Human Resources

College of the Atlantic (COA) seeks a full-time faculty member in Drawing and Painting. The successful candidate will develop and teach foundational, intermediate, and advanced courses in drawing and painting, and will integrate drawing and painting into COA’s interdisciplinary curriculum. In addition to teaching students pursuing an art focus within their degree in Human Ecology, the candidate should have the ability to teach students from science and humanities disciplines, as well as students at various levels within a given course. Applicants should have college-level teaching experience and professional expertise in drawing and painting. The scholarship and creative work of COA faculty take many forms. In addition to a studio art practice, we also welcome applicants who are public artists or who engage in community-based research anywhere in the world. COA is seeking candidates whose work is transdisciplinary, innovative, and intersectional. Preference will be given to candidates who complement and expand on the existing strengths of COA’s Art and Design area and who demonstrate potential for working with a diverse cross section of the student body. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized or underrepresented in art and higher education.

COA is an interdisciplinary college of approximately 350 students and 35 faculty—where theory and research are tied to practice. Faculty are not organized via departments, and all students design their own major in Human Ecology (BA, MPhil). The average class size is 13. Our educational approach integrates knowledge from all academic disciplines and seeks to understand and improve the relationships between humans and their built, natural, and social-cultural environments. We encourage applicants with interests across the sciences, arts, and humanities who are comfortable working collaboratively – and at times team teaching – with colleagues from different disciplinary traditions. In addition to teaching 5 courses over 3 ten-week terms, other responsibilities of faculty membership are advising and mentoring students, directing senior projects, supervising independent studies, and contributing to college governance.

REQUIREMENTS:
MFA in drawing/painting or equivalent professional experience is required. The preferred candidate has a track record of successful college teaching and is a practicing artist with a developing body of work. The candidate will have knowledge of the roles and contexts of painting and drawing in contemporary visual art and culture, art theory, and art history.

HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter addressing qualifications for the position and teaching philosophy, CV, DEI statement, short descriptions of proposed courses, and work samples.

• Cover Letter: Please address qualifications for the position and teaching philosophy. In addressing teaching philosophy, we ask that candidates discuss ways in which they could contribute to an inclusive and equitable learning environment for all students.
• Curriculum Vitae: Please include contact information for three professional references.
• A concise diversity, equity and inclusion statement. This may include personal experience; ways you have built your understanding of DEI beyond your lived experience; and specific ways that you have and plan to incorporate these in your approach to teaching, mentorship, and service.
• Proposed Courses: Applications should include a list of 4-6 proposed courses (with a one or two paragraph description for each) on a variety of traditional and non-traditional topics within the area/s of painting and drawing in which the candidate has expertise. These should include foundational courses in drawing and painting, as well as intermediate, advanced, and topical offerings.
• Work Samples: 10-15 slides of select works are required. In addition, applicants may submit up to five minutes of time-based work or documentation of an installation.

Please apply through Slideroom at https://coasearch.slideroom.com. Review of applicants will begin on October 15, 2022, and final candidates will be invited in December 2022 for extended interviews and job talks in Jan/Feb 2023. The anticipated start date for the hire is September 2023. Questions may be directed to Nancy Andrews: drawpaintsearch@coa.edu

College of the Atlantic (COA) seeks a full-time, permanent faculty member in writing and rhetoric to direct COA’s writing program.

The Director of the writing program is a faculty member who teaches courses, oversees COA’s Writing Center, coordinates all writing classes, and is a resource for faculty across the curriculum.

The Writing Program at COA is in transition and we seek a colleague who can lead, educate, and inspire the community to significantly reimagine and transform our approach to writing, rhetoric, and communication. While the details of this transformation are open, faculty have expressed a desire for a writing program that:

• Incorporates pluralistic, multi-modal approaches to writing that move beyond a monocultural notion of “Standard English” and includes an understanding of Global Englishes,
• Honors and values the wide range of students’ literacies,
• Inspires and encourages all students in their learning,
• Recognizes there are multiple forms of communication that are valuable to a student’s educational experience,
• Collaborates with faculty across the college,
• And is an integral part of our interdisciplinary, self-directed curriculum.

