Visiting Part-Time Faculty Position in Environmental Science
 College of the Holy Cross | |
 United States, Massachusetts, Worcester | |
| 1 College Street (Show on map) | |
 Oct 20, 2024 | |
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Visiting Part-Time Faculty Position in Environmental Science Description The Department of Environmental Studies at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a visiting part-time faculty position to teach 2 sections of our Introduction to Environmental Science course during the Spring semester to begin in January 2025. The Department of Environmental Studies is committed to providing support and mentorship of our visiting faculty to ensure future success within their chosen career path. The successful candidate will be provided with mentorship in the introductory environmental science course. There are no required service or scholarship expectations in this position. The Department of Environmental Studies at Holy Cross is a new, growing, interdisciplinary department that consists of faculty that span the breadth of the environmental natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The Introduction to Environmental Science course (ENVS 117) provides an understanding of major environmental problems by studying their biological bases. Applied and basic material will be integrated in most sections. Basic topics include ecosystem structure, energy flow, biogeochemical cycles, population growth and regulation and environmental policy. Applied topics include human population growth, agriculture and food production, pest control, conservation of forests and wildlife, preservation of biological diversity, energy use, water and air pollution and atmospheric climate change. Qualifications Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching as informed by current practice and scholarship in the field. Application Instructions Please submit a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, a statement on teaching philosophy and interests, graduate transcripts (Ph.D. preferred), and two confidential letters of recommendation. In your cover letter, in addition to describing your teaching philosophy and interests, please address the ways you might contribute to and further the College's mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college (seehttp://holycross.edu/mission) and its core commitment to diversity and inclusion. Previous experience teaching, mentoring, or advising diverse student populations is an asset. For more information, please visithttp://holycross.edu/diversity. The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to [LINK from the Interfolio landing page]. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. Questions about this search may be directed to Sarah Luria, Chair, Environmental Studies, sluria@holycross.edu To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/155041 The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,000 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate commitment to the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (http://www.heccma.org) and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (https://new-england.hercjobs.org/)jeid-43a74f0f1898084badeda2b2e0fc4ffd | |