Pasted below are three jobs available with The School for Field Studies
in Mexico and the Turks and Caicos Islands.Resident Lecturer in Marine Resource Management
Center for Marine Resource Studies, The School for Field Studies
Turks and Caicos Islands
Responsibilities: Teach critical environmental issues using a
team-based, interdisciplinary, problem-solving approach. The specific area of course
responsibility is Principles of Resource Management, which examines the
various principles, practices, disciplines, tools and information
required to understand and manage natural resources. This course covers a wide
range of disciplines but focuses on the management of exploited marine
resources in the TCI, specifically the sustainable harvesting of lobster, conch,
reef fish, bonefish and the conservation of coral reefs that play a key role
in an expanding tourism industry.
Qualifications:
-Ph.D. in Marine Resources Management, Stock Assessment, Fisheries
Management or related field.
-Field research experience in Marine Protected Areas, Stock Assessment
and Monitoring, Harvest Monitoring, Policy Development and Improvement,
Community Involvement.
-University-level, interdisciplinary, team teaching experience in
Population Dynamics, Resource Management.
-Familiarity with: Coral Reef Conservation, Marine Fish and Invertebrate
Populations, Artificial Reef and Habitat Enhancement, Environmental
Impact Assessments.
Salary: $26,000 and up to $29,000 depending on experience and
qualifications. Housing and meals on site and an excellent benefits
package are provided.
Closing date: Open
Resident Lecturer in Marine/Fisheries Environmental Policy &
Socioeconomics
Center for Marine Resource Studies, The School for Field Studies
Turks and Caicos Islands
Responsibilities: Teach critical environmental issues using a
team-based, interdisciplinary, problem-solving approach. The specific area of course
responsibility is Environmental Policy & Socioeconomic Values. This
course is designed to give students an introduction to the options available to
manage and conserve the marine resources of South Caicos. For all
intents and purposes, it is a course in marine policy, as economic and social
values are an integral part of any sound management policy. This course is
based on a comprehensive approach that encompasses management, economics, policy,
legal and social issues.
Qualifications:
-Ph.D. in Marine Resource Economics; Public & Environmental Policy or
related field
-Field research experience in Marine Resource Economics; Public &
Environmental Policy; and Institutional Economics
-University-level, interdisciplinary, team teaching experience in Marine
Resource Economics; Public & Environmental Policy; and Institutional
Economics.
-Familiarity with: Development Economics; and Marine Protected Area
Planning & Management.
Salary: $26,000 and up to $29,000 depending on experience and
qualifications. Housing and meals on site and an excellent benefits
package are provided.
Closing date: Open
Resident Lecturer in Coastal Ecology
Center for Coastal Studies, The School for Field Studies
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Responsibilities: Teach critical environmental issues using a
team-based, interdisciplinary, problem-solving approach. Teaching responsibility
includes the course Coastal Ecology. This course examines the ecological
processes at the interface between land and sea. It focuses on the
coastal environment and how terrestrial and marine systems are intricately
connected, and are impacted by human resource use and disturbance. A
special focus on marine mammals and their role in the ecology of the bay is also
provided.
Qualifications:
-Ph.D. in Coastal Ecology; Marine Mammology, or Marine Ecology
-Field research experience in marine mammal population trends and
habitat requirements, fisheries ecology and management, and water quality
sampling.
-University-level, interdisciplinary, team teaching experience in
Coastal Ecology, Marine Mammology, or Marine Ecology
Salary: $26,000 and up to $29,000 depending on experience and
qualifications. Housing and meals on site and an excellent benefits
package are provided.
Closing date: Open
Contact info:
Jessica Lomanno
International Staff Recruiter
The School for Field Studies
10 Federal Street
Salem, MA 01970
P (978) 741-3567 x306
F (978) 741-3551
jlomanno@fieldstudies.org
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