Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites applications for a Mendel Science Experience Post-doctoral Fellow. The Fellows program is designed to enhance the College’s teaching of science to non-science majors through the Mendel Science Experience program and to foster the professional development of recent Ph.D. recipients on a career path leading to faculty positions. Positions are 50:50 teaching and research. Fellows will team-teach a non-science-majors course with their faculty mentor as well as upper level undergraduate course, will conduct research in collaboration with the faculty mentor, and will have opportunities to supervise undergraduate research. The position begins in August 2011.
Applicants who have an interest in research focused on the response of tidal marshes to climate change and land use alterations are encouraged to apply to work with Nathaniel Weston in the Department of Geography and the Environment. We’re especially interested in the response of microbial and plant communities to rising sea-levels and salt-water intrusion, changing organic matter sequestration and sediment accretion rates, and the resultant alterations to ecosystem function. I teach a Mendel Science Experience course focused on climate change. Applicants interested in working in my lab and developing and teaching courses in the Department of Geography and the Environment should contact me prior to submitting applications. The application must include a research plan and a teaching proposal that should be developed in coordination with me. Please contact me via email (nathaniel.wes...@villanova.edu) to discuss the position and your interests. See my website (http://homepage.villanova.edu/nathaniel.weston) for more information on research in my lab. Applications must include a curriculum vitae, official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work, and a cover letter that includes: a statement of career goals, a personal professional development plan, a plan for research that indicates collaboration with the potential faculty mentor, a proposal for teaching that includes a Mendel Science Experience course for non-science-majors and an upper level course (possibly team- taught with the faculty mentor) for science, and names and contact information for three references. Applicants must apply online at https://jobs.villanova.edu. Review of applications will begin on 2 March 2012; the search will remain open until the position is filled. Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. An AA/EEO Employer, Villanova seeks a diverse faculty committed to scholarship, service, and especially teaching, who understand, respect, and can contribute to the University’s mission and values.
