Overview
The Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences and the Environmental Programs at Lafayette College invite applications for a full-time Visiting Assistant Professor position. We seek applicants with expertise in oceanography, paleoclimatology, and climate change. The successful candidate will teach a 3-3 load with courses on oceanography, paleoclimatology, introductory geology, and the issue of anthropogenic climate change. Preference will be given to candidates with a PhD and teaching experience; however, we will consider well-qualified ABD applicants. The Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences and the Environmental Programs are interested in building a culturally diverse intellectual community and strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds and with interest in and/or experience working in collaborative interdisciplinary settings to apply.
Application Instructions
- Candidates should submit a cover letter of application, statements of teaching and research interests, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference via the Interfolio interface: http://apply.interfolio.com/121552. In their cover letter, candidates should please address how their scholarship, teaching, mentoring, and/or community service might support Lafayette College’s commitment to diversity and inclusion as articulated in the Colleges diversity statement available online (https://about.lafayette.edu/diversity-statement/). Please direct any questions to the search committee chair, Professor David Sunderlin, [email protected].
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