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The Dickinson College Geology Department invites applications for a one-year position as a Visiting Assistant Professor to begin fall 2009. The successful candidate will be committed to teaching excellence in the liberal arts tradition and will be field-oriented with broad interests in geosciences beyond their specialty. Teaching responsibilities will include sedimentology/stratigraphy and topical introductory courses. Demonstrated success in student-faculty undergraduate research is highly desirable. Completion or near completion of a Ph.D. in the earth sciences is required.
Our curriculum emphasizes project-based learning with a strong field component. This is greatly facilitated by our location in the folded Appalachians, at the northern terminus of the Blue Ridge, and near the Triassic rift basins. The department has excellent analytical (GFAAS, SEM-EDS, XRD, XRF, TC-IC, digital 3-component seismometer, and well field for hydrogeologic investigations) and computing facilities including a GIS lab. More information can be found on the college and department Web pages at www.dickinson.edu/departments/geol. Dickinson College is a highly selective private liberal arts college in south-central PA within easy drive of the New York–Washington, D.C. Metro corridor. Dickinson is committed to diversity and we encourage candidates who will contribute to meeting that goal to apply. Applications and nominations for women and minorities are strongly encouraged.
To begin the application process, please go to the following website: https://jobs.dickinson.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50518.
Applications should include a cover letter describing teaching and research interests and philosophy, curriculum vitae, and addresses for three referees. For further information please contact Dr. Jeff Niemitz at niemitz@dickinson.edu. Review of applications will begin on 1 March 2009.
