[All-postdocs] Ecology and Conservation Lab Instructor at Smith College

[mpolito at whoi.edu]

FYI:

Smith College, Massachusetts, Department of Biological Sciences
Biology Lab Instructor ? Biodiversity, Ecology, Conservation, and  
Physiological Zoology
Location: Northampton, MA

The Department of Biological Sciences at Smith College invites  
applications for a lab instructor to begin August 1st, 2014. This is a  
full-time course support position with full benefits. We seek a  
candidate with experience in organismal biology and ecology, with at  
least an M.S. in biology, ecology, physiological zoology, or a related  
field. The successful candidate will have strong quantitative and  
teaching skills and should be eager to engage in teaching  
undergraduate students.

Teaching responsibilities include taking on a key role in the  
department?s introductory lab course focused on biodiversity, ecology,  
and conservation, as well as teaching laboratories in an intermediate  
course on animal physiology. The introductory course employs an  
inquiry-based approach that seeks to involve students in hands-on  
biological and ecological research, including field-based labs at  
Smith College?s MacLeish Field Station. Current labs include  
investigating the effects of exotic species on forest ecosystems and  
surveying the biodiversity of vernal pools, but the successful  
applicant will also be able to design investigations in his or her  
specialty, and the position has the potential for involvement in other  
labs focused on organismal biology or ecology.

Located in Northampton, MA, Smith College is a member of the Five  
College Consortium with Amherst, Hampshire, and Mount Holyoke Colleges  
and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Other College resources  
include the Program in Environmental Science & Policy, the Center for  
Aqueous Biogeochemical Research, the Center for Molecular Bioscience,  
and the Botanic Garden.

Application Instructions
Submit applications at http://apply.interfolio.com/24805 with a letter  
of application, curriculum vitae, and contact information for 2  
individuals from whom we can request confidential letters of  
recommendation.  Review of applications will begin May 1, 2014.

Smith College is an equal opportunity employer encouraging excellence  
through diversity.