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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 seeks a full-time faculty member to serve as the Charles Eliot Chair in Ecological Planning, Policy and Design. Since the Chair was first established at College of the Atlantic, it has been a studio-based faculty position. We seek to expand its purview beyond the influence of Eliot’s regional and cultural legacy in the Northeast USA in order to serve more varied communities and ecologies. Understanding the human ecological interfaces within and between human settlement and the landscape is fundamental to the enterprise of creating more compassionate and sustainable relationships in the world.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Chair holder will design courses to provide students the agency to learn applied design within the studio workshop; examine ways to shape more sustainable and equitable built environments while understanding the aesthetics of the spatial, societal, political, and the ecological within a larger and more inclusive historical, social, and cultural context. We aim to expand the range of architectural study at COA to include applicable spatial discourses and emergent fields of sustainable design within a studio setting through courses that, for example, query the built environment as it relates to climate justice and aim to be systematically responsive to diverse natural and cultural locations.
We seek a teacher with practical expertise in the architectural/landscape design studio and planning in the field; one who is experienced both in crafting drawings by hand and with software applications, and alert to emerging technologies. The faculty member would be expected to offer courses that utilize our GIS Lab. A faculty in this position is expected to inspire the development of a student’s ability to analyze, appraise, model, participate and employ critical thinking in transdisciplinary processes that support communities and protect ecologies.
A candidate should be able to offer a constellation of courses in at least three of the following areas: Landscape Architecture, Environmental Aesthetics, Land Use Planning, Urban Design and/or Planning, Community-Engaged Architectural Practice, Building Science and Technology, Environmental Design and Policy. The successful candidate is also expected to offer at least one foundational studio course as part of the Arts and Design introductory curriculum.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Terminal degree in architecture (M. Arch. or Ph.D.), landscape architecture, or one of the listed areas of course offerings is required. We prefer a candidate with a proven record of exemplary teaching experience and professional achievement.
The committee will seek evidence that the candidate has the ability to help students plan, conceptualize, and carry out independent research projects; challenge and inspire students to understand and use methodological and theoretical insights in complex, creative, and practical ways.
We encourage applicants with interests across the sciences, arts, and humanities who are comfortable working collaboratively in a college without a formal architecture program – with colleagues from different disciplinary traditions within the broad-based transdisciplinary curriculum of the college. The candidate must demonstrate an ability to simultaneously engage students at different levels and varying academic interests and motivations. Advising and mentoring students, directing senior projects, supervising independent studies and other local research projects are part of the responsibilities of faculty membership.

TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should submit the following materials as a single attached PDF document to ecoarchsearch@coa.edu by October 1, 2022. Please include your name in the subject line of the email and at the start of file names: surname_first name_title of document.

• Letter of Application
• Curriculum Vitae including full names with complete contact information for three references.
• Portfolio of selected examples of professional, teaching, scholarly and/or design/architectural work.
• 500-word description of your Teaching Philosophy
• 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.
• 5-7 short course proposals (brief descriptions not syllabi). These can be previously taught courses; however, at least 2 of these should be courses you’d like to teach and have not yet had the opportunity to do so. Please include at least one foundational course; and one advanced course incorporating your research/practice interests.
Please direct any questions to the committee chair: Catherine Clinger, cclinger@coa.edu.
COA is an interdisciplinary college of approximately 350 students and 35 faculty – where theory is 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.

Our college is in the process of reaffirming and actively renovating our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusivity. We recognize that it is our responsibility to provide a working and learning environment that sustains, rather than defines individuals. College of the Atlantic acknowledges that we all arrive to COA from different horizons of experience, at different times. Therefore, the DEI process at COA is ongoing, stretching beyond institutional ‘statements’ into continuous and tangible transformational actions. We welcome new participants in the process of living up to this commitment to our colleagues, our students, the greater community and the world.

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.

 

College of the Atlantic seeks a full-time Buildings and Grounds Associate. Some key responsibilities of this position include assisting with the maintenance, cleaning, and safety of all buildings and grounds of the main campus and other properties owned by the college as appropriate and mentoring and leading the management of a large cohort of work-study students.

Minimum of six months of relevant experience; understanding of and enthusiasm for College of the Atlantic’s mission and programs is preferred. Benefits include health, dental, and life insurances, retirement, vacation, and tuition relief for employee and dependents. This is a full-time hourly position.

