Lecturer Position in Environmental Leadership Job Summary/Basic Function: The College of the Environment and Life Sciences at the University of Rhode Island seeks to hire a full-time lecturer with demonstrated teaching expertise in the conservation of biodiversity and natural resources management. The candidate will be required to teach two to three courses each semester and mentor graduate students in the Masters of Environmental Science and Management (MESM) program. Courses may include (but are not limited to) a graduate course in environmental leadership (new course), a junior-level introductory forestry course (NRS 301), a junior-level wildlife ecology course (NRS 305), a freshman course in natural resource conservation (NRS 100), and a group project course that can satisfy the requirements for professional masters research (EVS 598).
Required Qualifications: An M.S. degree in a discipline relevant to environmental management plus 8 years of experience as a practitioner of environmental management, or a Ph.D. in conservation biology, natural resources science, landscape ecology, or related fields. Demonstrated excellence in teaching and strong organizational, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to lead group projects on applied, multidisciplinary environmental issues. Preferred Qualifications: Familiarity with the natural history and conservation of New England landforms, habitats, plants, and animals. Demonstrated knowledge of the elements of effective leadership in addressing environmental problems at local and global scales. Closing Date: July 21, 2015 Duration of the Position: This position is guaranteed for one year with the potential for renewal for additional years. Application: Applications must be done online at: http://jobs.uri.edu:80/postings/424 <http://jobs.uri.edu/postings/424> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy E. Karraker, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Wetland Ecology Department of Natural Resources Science University of Rhode Island 105 Coastal Institute at Kingston Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 USA Email: [email protected] Phone: 401-874-2916 <callto:401-874-2916> Webpage: http://karraker.weebly.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
