Hello, Could you please post following job announcement for a full-time faculty position in agro-ecology on your listserv?
Thank you very much, Anja Kade _________________________________________________ SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FACULTY Sterling College, a small experiential liberal arts college focusing on ecology and community, invites applications for a full-time Sustainable Agriculture faculty position in Craftsbury Common, Vermont. We welcome applications from inspired educators with strong academic and applied skills who wish to provide leadership and vision for our Sustainable Agriculture program. Responsibilities for this position will begin in July 2009. Preference will be given to candidates with a strong background in Agroecology or a related field. Teaching responsibilities will consist of courses in content areas such as plant and soil science, agricultural techniques, permaculture, and organic crop production. Additional responsibilities will include working closely with students on independent studies and senior applied research projects, delivering upper-level seminar courses, fulfilling work program obligations, serving on committees, attending faculty and instructional team meetings, and advising students. Candidates should effectively bridge classroom and field-based learning and be familiar with agricultural policy and the development of community food networks. The ideal candidate is an innovative and passionate undergraduate educator with substantial hands-on research experience in his or her field of study who can teach in a flexible interdisciplinary environment and has the ability and interest to support an integrative college curriculum. Preference will be given to applicants with a Ph.D. at the time of appointment. For more information about Sterling College, please visit www.sterlingcollege.edu. Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the contact information for three references by 12 December 2008 to Anne Morse, Search Committee Co-Chair, P.O. Box 72, Craftsbury Common, VT 05827. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (802) 586-7711x144. Fax: (802) 586-2596. Electronic submission of application material is preferred.
