Botany - Plant Physiology
Position has been filled.
The department of botany at Connecticut College is searching for a broadly-trained plant physiologist to join a department with a strong focus in environmental science. The successful candidate will participate in teaching introductory biology and comparative and plant physiology and will develop a course with a marine focus. Ph.D. and evidence of teaching and research excellence is required. The position will be at the assistant professor level and begin July 1, 2009.
For tenure-track faculty, the normal teaching load is five courses annually (3/2) with lab sections counting as a full course. Faculty members are expected to contribute to the College’s general education program. Salary is competitive. The College believes strongly that research participation is a critical component of undergraduate science education, and the successful candidate will be expected to develop an active research program that involves students. Tenure-track faculty receive a competitive start up package, a research stipend for their first two summers, and a semester’s leave at full salary during their fourth year if they are reappointed after a third-year review. The college has a generous sabbatical leave policy, with tenured faculty eligible for a year-long leave at 80% salary after each six years of continuous fulltime service.
The Connecticut College Arboretum surrounds the campus and, with a wide diversity of habitats, represents a fantastic academic resource for a scientist exploring the physiological aspects of plant biology. The arboretum includes over 750 acres of plant collections, natural and experimental areas, a five-acre tidal salt marsh, and access to the Thames estuary. There are many possibilities for the development of new research programs in the Arboretum, and for collaboration on existing research projects. Connecticut College is conveniently located near the coast of Long Island sound and natural areas, providing easy access to various potential field sites for teaching and research.
Connecticut College educates students to put the liberal arts into action as citizens in a global society. A private, highly selective institution in New London, Connecticut, mid-way between New York and Boston, the College is notable for its strong academic programs, friendly campus, and emphasis on broad interdisciplinary teaching and research.The Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies is a model for this emphasis and provides an opportunity for faculty from a wide range of disciplines to collaborate on environmental education and scholarship. With a student/faculty ratio of 10/1, students learn from their professors in classrooms, studios, labs, and across the residential campus and the entire globe. The intimate size of our community (approximately 1900 students from 45 states and 70 countries) fosters collaboration among faculty, staff and students.
The College’s Board of Trustees, President, administration, faculty and staff share a commitment to diversity. We foster the values of equity, inclusion, and respect for all human differences, for these are essential to the fulfillment of our mission. Structural evidence of this commitment can be seen in our Center for Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity, the positions of senior diversity officer and dean of multicultural affairs created several years ago, our Unity House Multicultural Center, and the diversity programming sponsored by many departments across the campus. The College is also an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Last Modified: Monday, May 04, 2009 11:35