Job Title: Lecturer, Institute for Environmental Sustainability,
Conservation and Restoration
Background: Loyola University Chicago (LUC), Institute for
Environmental Sustainability (IES), invites applications for a
full-time, 3-year, renewable non-tenure-track position at the rank of
Lecturer beginning fall 2014. The IES is a new interdisciplinary
academic unit housed in a LEED-certified geothermal building with
state-of-the-art laboratories, greenhouse and aquaponics facilities
for teaching and research, and a 406-bed "green" dormitory. The IES
presently offers Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Science and
Environmental Studies, as well as 5-year, Bachelor's/Master's Degrees
with the Quinlan School of Business. Educational opportunities in the
IES are enhanced by LUC's Retreat and Ecology Campus (LUREC) field
station where students have fully developed and implemented a
sustainable farm, a wetland restoration project, and a biodiversity
recovery project. LUREC provides an excellent outdoor teaching
laboratory for both conservation and restoration projects. The
student farm and the IES biodiesel program are two examples of
student-run businesses that serve as educational platforms for both
entrepreneurial sustainable business practices and solutions to
environmental problems. (For more information about the IES, please
visit its website:
<http://luc.edu/sustainability/index.shtml>http://luc.edu/sustainability/index.shtml.)
Duties and Responsibilities: Candidates for the position will be
expected to teach introductory courses in environmental science and
contribute to course development and teaching in support of a
curricular concentration in Conservation and Restoration. Teaching
responsibilities shall include 4 sections each semester with the
option to teach at LUREC in the summer.
Minimum Qualifications: Candidates for the position must clearly
demonstrate the potential for excellence in teaching and have a
record of (or clear potential for) distinguished student mentorship.
Experience in teaching at the undergraduate level is desirable. The
successful candidate will have a doctoral degree in an area of the
environmental sciences germane to conservation/restoration ecology or
landscape ecology and should be willing to support the mission of LUC
and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education and to embrace the
pedagogical opportunities at LUREC.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Candidates should submit a
current Curriculum Vitae, a teaching statement, and a letter of
interest to <http://www.careers.luc.edu>www.careers.luc.edu. They
also should provide the names and email addresses of three
individuals prepared to speak to their professional qualifications
for this position, especially in terms of undergraduate teaching and
mentorship. Referees will not be contacted immediately but might be
at subsequent points in the review process. Candidates should forward
additional materials related to teaching excellence to:
Christopher Peterson, Ph.D., Academic Program Director and Professor
1032 W. Sheridan Rd.
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois 60660
(or email to Christine Wolff at <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] )
Review of applications will begin 15 November, 2013 and continue
until the position is filled.
LUC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong
commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our
faculty. As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we
seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver
a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. In order to gain
a clearer understanding of LUC's mission, candidates should consult
our website at
<http://www.luc.edu/mission/missionandidentity>www.luc.edu/mission/missionandidentity.
For information about the university's focus on transformative
education, they should consult our website at
<http://www.luc.edu/transformativeed>www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
Applications from women and minority candidates are especially encouraged.