A complete job description follows. Applicants should send resume, cover letter, and names and contact information for three (3) references to Dan Daigle, Director of Buildings, Grounds, and Campus Safety, by email at ddaigle@coa.edu. Electronic applications only, please. Review of applications will begin immediately.

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.

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 hosts conferences, workshops, and events for private groups renting college space and services. The Conferences & Events Coordinator works closely with clients to coordinate their visit, serving as the liaison between the client, contracted support, and multiple departments on campus to orchestrate all aspects of these events, such as lodging, meals, space use and setup, and other needs (such as A/V support). Though the bulk of the conferences and events associated with this role will occur during the summer months, this position will play a supporting role for events during the academic year.

Essential Job Function

• Marketing to prospective clients, originating and finalizing contracts with clients, and tracking event details to ensure each client’s experience with the college runs smoothly;
• Coordinating all housing and campus space needs throughout the summer;
• Pre-event planning and communications with clients to answer questions, discuss logistics, and provide information about campus;
• Hiring, leading, and supporting a housekeeping staff to ready and maintain spaces for client use;
• Hiring and supporting summer resident assistants;
• Communicating key event details to the appropriate college departments, such as meal counts and catering needs to the dining hall, setup instructions to buildings and grounds, and A/V needs;
• Compiling packets of orientation materials for clients;
• Welcoming and orienting clients to campus, COA’s policies and procedures, and being a positive and helpful college representative at on-campus contracted events;
• Orchestrating linens, keys and other housing needs for clients;
• Problem-solving, customer service issues;
• Working closely with the business office to record payments and prepare invoices to reflect actual conference costs incurred;
• Oversee summer employee lease logistics for on-campus housing;
• Serve as primary contact and develop relationships with event contractors and vendors;
• Assist with events during the school year as needed;
• Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum of one year or one season of customer service experience
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong organizational skills
• Positive approach to customer service
• Ability to shift between competing priorities quickly and handle stressful situations
• Ability to work independently
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office software including Excel and Word
• A strong work ethic and sense of humor
• Ability to lift and carry 25-35 lbs.
• Up-to-date COVID vaccinations

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.

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.

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.

College of the Atlantic seeks a full-time Director of Residence Life and the Student Experience. Some key responsibilities of this position include directing and managing all aspects of the residence life program (including selecting, training, and supporting the college’s team of approximately 20 resident advisors), providing crisis response (some nights, weekends, and breaks) as part of the on-call team, and serving as a member of the Student Support Team. This position is also responsible for overseeing prevention, education, response, and resolution efforts related to incidents of student conflict and behavior issues.

Minimum of five years of relevant experience in higher education and a relevant bachelor’s degree; familiarity with supporting students with mental health issues and with negotiating student privacy and confidentiality; knowledge of and experience with Title IX and other anti-discrimination regulations; understanding of and enthusiasm for College of the Atlantic’s mission and programs is preferred. Benefits include health, dental, and life insurances, retirement, vacation, and tuition relief for employee and dependents. This is a full-time salaried position.

A complete job description and application instructions follows. Applicants should send resume, cover letter, and names of three (3) references to Ingrid Hill, by email at ihill@coa.edu Electronic applications only, please. Review of applications will begin immediately. 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.

• Job Description
  Position Title: Director of Residence Life and the Student Experience
  Department: Reports to Dean of Student Life
  
  General Summary
  Reporting to the Dean of Student Life, the Director of Residence Life and the Student Experience is a full time employee, who manages the college’s residence life program including supervision of the resident advisor team and will be responsible for managing processes related to discrimination, student conflict and other behavioral issues.
  
  Essential Job Functions:
  
• Direct the residence life program
• • Select, train, and supervise the college’s team of approximately 20 Resident Advisors
  • Support RAs in building house community and managing issues and interpersonal conflict arising in campus housing
• In collaboration with others, provide support and programming to help students thrive
  • Serve as a member of the Student Support Team
  • Provide crisis response (some nights, weekends, and breaks) as part of the on-call team
  • Collaborate with the Director of Student Support and Wellness and/or the Dean of Student Life to respond to student mental health issues, when those above are unavailable
• Oversee prevention, education, response, and resolution efforts related to incidents of student conflict and behavior issues
  • Resolve issues of student behavior falling outside our community expectations, including discrimination and bias, using formal and informal complaint and conflict resolution processes
  • Serve as the college’s Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Coordinator for incidents involving student issues that fall under the college’s Title IX Policy and Sexual Misconduct Policy
  • Serve, as needed, as chair of student social misconduct hearing boards
  • Coordinate training for students, related to sexual misconduct, gender discrimination, bystander/upstander engagement and other appropriate topics
  • Work with relevant groups to revise or develop additional processes for responding to discrimination and bias, possibly including a Bias Education Response Team
  • Work closely with the Campus Safety Coordinator to ensure a safe and welcoming campus environment
• Membership on appropriate committees relevant to the position
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required (Master’s preferred) with 5+ years of experience in higher education
• Familiarity with supporting students with mental health issues and with negotiating student privacy and confidentiality
• Knowledge of and experience with Title IX and other anti-discrimination regulations
• Knowledge of and experience with traditional and alternative methods of resolving student conduct issues, including mediation, restorative justice, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to respond and adapt to dynamic situations
• Experience with and ability to work with students and staff from diverse cultures and of diverse identities
• Capacity to balance competing priorities in a highly demanding environment
• Sense of humor and willingness to work as part of a team
• Willing to work some nights and weekends

