Visiting Assistant Professor of Earth and Oceanographic Science

Bowdoin College, United States

Updated: 2 months ago
Location: Brunswick, MAINE
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Posting Details


Title Visiting Assistant Professor of Earth and Oceanographic Science
Posting Number F00227JP
Department Earth and Oceanographic Science
Position Summary
The Department of Earth and Oceanographic Science at Bowdoin College invites applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible, visiting assistant professor position for the 2024-2025 academic year. The appointment is for one year and begins July 1, 2024. A PhD is expected by the time of appointment.
Teaching responsibilities will emphasize courses in biogeochemistry and surface earth processes. The selected applicant will teach four courses: two courses with weekly laboratories and two seminars with no weekly lab. The fall-semester laboratory-based course will be biogeochemistry; other course topics might include groundwater and aquifers, soils, climate and atmospheric science, sedimentary systems, critical zone processes, natural hazards, or natural resources. The College’s location along the rocky Maine coast provides excellent local field locations for teaching and research. Department facilities include stream tables, trace gas analyzer, gas chromatograph, HPLC, nutrient analyzer, titrator, dissolved inorganic carbon analyzer, YSI, waders, access to a boat fleet at the Schiller Coastal Studies Center, and SEM with CL/EDS/EBSD capabilities. For more information, please visit http://www.bowdoin.edu/earth-oceanographic-science .
Bowdoin College offers opportunities for professional development including robust programming and resources for establishing and enhancing mentoring networks. The College also offers support for teaching, publication, digital initiatives, computing software, conference travel support, and community partnerships in courses.
Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education. We encourage applications from candidates committed to the inclusive instruction and support of a diverse student population and who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. The Bowdoin community warmly welcomes people of all backgrounds. We especially encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply. Accessibility during the application and interview stages, as well as once employed, is a priority of the College: https://www.bowdoin.edu/accessibility/index.html . Visa sponsorships for faculty hires are available.
Bowdoin College accepts only electronic submissions. Please visit https://careers.bowdoin.edu to submit 1) a cover letter; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a 2-page statement that describes your teaching approaches and how your teaching, scholarship, and mentorship supports our commitment to equity and inclusion; 4) a 2-page description of your research plans; 5) a sample syllabus for one course you would like to offer at Bowdoin; and 6) the names and contact information for three references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation. Letters will be automatically requested from the references of candidates invited for phone interviews at a later stage in the review process.
Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2024 and continue until filled.
Founded in 1794 on the Maine coast, Bowdoin is one of the oldest and most selective coeducational, residential liberal arts colleges in the country. Located in Brunswick, a 30-minute drive north of Portland, the College is in an area rich with natural beauty and year-round outdoor activities. Bowdoin’s reputation rests on the excellence of its faculty and students, intimate size, strong sense of community, and commitment to diversity (38% students of color, 7% international students and approximately 17% first generation college students). Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses. For further information about the College, please visit our website: www.bowdoin.edu
Posting Date 12/15/2023
Applications Accepted Until
Open Until Filled No
Special Instructions to Applicants
At the time of application, you will be required to include information for three references, including name, title, email address, phone number and how you know the reference.
The reference providers will receive an email from the application system if your application reaches the long list stage. The email will provide them a link within which to upload a confidential reference letter on your behalf.

You will not be able to view the reference letters but will be able to see how many have been submitted on your behalf.
Employment Category Full Time Year Round
Job Start Date 07/01/2024
Job End Date
Job Type Faculty
Background Check Package Requirements Faculty/Administrative

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