On Oct 18, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Smaglik Suki wrote: > HI, Rob- > > If this were permanent you'd have my application right now! I love > what I do here but I miss having upperclassmen around. And Dillon > is as nice as Lander to live. Anyway, I will pass your ad on to my > friends at UW. Maybe we'll cross paths at GSA. Please say "hello" > to Sheila. > > -Suki > > Suzanne M (Suki) Smaglik > Professor, Chemistry & Geology > Central Wyoming College > 2660 Peck Ave > Riverton, WY 82501 > 800-735-8418 x 2146 > [log in to unmask] > http://web.me.com/sukismaglik > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Thomas [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Mon 10/18/2010 8:35 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Temporary position at Montana Western > > Friends, > > Have a graduating student looking to get teaching experience? Please > pass along the following announcement regarding a temporary position > at the University of Montana Western in Dillon. We are located about 2 > hours west of Yellowstone National Park and are the first and only > public university on the block system (a single class for 18 days). We > are VERY flexible about the subject and design of the three general > education courses we need for this spring and encourage innovation. > Thanks for your help....Rob > > University of Montana Western Temporary Position: 1/10/11 to 5/4/11 > > The Environmental Sciences Department at the University of Montana > Western seeks an innovative instructor to fill a full-time, temporary > position teaching three introductory-level geology courses during the > spring semester of 2011. The teaching responsibilities begin on > January 10, 2011 and will be completed on May 4, 2011. An earned Ph.D. > in Geology or related field is preferred, and candidates should have > experience with field-based education and research. Candidates should > demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching and be able to teach > introductory geology courses in an immersion scheduling system where > student's take and faculty teach a single course for 18 instructional > days. > > The University of Montana Western, located in Dillon, Montana, is an > innovative small institution nestled in a scenic valley in the Rocky > Mountains of southwestern Montana. The campus enrolls approximately > 1400 students and has small class sizes, usually less than 25 > students. Dillon, a community of ~6,000, is known for outstanding > public schools, safe living environment, recreational opportunities, > and an excellent standard of living. Montana Western's small size and > focus on educational innovation have earned it a national reputation, > and it is a place where faculty choose to collegially and creatively > make a difference in the way that their curricula are delivered. > Montana Western is one of only a few schools in the nation that uses > "Experience One" immersion scheduling (students taking one course at a > time), allowing increased opportunities for experiential types of > learning (see http://my.umwestern.edu/ for more information). > > Review of applications will begin November 1, 2010 and will continue > until the position is filled. Application materials should include a > letter of interest, a curriculum vitae including the contact > information for three professional references, and a statement about > how the candidate will use immersion scheduling to teach introductory > geology courses. Please send application materials to Dr. Rob Thomas, > Department of Environmental Sciences, The University of Montana > Western, Dillon, MT 59725. Final candidates will need to successfully > complete a phone interview and an onsite interview, which will include > a public presentation. > > The University of Montana-Western is an equal opportunity/affirmative > action employer and encourages applications from qualified women, > minorities, Vietnam era veterans and people with disabilities. > Position eligible for veteran's preference in accordance with State > law. Finalists for this position will be subject to a criminal > background investigation. > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Robert C. Thomas, Ph.D. > Environmental Sciences Department > The University of Montana Western > Dillon, MT 59725 > (406) 683-7615 > [log in to unmask] > http://www.umwestern.edu/ > > "I'll know my song well, before I start singin'"...Dylan >