The successful candidate will teach three to four courses a year in writing, rhetoric, communication, and related areas. (The standard faculty teaching load is five courses over three ten-week terms.) Other faculty responsibilities include advising and mentoring students, directing senior projects, supervising independent studies, and contributing to college governance.

COA is an interdisciplinary college of approximately 350 students and 35 faculty. Each student designs their own major in Human Ecology and faculty are not organized into departments. The average class size is 13. Our educational approach integrates knowledge from all academic disciplines and seeks to understand and improve the relationships between humans and their built, natural, and social-cultural environments. Twenty-four percent of our students are international. Of our US students, roughly one in six are first-generation college students and about 40% are low-income (eligible for the federal Pell grant).

College of the Atlantic is committed to increasing diversity, fostering inclusion, and working towards equity and justice. We encourage applications from candidates who demonstrate how their teaching, service, and research would contribute to making the college more inclusive, equitable, and diverse. We are particularly interested in candidates’ experiences working with students, colleagues, and communities who identify with groups historically excluded, under-represented or marginalized in higher education.

Requirements
A PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Studies, or an allied field is required. The successful candidate will have: experience working in a college or university writing program or writing center; experience effectively teaching a diverse range of students, including multilingual learners; and collaborative leadership skills. We welcome applications from candidates who have taught and/or carried out scholarship in languages other than English.

How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to submit an application consisting of:

• A cover letter,
• A CV with the names and contact information for three references,
• A statement of teaching philosophy and practice, including a discussion of your approach to and experience teaching diverse learners,
• A statement articulating your vision for an inclusive, accessible, effective writing program and how your supervisory and leadership experience, academic and otherwise, might help in achieving this vision.

Please submit applications as a single pdf to writing-search@coa.edu. Review of applications will begin on December 4, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled. We anticipate inviting finalists to campus for interviews in January or February of 2023. Questions about the search may be directed to the chair of the search committee, Dave Feldman, at dfeldman@coa.edu. The anticipated start date for this position is September 1, 2023.

 

Overview

College of the Atlantic seeks a full-time 10-month staff member to assist in the management of Peggy Rockefeller Farms (PRF). The position will assist with the management of daily livestock health, nutrition, and breeding (cattle, sheep, poultry, pork) tasks in accordance with the livestock management plan, as well as pasture management via the execution of the rotational grazing and field maintenance plan. A successful candidate will have experience with poultry production (and processing) and the reproduction of sheep and cattle. Compensation is $18/hour. Benefits include health, dental, and life insurances, retirement, vacation, and tuition relief for the employee and dependents.

PRF, located in the Town of Bar Harbor, Maine, is a 125-acre educational farm with 45 acres in organic and grass-fed livestock production, including poultry (eggs and meat), beef, pork, and lamb. The farm has several organic enterprises certified by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). The farm serves as a living laboratory for classes, research, workshops, and other educational opportunities for students and the broader MDI community. The farm is located on Mount Desert Island near Acadia National Park and is under a Conservation Easement that limits use to agriculture and conservation.

A full job description follows. Please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references electronically to April Nugent, PRF Manager, at anugent@coa.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately with a prospective start date of February 1, 2023.

Essential Job Functions

• Management of daily livestock health, nutrition, and breeding (cattle, sheep, poultry, pork) tasks in accordance with the livestock management plan
• Pasture management via the execution of the rotational grazing and field maintenance plan
• Farm equipment operation (loader tractors, manure spreader, mowers, rototillers, trailers)
• Supervision of work- study students during academic terms, as well as seasonal staff in coordination with the farm manager
• Poultry processing (seasonally)
• Processing, packaging, and delivery of farm products to wholesale and retail accounts as assigned
• Farm facility maintenance and repairs

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years’ experience raising livestock (cattle, sheep, poultry, or swine) for meat and fiber in rotational grazing systems
• A bachelor’s degree or higher in agroecology, agronomy, animal and veterinary science, horticulture, sustainable agriculture and food systems, or an equivalent degree preferred
• Experience with poultry production (and processing) and the reproduction of sheep and cattle is strongly desired

COA has recently committed to an institution-wide effort to enact an affirmatively anti-racist college and to put in place policies and practices that enable all students, staff, and faculty to flourish regardless of background and identity. It is essential that this role be able to contribute to these efforts.

