The Colby College Environmental Studies Program invites applications for a tenure-track position in Marine Conservation and Policy at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin September 1, 2011. We seek candidates eager to join a vibrant interdisciplinary program to contribute to new initiatives in conservation and policy. Applicants with interdisciplinary interests and expertise in human dimensions of oceans or coastal zone management, policy, climate change, or conservation, with strong science backgrounds, are encouraged to apply. Candidates must have a strong commitment to undergraduate research and education. Teaching responsibilities will include courses in marine conservation, marine environmental policy, an advanced course in the area of the candidate's expertise, and in some years, the team-taught introductory environmental studies course or an introductory environmental policy course. An attractive start-up package is available. Familiarity with liberal arts colleges, teaching experience, and postdoctoral experience are desirable.

Maine is internationally recognized for its marine resources. The state has more than 3,500 miles of coastline, vibrant fisheries and off-shore energy industries, and is home to nationally and internationally recognized marine science and policy institutes. Colby recently joined into a strategic partnership with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to work together to shape ocean science education. The Environmental Studies Program is a strategic priority of the College. This position is one of three tenure-track searches we are conducting in 2010-11 as part of an exciting expansion of the Environmental Studies Program.

Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching philosophy and research interests, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and a sample of current scholarship including recent publications and current working papers to: Russell Cole, Chair, Marine Conservation and Policy Search Committee, Environmental Studies Program, Colby College, 5300 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901 (Telephone: 207-859-5300, e-mail: marineconservation@colby.edu). Electronic submission of applications is strongly encouraged, and receipt will be confirmed.

Application review will begin October 15, 2010, and will continue until the position is filled.

Colby is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and strongly encourages applications and nominations of persons of color, women, and members of other under-represented groups. For more information about the College, please visit the Colby web site: http://www.colby.edu