Employment Opportunities - Faculty Listings Adjunct Instructors Unity College is accepting applications for the following Adjunct Instructor positions: College Composition This course focuses on basic principles of composition, with an emphasis on the roles that reading, thinking and revision play in the process of composing. In addition to learning how to summarize and respond analytically to frequent reading assignments, students are expected to develop ideas of their own, primarily in short essays. Revision is stressed as a means of reevaluating the content, structure, and point of view of previous drafts. The assigned readings vary, depending on the instructor. Each semester, supplementary course descriptions detailing the topics offered by composition instructors are published in the course schedule. CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CARE AND EDUCATION Unity College in Maine, “America’s Environmental College,” seeks an enterprising colleague to join our faculty for fall of 2008. We are accepting applications for a Captive Wildlife Care and Education Faculty position. Primary responsibilities include leading and coordinating one of Unity’s fastest growing majors, Captive Wildlife Care and Education, and mentoring the program’s passionate students in educational and co-curricular activities. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a blend of education and experience that combines non-formal and interpretive services with captive wildlife care and/or rehabilitation. Teaching workload is 21 credits per year (approximately 7 courses total). Faculty are expected to mentor students, engage community, pursue scholarship and share in college governance. This is a two year Visiting Faculty position at Instructor or Assistant Professor rank, renewable with potential for continuation as regular faculty upon approval of the faculty and president. Bachelor’s degree required for Instructor rank; terminal degree required for Assistant Professor rank. Review of applications will begin July 14, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. To apply send a cover letter, Curriculum Vita, and contact information for at least three professional references to Kathleen Hale, Director of Human Resources at khale@unity.edu. Electronic submissions only. All positions are subject to funding. Posted: June 25, 2008
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