College of the Atlantic is committed to inclusive excellence. We strive to be an open and diverse community that fosters the inclusion of all voices, working to ensure the inclusion of groups of people who have historically been underrepresented or discouraged from participation in community life at institutions of higher education. We actively seek the candidacy of individuals of all identities, ethnicities, experiences, orientations, and communities. More information about the college’s commitment and strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion appear here: https://www.coa.edu/about/dei/. COA is an AA/EEO employer.

Department: Academic Services
Reports to: Provost
FLSA: Exempt

Overview

College of the Atlantic seeks a full-time Director of Internships and Career Development. Operating under broad guidance from the college’s provost and in accordance with established policies and procedures, the incumbent is responsible for managing all aspects of the internship program requirement, community service requirement, and working with the academic advising team, and non-COA study abroad.

A complete job description and application instructions follow. Applicants should submit resume, cover letter, and names of three (3) references at coa.edu/job/internships-director. Electronic applications only, please.

Essential Job Functions

• Manages the internship degree requirement program – assists students with internship search and preparation of required documentation and provides guidance, information, and support during internship experiences
  • Contacts all supervising employers during student involvement
  • Assists students with reflecting on and documenting the internship experience and writes the narrative evaluation for student transcripts
  • Manages database and reports associated with internships and career services
  • Chairs the Internship Committee
• Develops and coordinates a program of career development offerings, by providing resources and guidance to current students and alumnx seeking career services, including but not limited to:
  • Coordinates assistance with resume writing and development
  • Hosts career services workshops and/or speakers, such as alumnx guest speakers
  • Coordinates networking and other opportunities with prospective employers
• Additional duties include:
  • Communicates graduate school information and study abroad opportunities and appropriate funding sources such as Gilman Fund, Critical Language Scholarship program and the Boren Scholarship
  • Assists in initial faculty advisor assignments for incoming students
  • Manages documentation of the community service requirement. Posts a report at the end of the spring term on graduating senior class
• Other duties as assigned by the provost

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, Career Counseling, Experiential Education, Cooperative Education, or related field strongly preferred.

• Knowledge of and/or experience in career development
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Understanding of higher education and a commitment to the values of the College of the Atlantic
• Demonstrated effectiveness in working with students of diverse backgrounds and identities, including but not limited to gender, disability, socioeconomic status, primary language(s), family’s educational background, race, ethnicity, sexuality, or national origin
• Demonstrated experience and ability to partner with faculty and bridge the academic program and learning from off-campus internships, study abroad, and community service degree requirements
• Able to reach out and communicate effectively with employers in diverse fields to forge strategic partnerships to benefit student opportunities for internships, community service, and job-seeking skills

College of the Atlantic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring, and dedicated to diversity on its staff, faculty, student body, and other stakeholders. We actively seek the candidacy of all identities, ethnicities, experiences, orientations, and communities.

College of the Atlantic seeks a full-time Summer Field Studies Director for the Events and Summer Programs department. This program has created a space for learning, discovery, and joyful exploration in the MDI community since 1984. This role will be responsible for overall program coordination, fostering a culture of trust, encouragement, and curiosity for all involved. Additionally, the position will work closely with the Administrative Dean/CFO to investigate the possibility of developing an after school care program for children attending local elementary schools. Bachelor’s degree is required, with preference for a degree in early childhood education as well as one year of experience in the field. Some budget and program managerial experience preferred. Competitive salary and benefits include health, dental, and life insurances, retirement, vacation, and tuition relief for employee and dependents.

