able to teach in a flexible interdisciplinary environment. Preference will be given to applicants with a PhD at the time of appointment.

All applications must be received by Friday, 14 December 2007. Responsibilities for this position will begin in August 2008.

To apply, please send a letter, CV, and the names of three references to:
David Gilligan, Search Committee Chair:
Post Office Box 72
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827
Phone: 802-586-7711
Fax: 802-586-2596

For more information about Sterling College, please visit:
http://www.sterlingcollege.edu

Phone: 802-586-7711
Fax: 802-586-2596