Graduate Program: Assistant/Associate Professor of Natural Resources Management - Paul Smith's College

Graduate Studies Program, Paul Smith’s College

Position Vacancy

Teaching Faculty: Graduate Studies

Assistant/Associate Professor of Natural Resources Management

Associate Professor salary range $40,000-$66,000

The College

Paul Smith’s College is a small liberal arts school located within the 6-million-acre Adirondack Park of upstate New York. The college campus is a 14,400-acre mosaic of intact and working forests, academic facilities, diverse water bodies, numerous wetlands, and a vast trail network. Academic programs at the college take full advantage of our unique location to provide unmatched experiential education. The college offers over 20-degree options. Programs complementary to this position include Forestry, Natural Resource Conservation, Environmental Science, and Biology to name a few.

Job Description

Paul Smith’s College invites applications for a permanent faculty appointment in the Graduate Studies Program in Natural Resources Conservation. We seek a highly collaborative and creative scientist/educator with expertise in either aquatic or terrestrial resource management. The successful applicant will work closely with other faculty to deliver an innovative hybrid graduate program, including an experiential 2-week on-campus residency each June and extensive online coursework. The position will teach courses in natural resources management and the three-semester final project component of the 1- year hybrid Master’s Program in Natural Resources Conservation. The primary responsibilities of the position are teaching, program development, course and program assessment, college/department committees, and student advising. Research opportunities abound with potential collaborations with the Adirondack Watershed Institute and the college’s renowned Forestry and Wildlife programs.

Qualifications

Successful candidates will complement the expertise of existing faculty and contribute to high quality experiential education. Qualified applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in natural resources management, policy, or a closely related field. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to experiential graduate-level education.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience teaching higher level undergraduate or graduate courses in natural resources management, terrestrial or aquatic ecology, policy, or related disciplines.

• Skilled in using and teaching program language R.

• Experience with GIS

• Adept in the field techniques associated with aquatic or terrestrial data collection.

• Social dimension research and engagement skills.

To Apply

Candidates should submit (1) a cover letter explaining how their qualifications and experiences meet the stated expectations of the position; (2) a CV (3) a statement of his/her teaching philosophy, (4) contact information for at least three professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately. For full consideration applications must be submitted by March 15th, 2024. Applications can be submitted on the Paul Smith’s College Human Resource webpage https://www.paulsmiths.edu/humanresources/employment/

Paul Smith's College does not to discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation or disability in any of its programs or activities. Offers of employment are made only to candidates authorized to work in the United States. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

Teaching load

Fall Semesters

1. NRS 542 Nat Resources II: Monitoring and Eval (3 cr)

1. NRS 590 Final Project Planning (1 cr)

1. ENV 541 Assessment of Aquatic Resources (3 cr)

1. Undergraduate science course (3 cr)

1. Total: 10 credits

Spring Semesters

1. NRS 591 Final Project Execution (3 cr)

1. ENV 542 Restoration (3 cr)

1. Undergraduate course (3 cr)

1. Total: 9 credits

Summers

1. NRS 592 Final Project Reporting (2 cr)

1. NRS 541 Nat Resources I: Planning and Management (4 cr)

1. Total: 6 credits

Total credits: 25

Other duties:

1. Advising (10-12 students)

1. Summer Residency collaboration and presence (2 weeks)

1. November Residency presence

1. Committee work