Laboratory Instructor (posting #S00111JP)

Target Audience(s): Faculty


Institution: Bowdoin College Coastal Studies Center

Institutional Web Link: http://www.bowdoin.edu/coastal-studies-center/

Position Description: Laboratory Instructor (posting #S00111JP)

The Laboratory Instructor will support the Bowdoin Marine Science Semester (BMSS) in the Fall and an upper level campus-based oceanography course in the Spring. The BMSS is composed of three science modules and one writing module (see the CSC website for course details), and the Laboratory Instructor will assist faculty with laboratory and field exercises linked to specific course modules. In the spring semester on campus, weekly laboratory sessions of upper level oceanography courses will include both analytic laboratory and observational field components of student projects. A BS degree in marine science required and a Master’s degree in marine science is strongly preferred. Prior teaching experience is required, preferably in a laboratory setting. The successful candidate will have excellent oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, problem solving abilities, and an ability to provide individual and group instruction with sensitivity to different learning styles. The successful candidate will also have a strong quantitative background in marine ecology, a systematic understanding of Gulf of Maine organisms, and a willingness to engage highly motivated students. Must be willing to travel to field sites in California, Canada and Mexico, and possess all legal documents to do so.

The Bowdoin College Coastal Studies Center (CSC) (http://www.bowdoin.edu/coastal-studies-center/) is located on a 118-acre coastal site with 2.5 miles of shoreline on Orr's Island in Harpswell, Maine.

Review of this position will begin June 4 and continue until filled. More information can be found on the Bowdoin Careers website (https://careers.bowdoin.edu/). Specific questions can be addressed to Dave Carlon, Director of the Coastal Studies Center, e-mail: dcarlon@bowdoin.edu.


Position Type: Permanent Position

Funding Source(s): Other


Application Closing Date: Until position is filled.