THE SCHOOL FOR FIELD STUDIES
FULL TIME RESIDENT FACULTY POSITIONS AVAILABLE
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO
START DATE: JULY 1996
The School for Field Studies announces the opening of a new Center in
Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur. The Center will focus on mangrove
wetland and tropical estuarine issues in general and specifically on the
Bay's fisheries, aquaculture projects, marine mammals, sea turtle
populations, habitat destruction, and sustainable economic development.
The overriding goal of the Center will be engaging our students in an
educational and research program oriented towards the sustainable
ecosystem management of natural resources in Magdalena Bay's coastal
zone.
SFS is the U.S.'s largest private university educational institution
designed to give students the opportunity to contribute to critical
environmental management issues in various threatened ecosystems.
Faculty will give traditional classroom lectures and work in the field
with students on applied conservation and resource management issues.
This is a unique opportunity to truly make a difference in the lives of
both U.S. and Mexican students. SFS utilizes case studies in order to
teach students the complex variables involved in management decisions
regarding environmental change. Our goal is to have students leave our
program with a greater sense of problem solving by looking at the
ecological, resource management, social, economic, cultural, and
political aspects of an issue.
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COASTAL ECOLOGIST
Experience in:
Research and Management aspects of near-shore aquatic and coastal
ecological processes including: fisheries, shellfish, crustaceans,
mangroves,
estuaries,
marine mammals,sea turtles, migratory waterfowl and
shorebirds, and neo-tropical migrants.
Developing strategies for measuring of ecosystem health
Ecological applications of estuarine oceanography
Conservation Biology
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FISHERIES/WETLANDS/ESTUARINE/COASTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT FACULTY POSITION
Experience in:
Principles of Fisheries Ecology, Economics, and Management
Alternative Fisheries Management Models in Context of Sustainable
Development
Mangrove Wetlands Management
Design/Development of Small-scale Aquaculture Projects
Lagoon/Estuarine Management
Principles of Ecosystem Management
Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Management
Natural Resources management in Mexico and Baja California Sur
Environmental Impact Assessment in Mexico
Integrated Coastal Zone Management
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RESOURCE ECONOMIST/GEOGRAPHER/APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGIST/
RURAL SOCIOLOGIST FACULTY POSITION:
Experience in:
Principles of Ecological/Environmental Economics
Sustainable Development
Developing and Analyzing Survey Tools
Experience with Fisheries and Wetland Issues in Mexico
Maritime Anthropology
The Socio-Economic and Political Context of Natural Resource
Management in Mexico and Baja California Sur
Benefit Cost Analysis
Integrated Coastal Zone Management
All faculty positions are residential and require faculty to live on site
with students. Programs are offered to 32 college students for semester
and summer programs. Faculty will teach the equivalent of one and one
half courses per semester, oversee student directed research projects,
and participate in all daily living activities at the Center. Salary is
$25,000 per year. Room and board is provided by SFS.
REQUIREMENTS: Ph.D. or Masters degree with at least 4 years of applied
experience. Relevant work/living experiences in Mexico or a similar
ecosystem; at least 2 years teaching undergraduate level with full course
responsibility (writing and grading exams, lecturing, etc.); a
demonstrated commitment to conservation; experience working with applied
conservation/natural resource management issues; and proficiency in Spanish.
TO APPLY: Send C.V. and a detailed letter explaining skills and
experience to:
Bob McCready For more information call:
SFS/Mag Bay Search Bob McCready at:
A.P. 270 (011 52) 112-53516 in La Paz
C.P. 23000 La Paz,
B.C.S., Mexico