Highlights:
1. Lafayette College invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Environmental Studies.
2. We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who can build upon his or her disciplinary expertise to assist Lafayette in shaping and developing its ambitious new programs in Environmental Studies.
3. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will help us to develop a program that will assure that we are equipping the next generation of citizens and leaders with the humanistic and technical skills to understand environmental challenges and make informed decisions that will shape a more viable world.
4. A significant grant from the Mellon Foundation provides us with the support necessary to develop curricular and extracurricular programs in Environmental Studies that extend beyond the classroom.
5. The candidate will have a teaching and research focus in the arts, humanities, or social sciences in emerging areas of environmental studies such as: Environmental Law, Environmental Policy, Environmental Justice, the Environment in Literature and the Arts, or Global Environmental Issues. A faculty mentor will work with the post-doctoral fellow in course development and research pursuits to help them develop their skills as a new faculty member.
6. The fellow will teach a total of six courses over four semesters (first year, 1:2; second year, 2:1).
7. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in scholarly activity, help to organize workshops and symposia, and mentor students. Housing and partial board will be provided if the candidate chooses to participate in limited residence life, student advising, and mentoring programs. Lafayette College is a highly selective private undergraduate liberal arts college with an engineering division and 2,200 students.
8. Send CV, a statement of teaching and research interests, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and contact information for three referees to: Dru Germanoski, Head, Dept. of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042-1768.
9. The starting date is August 2010 and applications will be accepted until December 15, 2009. Lafayette College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Institution; women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
a. http://environment.lafayette.edu
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