Lecturer – Wildlife Conservation

Submitted: 10/01/2024
Submitted By: Jason Kamilar
Department: Department of Environmental Conservation
Institution: UMass Amherst
Job type: Other
Apply by: 10/01/2024
Application Email:
Application URL: https://careers.umass.edu/en-us/job/524566/lecturer-wildlife-conservation

The Department of Environmental Conservation seeks talented applicants for a full-time (9-month academic year), non-tenure-track appointment as Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation. Start date is January 26, 2025 with an initial appointment for two years. The successful candidate will serve, as do all other faculty, as a mentor to students from underrepresented groups within the Department. The University of Massachusetts Amherst places special emphasis on faculty-student interaction and a commitment to teach and attract a diverse student body.
Teaching responsibilities include 19 course credits per year encompassing roughly 5 courses, including some or all of the following courses: Introduction to Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Sampling and Identification (a field-based lab course), Wildlife Habitat Management, Quantitative Ecology, and Vertebrate Field Ecology. Service responsibilities, constituting roughly 20% of the appointment, will include undergraduate advising, serving on one or more departmental committees; committee assignments will be made in consultation with the successful candidate based on their interests and expertise.