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Employer:	The School for Field Studies.
City:	South Caicos
State/Province:	n/a
Country:	Turks and Caicos Islands
Type of Employment:	Full Time
Environmental Categories:	Environmental Science Education Conservation
Industries:	Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing
Required Education:	Doctorate

Job Description:

On an annual basis, teach the Marine Resource Management 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:

SFS creates transformative study abroad experiences through field-based learning and research. Our educational programs explore the human and ecological dimensions of the complex environmental problems faced by our local partners, contributing to sustainable solutions in the places where we live and work. The SFS community is part of a growing network of individuals and institutions committed to environmental stewardship.

Program Focus:

SFS is working with the Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) and the National Park Service to develop management strategies to help conserve marine biodiversity and provide economic opportunities for island residents. With so many local residents dependent upon marine resources for their livelihood, along with increasing resource consumption by tourists, finding viable options for managing fisheries and conserving critical habitats, including coral reefs, is crucial.

Course Description:
The Marine Resource Management course provides students with the options and consequences of how to manage natural systems in the context of human use, development and degradation. It is intended to introduce the various disciplines, tools, and information required to understand and manage natural resources. It covers a wide range of disciplines, but is focused on the management of fisheries resources in the TCI and the sustainable use of lobster, conch and finfish. It will establish the link between the complementary courses offered in the program, Environmental Policy and Socioeconomic Values, and Tropical Marine Ecology. Topical areas include: ecosystem analysis, anthropogenic impacts, regulation and enforcement, conservation practices, coastal zone management, tropical marine resources, tropical fisheries and fisheries management, parks and protected areas, natural areas and development, tourism development and planning, and, ultimately, human management techniques. The goal is to provide the tools to manage natural systems for long-term sustainability.

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 Marine Ecology and Socioeconomics 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: http://www.fieldstudies.org/tci

Company Name:

The School for Field Studies

Post Date:

11/26/2012

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