Resident Lecturer in Resource Management
Position Announcement
The Center for Sustainable Development Studies
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Atenas, Costa Rica=20
The purpose of this residential position is to:=20
* Teach critical environmental issues using a team-based,
interdisciplinary, problem-solving approach. The specific area of
course responsibility is Principles of Resource Management, which
requires an understanding of the ecological, socio political, economical
issues as well as the analytical tools used in the conservation,
restoration, and sustainable management of terrestrial, living
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* Lead designated components of the Center's Five-Year Research
Plan. Specific research lines/areas for which this position is
responsible are: impacts of population growth and urban development on
natural resources; biodiversity use and prospecting opportunities; land
use trends, urbanization, and resource impacts; tourism development and
impact assessment; agriculture impacts on natural resources; soil,
vegetation, water resource conditions and impacts in and around
protected areas.
* Oversee, advise and develop individual student directed research
projects that arise from this plan and introduced these students to
experiment design as well as statistical applied analysis.=20
* Lead specials groups and Related Business Opportunities at the
Center for Sustainable Development Studies and support the
administrative development as well as the academic component of such
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* Ensure the expeditious publication of research results and grant
writing.
* Provide an academic environment within the context of an
interdisciplinary position and take over duties that are not academic
but that bring context to the SFS mission in Costa Rica.
* Collaborate in activities outside of the academic duties which
include: kitchen duties, risk management duties and administrative
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Qualifications:
* Ph.D. in Environmental Science or Natural Resource Management
with an emphasis on sustainable development issues.
* Bilingual, speaking and technical writing abilities in Spanish &
English.
* Experience in experiment design and advanced knowledge of
applied statistics. Advanced knowledge of statistical packages with
capability to teach students in these areas.
* Field research experience in water, soil, vegetation and other
natural resource conditions, including impacts affecting the quality of
those resources related to urbanization, tourism, and agricultural
development. Research undertaken in Costa Rica and/or Central/South
America preferred.
* University-level, interdisciplinary, team teaching experience in
natural resource management, environmental studies, environmental
science, and/or sustainable development.
* Familiarity with: sustainable development and globalization
theories and principles; water, soil, vegetation and forest resource
management, environmental impact identification and assessment;
agricultural development and organic farming practices; land use and
protected area planning and management; alternative energy; biodiversity
use and prospecting; tourism: and ecotourism.=20
* Good track record of research publications.
* Willingness to work flexible hours 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.
* Experience living and working in Costa Rica preferred.
* Residential student group management and risk management
experience required=20
Start Date: September 5 2007
Compensation and Benefits: Nine Month Contract (September to May) with
salary ranging from $22,307.00 to $29,000USD (including Costa Rica
salary bonus) depending on experience and qualifications, plus excellent
benefits and on-site room and board during the program. Possibility of
summer opportunities based on development of RBO and special programs.
TO APPLY: Email a cover letter and resume outlining relevant
experiences to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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and hard copy will not be accepted. EOE.
For additional details and job description, applicants are invited to
visit the SFS website at www.fieldstudies.org.
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Eva Augusto
HR Generalist
The School For Field Studies
10 Federal Street, Suite 24
Salem, MA 01970 USA
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
978-741-3567 x107
978-741-3551 (fax)
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