Visiting Faculty Position in Performing Arts

College of the Atlantic seeks a visiting faculty member in the Performing Arts. Initial appointment is for one year, with the possibility of reappointment for an additional year. The anticipated start date is September 2012.

The successful candidate will integrate the Performing Arts into our broad-based, interdisciplinary human ecology curriculum by teaching five courses per year, both introductory and intermediate, including one that focuses on and culminates in a public production. In addition, the visiting faculty member will be expected to supervise independent studies, tutorials and senior projects, and contribute to college governance and service. The successful candidate should demonstrate college-level teaching experience or its equivalent and/or professional expertise in: Acting, Directing, Theater Production, Movement/Dance and Voice/Speech. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in Theater History, Playwriting, Devised Theater, and Stage Craft. The visiting faculty member will be the only professor teaching theater at the College and will be expected to contribute to making Performing Arts at College of the Atlantic available to a wider audience outside of the college community.

MFA in Theater or related area or equivalent professional experience is required. College teaching experience, professional experience as an actor and/or director, and demonstrated success as a collaborative artist, teacher, and colleague is preferred.

Applications should include a list of proposed courses (with short descriptions of each) on a variety of traditional and non-traditional topics within the area/s of performing arts in which the candidate has expertise. We are especially interested in proposals that include the design of student productions in theatre (the College operates on a 10-week trimester system), including those that combine history, theory, and practice in innovative ways in their application.

Interested candidates should send a CV, list of proposed courses, and a cover letter addressing qualifications for the position to Catherine Clinger, cclinger@coa.edu. The CV should include contact information for two references. Please send files in .pdf format. Review of applicants will begin on January 10, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled.

Visiting Faculty Position in EARTH SCIENCES/GEOLOGY

College of the Atlantic seeks a visiting faculty member in Earth Sciences/Geology. Initial appointment is for one year, with the possibility of reappointment for an additional year. The anticipated start date is September, 2012.

The visiting faculty member will be expected to develop and teach introductory and intermediate classes, supervise independent studies and senior projects, and contribute to college governance and service. The visiting faculty member will be the only professor in the geosciences at the college. Courses offered should appeal to students who are focusing in the sciences, as well as those whose primary areas of interest lie elsewhere. The ability to engage a wide range of students is essential. We seek a teacher who can inspire our students to appreciate and understand the relations between physical and natural systems and the complexities of human-nature interactions.

The successful candidate will teach a field-based introduction to earth science/geology class and other introductory and intermediate courses and labs in geology and earth sciences. We are particularly interested in candidates who can offer one or more courses that would satisfy the college's quantitative reasoning requirement. Classes in areas such as Climate Science, Meteorology, Hydrology, Oceanography, Energy and Natural Resources, and Soil Science are also of interest.

A PhD in geology, earth sciences, atmospheric science, or a related field is required. Teaching experience is strongly preferred.

Interested candidates should send a CV and a cover letter addressing qualifications for the position to Don Cass, Professor of Chemistry, at dcass@coa.edu. The CV should include contact information for two references. Please send files in .pdf format. Review of applicants will begin on January 5, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled.

College of the Atlantic is committed to academic excellence, cultural diversity, and multicultural education. COA is an AA/EEO employer. Applications are especially encouraged from persons who would enhance the ethnic, gender, and cultural diversity of the College.