George Mason University, New Century College (NCC) seeks applications for a Term Assistant Professor to teach in the First Year Experience and Interdisciplinary Science Program.  This position would also serve as Director of the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Zoological and Aquarium Leadership, a high-profile, innovative program affiliated with national networks in prominent science associations.<!-- pagebreak -->

Applicants with any of the following areas of expertise (discipline open) will be considered: 1) conservation studies; 2) environmental sciences; 3) field-based scientific inquiry; and 4) program and curriculum development.  This is a nine-month, renewable appointment with a salary of $41,000.  A terminal degree in the sciences is preferred.

Applicants should be prepared to contribute actively to an integrated, technology-enriched first-year curriculum and teach in NCC’s upper-level science-oriented courses.  Responsibilities include directing the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Zoological and Aquarium Leadership (MAIS-ZAL) as well as developing NCC’s conservation studies concentration (major).  Competitive candidates will demonstrate an interest in student mentoring, college-wide committee work, interdisciplinary teaching, and program management and development.  Information about NCC can be found at http://ncc.gmu.edu.  Information about MAIS-ZAL can be found at http://mais.gmu.edu/.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and names and contact information on three references electronically through http://jobs.gmu.edu for position F7626Z.  Review of applications will begin September 1, 2008.

Shawn Collins (Sandstone Archaeology, LLC), Deborah M. Pearsall (University of Missouri), and John G. Jones (Washington State University). Collapsing Assumptions: Climate and Agriculture in Prehispanic Coastal Guatemala. (Oral presentation). [Abstract]

J. Kevin Hanselka. (Washington University in St. Louis). Casual Cultivation among Contemporary Small Scale Farmers in Southwestern Tamaulipas, Mexico, and Implications for Prehistoric Low-level Food Production. (Oral presentation). [Abstract]

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Applicants should apply on-line. This position is to work with Jan Salick on Ethnobotany in the Himalayas and potentially elsewhere. For job details and to apply on-line, please visit the Missouri Botanical Garden website. For further information contact Jan directly:

Jan Salick, PhD
Senior Curator of Ethnobotany
Missouri Botanical Garden
Box 299
St Louis, MO 63166-0299
USA

jan.salick@mobot.org
www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/curators/salick.shtml
phone: 314-577-5165
fax: 314-577-0800

Details coming soon.