The University of Pittsburgh Honors College is seeking an instructor with a background in field ecology to co-instruct with geologists a field studies course operating outside of Laramie, Wyoming between June 24 and July 28, 2017. The ecology instructor is the primary lead for about 50% of the lessons occurring during those five weeks, teaching student-centered activities that focus on developing skills in assessing biodiversity in different habitats. For the remaining half of those five weeks, the instructor provides logistical support and back-up instruction on a daily basis, with a course Graduate Assistant providing additional support. Instructors and students reside together in cabins and a lodge located in the foothills of the Medicine Bow Mountains near Arlington, Wyoming and regularly camp at a nearby field site owned by the University of Pittsburgh. Preference for residents in broad vicinity of Pittsburgh or Laramie. For further information see http://www.honorscollege.pitt.edu/wyoming-field-studies and contact [email protected].
