Friday, July 30, 2010

Ecohydrology - Postdoctoral Teaching Position, Boston College

The interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program (www.bc.edu/envstudies) at Boston College seeks to hire a Visiting Assistant Professor for a 2-3 year term position starting between January 15 and July 15, 2011. The successful candidate will be housed in the Department of Geology and Geophysics (www.bc.edu/geosciences) and participate in teaching, research and student advising activities. The position includes teaching 8-10 credits (~3 courses) per year of undergraduate environmental science courses and seminars on ecosystems, water resources, anthropogenic impacts, and sustainability. Applicants’ research interests should be at the intersection of hydrologic and ecologic processes in terrestrial and/or coastal systems. The candidate will aid in academic and research advising of undergraduate Environmental Studies minors. This teaching postdoctoral position will include strong teaching and research mentoring by department faculty, and the candidate will work closely with the Director of the Environmental Studies Program. Applicants should send a curriculum vita, statements of teaching and research interests, and the names and contact information of three references as a single PDF-file e-mail attachment to ecohydro-position@bc.edu. Review of applications will begin on September 27, 2010, and continue until the position is filled. Boston College is an academic community whose doors are open to all students and employees without regard to race, religion, age, sex, marital or parental status, national origin, veteran status, or handicap.