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The School for Field Studies. |
| City: | South |
| State/Province: | Caicos |
| Country: | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Type of Employment: | Full Time |
| Environmental Categories: |
Environmental Science
Education Academic |
| Industries: | Education |
| Required Education: | Doctorate |
| Job Description: |
Open Position -- Resident Lecturer in Tropical Marine Ecology:
The SFS Center for Marine Resource Studies, located on South Caicos in the Turks & Caicos Islands, seeks an enthusiastic, team-oriented individual to serve as part of a residential team of faculty and staff that delivers an interdisciplinary, hands-on learning experience to students spending a semester or summer abroad. On an annual basis, teach the Tropical Marine Ecology course during two semester programs and one-third of the two summer courses, Marine Protected Areas. Lead designated components of the Center's Five-year Research Plan and, as part of this, oversee, mentor, and grade the student directed research projects related to these research lines. Institutional Mission: For more than 30 years, The School for Field Studies (SFS), an international non-profit academic institution and the United States' largest environmental study abroad program for college undergraduates, has provided fully accredited, college level environmental education and has conducted research to propose sustainable solutions to critical environmental problems for community clients through its five year research plans. SFS provides hands-on, interdisciplinary education and environmental research in partnership with natural resource dependent communities. Our goals are twofold: to provide students with transformational experiences that assist them in successfully advancing their careers as skilled professionals and globally aware citizens; and to work with local community stakeholders to develop models for sustainable management of their natural resources. SFS offers a Rainforest Studies program in Australia and New Zealand, as well as a Himalayan Forests, Watersheds, and Rural Livelihoods study abroad program in the Kingdom of Bhutan; a Sustainable Development Studies program in Costa Rica; Wildlife Management Studies and Public Health programs in the East African nations of Kenya and Tanzania; and a Marine Resource Management Studies program in the Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies. The School's headquarters are located in Salem, Massachusetts. Center Objective: The SFS Center for Marine Resource Studies is committed to providing educational and research opportunities to visiting students while collaborating with local stakeholders on setting the research agenda and sharing research outcomes. We operate year-round, delivering two semester and two summer programs. The Center strives to make a meaningful contribution to the sustainable management of South Caicos marine resources and ecosystems, to the better management of the terrestrial environment, and towards the preparedness of the local community for the advent of mainstream tourism. The Center research activities are carried out in three areas: assessment and monitoring of marine environments and species, conservation and management of marine resources, and socio-economic conditions for development. Reports to: Center Director Start Date: January 20 2012 |
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Course Overview:
The Tropical Marine Ecology course examines the interactions of living and non living components of tropical marine environments and how these shape/form different ecosystems. This course focuses mainly on the marine environment from the intertidal areas of South Caicos to its shelf edge, but will have some coastal zone ecology and planning in respect of tourism development. Basic ecological principles will be used to explain the interdependencies of species, populations, communities and ecosystems. Emphasis will be placed on the nutrient flow and energy cycles within and between ecosystems with references to the potential consequences of human alterations of the environment. Today's problems related to marine resource exploitation will be addressed by looking at the limiting factors of biological productivity. The impacts of onshore tourism development on the coastal and reef environments, and on exploited marine resources, will also form part of the teaching and research agendas. The successful candidate will provide high quality, modern and experiential teaching in critical environmental issues in an interdisciplinary curriculum and participate fully in the implementation of the Center’s five-year research plan that addresses these issues. The publication of research results is critical. The successful candidate will work closely with the lecturers in Socioeconomics and Marine Resource Management to deliver an interdisciplinary program through education and research in a field setting. Each lecturer is expected to provide high quality, inquiry-based teaching and will lead students in Directed Research projects defined in the Center’s research plan. Applicants are encouraged to review the course syllabi and programs descriptions on the SFS website: www.fieldstudies.org |
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Salary dependent on experience and qualifications, comprehensive benefits, medical coverage reimbursement, relocation assistance, on-site housing and on-site meals included. We are proud to be an EEO / AA employer M/F/D/V. |
| Company Name: | The School for Field Studies |
| Post Date: | 12/28/2011 |
