Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia

Position Summary: The purpose of this residential position is to provide non-academic program support for students and faculty. Using skills in external community networking, group facilitation, team building, and conflict resolution, the Student Affairs Manager fosters in students a sense of community and group responsibility, a proactive attitude toward program safety, a respect for local culture(s) and an appreciation of the logistically complex nature of being an active participant in a field-based program.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; Masters preferred.
• Professional outdoor, experiential, and/or field education experience.
• Significant experience managing student groups in a residential setting.
• Demonstrated skills in group facilitation, team building, conflict resolution, outdoor leadership, risk management.
• Demonstrated community outreach experience.
• Wilderness First Responder and CPR Certifications, or equivalent.
• Experience living or working in host country or region with appropriate language skills.
• Clean driving record and ability to operate a manual transmission vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Life Saving or Emergency Water Safety Certification
• Computer Skills.

Other Expectations:

• Demonstrated ability to work as a team member and independently.
• Demonstrated commitment to environmental issues.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including weekends and live on site at the field station with a small team of permanent staff, groups of US undergraduate students and visiting researchers or programs.

Start Date: July 8, 2008

Salary: $27477.00 AUD plus on-site room and board and an excellent benefits package.

For more details and complete job description, you are invited to visit the SFS website at www.fieldstudies.org.

TO APPLY: Email a cover letter and resume outlining relevant experiences to: The School for Field Studies at jobs@fieldstudies.org.

Faxes and hard copy will not be accepted. EOE.