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Tenure-track faculty positions available for Fall 2007:
Assistant Professor, Hydrogeology
The Department of Environmental Science and Policy invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in hydrogeology for August 2007. We seek a dynamic person with expertise in groundwater flow dynamics and processes involving aspects of quantitative modeling, groundwater geochemistry, geomicrobiology, and basin-scale fluid flow. Experience with field-based research and groundwater pollution/contamination a plus. Preference given to candidates whose expertise complements existing departmental teaching and research areas. Successful candidate will be expected to pursue a vigorous externally-funded research program, aspire to teaching excellence, and engage in interdisciplinary collaboration. Teaching will be the undergraduate and graduate level including hydrogeology, environmental geology, and in area of expertise. Ph.D. is required.
The Department offers undergraduate degrees in Geology and Earth Science and MS/Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Policy. Our faculty includes ecologists, biologists, geologists, oceanographers, and policy specialists. Additional information about the Department and the University may be found at http://www.mason.gmu.edu/~espp and www.gmu.edu, respectively.
Candidates should submit CV, letter of intent including statements of research and teaching interests, examples of published work, teaching evaluations (if available) and contact information (with e-mail addresses) of three references to: Dr. Changwoo Ahn, Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy, Mail Stop 5F2, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444. Review of applications will begin on 1 December 2006. George Mason University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We strong encourage women and minority candidates to apply.
Assistant Professor, Invertebrate Biology
The Department of Environmental Science and Policy (ESP) of George Mason University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in invertebrate biology for August 2007. We seek an individual with a professional focus that complements current ESP faculty working in conservation biology and aquatic ecology. Experience with field-based or conservation genetic research is a plus. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue a vigorous externally-funded research program, aspire to teaching excellence, collaborate with current faculty, and participate in our interdisciplinary graduate programs. Teaching duties will include undergraduate courses in animal biology, invertebrate biology and a graduate course in the applicant's area of expertise. A Ph.D. is required.
George Mason University is a large, public university in Northern Virginia. ESP collaborates in BS and BA degrees in Biology, and offers MS and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Science and Policy. Our faculty includes ecologists, biologists, geologists, oceanographers and policy specialists. We have a strong history of research in both aquatic ecology and conservation biology and are planning a new satellite campus and field center at Belmont Bay on the tidal Potomac River adjacent to the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge (30 minutes from Fairfax) with diverse habitats ranging from open water and wetlands to upland meadows. For additional information see http://mason.gmu.edu/~espp (department) and http://www.gmu.edu
Candidates should complete the online application for position at http://jobs.gmu.edu
and submit CV, letter of intent including statements of research and teaching interests, examples of published work, teaching evaluations (if available), and contact information (with e-mail addresses) of three references to: Dr. Andrea Weeks, I Search Committee Chair, Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Mail Stop 5F2, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444. Review of applications will begin on 11 December 2006. George Mason University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage women and minority candidates to apply.
Dr Chris Parsons attended the scientific committee meeting of the International Whaling Commission as a national delagate for the UK. There he presented several papers including the annual "State of the Cetacean Environment Report", a review of whalewatching research and several papers on whale and dolphin ecology and conservation in the Dominican Republic.
Dr Chris Parsons was elected onto the board of directors for the Society for Conservation Biology Marine Section. He was also elected the chair (starting in 2007) of the International Sub-committee for the section.