The Department of Geosciences and the Environmental Studies Program at Pacific Lutheran University invite applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor to begin September 2011. A Ph.D. is required. Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level is required, with experience in interdisciplinary teaching. Teaching responsibilities will be split between Environmental Studies and Geosciences and will include teaching glacial geology, global climate change, meteorology, the central interdisciplinary methods course for the Environmental Studies program (currently with a watershed focus), topical lower and upper division courses, and mentoring senior capstone research projects. A commitment to conducting field research with undergraduate students on topics that address the complex relationships between people and the environment is expected and is competitively supported by the Division of Natural Sciences.
Please submit your letter of interest, curriculum vitae, copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a summary of current research interests; also arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent on your behalf. Submit the materials to: Search Committee, Department of Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447. Make inquiries to Dr. Jill Whitman, Chair of Geosciences, whitmaj@plu.edu. Applications due by October 1, 2010.
Pacific Lutheran University is a comprehensive institution with an enrollment of approximately 3,600, including international students from two dozen countries. Tacoma is located on Puget Sound in Washington, a uniquely scenic and geologically diverse region. Seattle and Mt. Rainier are about 40 miles from our suburban campus. As a "New American College," PLU emphasizes integration between its liberal arts departments and its professional degrees in the arts, business, education, nursing, and physical education. Its primary mission is to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. PLU enjoys a healthy and progressive relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), serves a diverse clientele, and zealously guards the principle of freedom of inquiry and teaching, The University is committed to diversity, endorses the goals of equal opportunity and affirmative action, and actively seeks applications from women and persons of color.