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Description
Macalester College is a selective, private liberal arts college in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Our urban location provides numerous opportunities for teaching and research collaborations with local businesses, public agencies and community organizations. The College enrolls approximately 1800 students from almost all 50 states and approximately 80 countries.
We are especially interested in candidates committed to working with students of diverse backgrounds. Successful candidates will be expected to pursue rich research programs as well as to help sustain, as appropriate, the College's emphases on multiculturalism, internationalism, and service.
Position Overview:
The Environmental Studies Department of Macalester College invites applications for a Chair of the Department to begin Fall 2007.
Appointment will be at the Associate or Full Professor rank. We seek applicants who can provide leadership for the Environmental Studies Department and who will help develop and implement a new curriculum in the Department. The best-qualified candidates will have experience participating in an environmental studies/science program.
The Department currently has tenure-track faculty in environmental history and environmental policy and we seek a scientist with expertise that will complement these areas.
We are especially interested in persons with scholarly and teaching interest in Environmental Science. Areas of expertise could include areas such as physical geography, climatology, biogeography, environmental chemistry, applied mathematics/modeling, agriculture or natural resource management, although other areas will be considered.
The position will include the opportunity to forge curricular links with disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs as appropriate. The successful candidate is expected to build and maintain an active research program with students.
The Environmental Studies Department is housed in a renovated/expanded science building with state of the art laboratory facilities and equipment. Start-up funds are available.
To Apply:
Send letter of application, CV, statement of teaching philosophy and research plans, and 3 letters of reference to:
Dr. Dan Hornbach, Acting Chair
Department of Environmental Studies
Macalester College
St. Paul, MN 55105
Applications received by November 15, 2006 will receive first consideration.
Macalester is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and is committed to diversity. The College prides itself on providing support for excellence in teaching and in faculty scholarship.