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 the incumbent be able to contribute to these efforts.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to: ihill@coa.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

College of the Atlantic seeks a full-time Financial Aid Assistant. COA seeks an
organized, detail-oriented professional to assist the Director of Financial Aid with all
aspects of the college’s financial aid processes and systems. Duties include a range of administrative tasks, such as: maintaining and updating confidential student financial aid files, communicating with students and families, coordinating the college’s work-study program, processing loans, and more.

Qualifications include strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, excellent written and verbal communication including sensitivity to cross-cultural communications, and a commitment to student service. Benefits include health, dental, and life insurances, retirement, vacation, and tuition relief for employee and dependents. This is a full-time hourly (non-exempt) position.

A complete job description follows. Applicants should send resume, cover letter, and names of three (3) references to Amy McIntire, director of financial aid, amcintire@coa.edu. Electronic applications only, please. Review of applications will begin immediately. 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 weekend custodian. Some key responsibilities of this position include cleaning between 12,000 – 16,000 square feet of academic space including bathrooms and common areas, assisting in the setup and breakdown of special events, and maintaining the inventory of cleaning supplies needed for assigned spaces and ordering supplies in consultation with the Head Custodian.

A high school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 6 months of related experience is required; some experience with internal and external painting; understanding of and enthusiasm for College of the Atlantic’s mission and programs is preferred. Benefits include health, dental, and life insurances, retirement, vacation, and tuition relief for employee and dependents. This is a full-time hourly position.

A complete job description follows. Applicants should send resume, cover letter, and names of two (2) references to Dan Daigle, Director of Buildings, Grounds, and Campus Safety, by email at ddaigle@coa.edu. Electronic applications only, please. Review of applications will begin immediately.

Job Description
Position Title: Weekend Custodian
Department: Buildings & Grounds
Reports To: Director of Buildings, Grounds, and Campus Safety

General Summary:
Operating under general supervision from the Head Custodian and the Assistant Director of Building & Grounds and in accordance with established policies and procedures, the incumbent is responsible for cleaning, painting and minor repairs of campus buildings and under the Director of Campus Planning, Building & Grounds, and Public Safety the safety and security of all housing during unusual circumstances. This role reports on weekend days as well as some weekdays. The weekend custodian and the supervisor will work out details of the schedule.

Essential Job Functions:
• Cleans between 12,000 – 16,000 square feet of academic space including bathrooms, common areas.
• Assists in the setup and breakdown of special events.
• Maintains the inventory of cleaning supplies needed for assigned spaces and orders supplies in consultation with the Head Custodian
• Replaces light bulbs throughout the various dormitories
• Reports all maintenance problems to the Assistant Director of Buildings, Grounds, and Campus Safety

Other Duties and Responsibilities:
• Actively participates in the COA community by attending meetings such as the All College Meeting, staff or trustee meetings as appropriate.
• Assists the Director of Buildings & Grounds with winter conditions when necessary
• Responds to police and fire related issues during weekend hours.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications:
• A high school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 6 months of related experience is required
• Some experience with internal and external painting
• Familiarity with cleaning products and equipment.
• Sensitive to and awareness of different cultures, as well as, the ability to interact successfully with college age students and their families.

Supervisory Responsibility:
Weekend work study students

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:
Continuous walking, standing, stooping, pushing, and pulling. Ability to lift, carry, and position objects utilizing proper body mechanics and techniques. Ability and willingness to work in all weather conditions Utilizes proper sanitary precautions when handling trash, garbage, and other potential biohazards. Moderate exposure to injury or other hazards. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

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.