Full position description: 

Position Title: Summer Field Studies Director
Department: Events and Summer Programs
Reports To: Administrative Dean/CFO

Overview
Founded in 1969, College of the Atlantic was the first college in the United States to focus exclusively on the relationship between humans and the environment. COA enriches the liberal arts tradition through a distinctive educational philosophy—human ecology. A human ecological perspective integrates knowledge from all academic disciplines and from personal experience to investigate—and ultimately improve—the relationships between human beings and our social and natural communities. The human ecological perspective guides all aspects of education,
research, activism, and interactions among the college’s students, faculty, staff, and trustees.

The faculty, students, trustees, staff, and alumnx of College of the Atlantic envision a world where people value creativity, intellectual achievement, and the diversity of nature and human cultures. With respect and compassion, individuals will construct meaningful lives for themselves, gain appreciation for the relationships among all forms of life, and safeguard the heritage of future generations. Our 350 students, 35 faculty, and 75 staff members share COA’s original focus on engaged learning and community, and more than ever, we believe that an interdisciplinary, human ecological perspective is critical to addressing the world’s most pressing problems.

Summary
College of the Atlantic’s Summer Field Studies for Children has created a space for learning, discovery, and joyful exploration in the MDI community since 1984. It is a curricular-based day program for children entering 1 st through 9 th grade. The Summer Field Studies Director will be responsible for overall program coordination, fostering a culture of trust, encouragement, and curiosity for all involved. Additionally, the position will work closely with the Administrative Dean/CFO to investigate the possibility of developing an after school care program for children
attending local elementary schools. Should this potentiality be viable, this role will lead the process of seeking licensing for such a program and lead the program once established.

Essential Job Functions

• Design, market, and lead the college’s summer camp program;
• Serve as lead administrator for all Summer Field Studies needs;
• Train, cohere, and support program leaders and other support staff in the running of the summer program;
• Ensure a safe and supportive learning environment for each week’s cohorts of children;
• Communicate the important details and on-goings of the camp program with parents/guardians;
• Work closely with the business office for staff payroll functions, purchasing supplies, and managing the program’s budget;
• Manage online registration system and coordinate registrations of each session;
• Coordinate all necessary gear, vans, equipment, spaces;
• Gather feedback for, evaluate, and problem-solve program needs;
• Keep current program records;
• Lead and support all operations for program success;
• Serve as educational outreach to local schools for Dorr Museum of Natural History;
• Explore and complete the process of offering elementary school aged aftercare offerings to local MDI families;
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in early childhood education;
• If degree is outside of early childhood education, a relevant credential or training is required
• Minimum of one year of experience as a lead teacher or working in childcare;
• Unconditional positive regard for young people;
• Leadership experience in a learning environment preferred;
• CPR, First Aid, AED, and waterfront lifeguard certified;
• A strong work ethic and sense of humor;
• Entrepreneurial spirit;
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Ability to shift between competing priorities quickly and handle stressful situations;
• Ability to work independently;
• Up-to-date on COVID vaccination;
• COA has recently committed to an institution-wide effort to enact an affirmatively anti-racist college and to put in place policies and practices that enable all students, staff, and faculty to flourish regardless of background and identity. It is essential that this role be able to contribute to these efforts.

To apply, please submit resume, cover letter, and name/contact information for three (3) references to Bear Paul, Administrative Dean/CFO, at bpaul@coa.edu. Please submit applications electronically. Review of applications will begin immediately with the goal of filling the position as soon as possible.

College of the Atlantic is committed to inclusive excellence. We strive to be an open and diverse community that fosters the inclusion of all voices, working to ensure the inclusion of groups of people who have historically been underrepresented or discouraged from participation in community life at institutions of higher education. We actively seek the candidacy of individuals of all identities, ethnicities, experiences, orientations and communities. More information about the college’s commitment and strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion appear here:
https://www.coa.edu/about/dei/. COA is an AA/EEO employer.