Shoals Marine Laboratory Adjunct Faculty

The University of New Hampshire is seeking Adjunct Faculty for the Shoals Marine Laboratory, located on Appledore Island, Maine. This position involves teaching marine and environmental science courses, supervising students, and assessing their performance. Candidates should have a PhD or equivalent experience, prior teaching experience, and strong communication skills. The role requires living on-site and is contingent on course enrollment targets and a background check.
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Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) is jointly operated by the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Cornell University. SML offers outstanding experiential, place-based education focused on understanding and sustaining our marine environment. Adjunct faculty at SML are experts in their field of study and help inspire the next generation of students towards careers in marine and environmental science and sustainability. All SML programs are infused with in our ethos of responsible natural resource use and management, valuing scientific and community collaboration, and public service.

Adjunct faculty will live and teach in residence at SML, located on Appledore Island, Maine. Employment for this position is being offered within the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering at UNH. This position is contingent on SML meeting course enrollment targets. Decisions to cancel credit courses are at the sole discretion of SML and will be made on a rolling basis. The position is also contingent upon successful completion of a background check process.

Duties/Responsibilities
• Serve as core academic teaching staff for selected Shoals Marine Laboratory credit course(s).
• Provide lecture and laboratory exercises to accomplish established course objectives.
• Supervise undergraduate and/or high school students during laboratory and field experiences.
• Assess student academic performance and submit final grades at course conclusion.
• When applicable, provide guidance and supervision for up to two teaching assistants.

Minimum Qualifications
• PhD or equivalent years of experience in the appropriate field of study
• Prior teaching experience
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong competency in marine science field methods
• Prior experience living in a remote field environment preferred but not required

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

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